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- Sun Jun 22, 2014 12:35 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: New Fiber Kiln Prefiring
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10834
Re: New Fiber Kiln Prefiring
[quote="Deborah Harbison"]I am using thin shelf paper I purchased on a huge roll from Delphi a few years ago (I don't think it was any particular brand name) - does not do this in my brick kiln. I used it on the bottom of the kiln itself, I also used a fiber board with hardener on it and o...
- Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:09 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: New Fiber Kiln Prefiring
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10834
Re: New Fiber Kiln Prefiring
you're picking up the pattern of whatever you're firing on, and tiny particles of that (if you're using wash, fiber, or some sort of paper). it's not devit. you can't get the bottom of a fused item to be as shiny as the top.
- Sat Jun 21, 2014 4:08 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Re-using 1/8" fiber paper
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8025
Re: Re-using 1/8" fiber paper
yes, but it's lost its stiffness. you could wet it with a sugar solution (7up), roll it out flat, and let it dry (or use a slab roller if you have access to a ceramic's shop).
i use wads of it as filler in bottle necks if i'm flattening a bunch for friends.
i use wads of it as filler in bottle necks if i'm flattening a bunch for friends.
- Thu Jun 12, 2014 11:12 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: kiln wash
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12279
Re: kiln wash
if the coating is smooth, i just put on a couple layers of new wash. i only remove it if there's divots that i can't work around.
- Wed Jun 11, 2014 2:16 am
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Searching for a scale accurate to .1g
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12376
Re: Searching for a scale accurate to .1g
HF is hit or miss. the quality control from item to item, even identical shipments, is off. look through some of the bins of items, and you can pick out the lemons of the group. it wouldn't surprise me that 2 scales wouldn't have near the same accuracy. they do have a good return policy though, so i...
- Sun Jun 08, 2014 4:52 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Compressor recommendations?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33687
Re: Compressor recommendations?
[quote="Jerrwel"]There are some questions this thread raises for me: [list][/list]Why is 220V not a readily available alternative here? For all the money that's being spent on equipment, is an electrical upgrade to 220V in order to maximize the investment possible? I upgraded my primary se...
- Fri May 30, 2014 9:53 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: S/Steel tube ,patten bar
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13055
Re: S/Steel tube ,patten bar
you can heat it afap. it isn't solid yet, and even if it does crack, do you care? it's going to move inside the tube when it gets soft anyway. since it's packed so well, you will have to hold at the top temp a long time to ensure that the heat reaches the middle. treat it like a 45mm thick casting f...
- Fri May 30, 2014 12:03 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Compressor recommendations?
- Replies: 28
- Views: 33687
Re: Compressor recommendations?
15amps means you need a 20 amp circuit. 5.5 cfm isn't very much, and whilst it can be used, you're going to have to wait as it recharges. speedair has a very good reputation from long ago, but i don't know what it is in recent times.
- Mon May 26, 2014 11:44 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: coldworking mirror--like regular glass?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 14599
Re: coldworking mirror--like regular glass?
no, except the silvering or paint may chip on the edges. use a very fine grit head on your grinder and belts.
- Wed May 14, 2014 11:34 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Glass Painting & Firing Questions
- Replies: 35
- Views: 52671
Re: Glass Painting & Firing Questions
[quote="Sashaziv"]Hi there, thanks Don & Bert for the helpful responses, appreciate it! Don, re the cleaning, the acetone seemed to leave a kind of residue, so I gave up on that quick! The ethyl alcohol cleaned better, with less residue, but afterwards there was a fair amount of resist...
- Wed May 07, 2014 6:41 pm
- Forum: Jewelry Making
- Topic: ramping schedule
- Replies: 6
- Views: 35884
Re: ramping schedule
with an infinite switch, you can't really tell what the temp is. you can get a thermocouple with a readout so that you can tell, and adjust the switch to change the temps. you'll have to do some anticipating, because when you change the switch, the temp rate won't be affected for some time, so is ex...
- Sat Apr 26, 2014 5:12 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: photos showing up in IE and FIrefox but not Chrome
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5622
Re: photos showing up in IE and FIrefox but not Chrome
put up the announcement on your site on a page, and provide a link to that page in the email.
- Tue Apr 15, 2014 11:21 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Building a studio?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10386
Re: Building a studio?
[quote="Morganica"] Besides, at some point I'm supposed to get new knees, I've been told no stairs for at least two months post-surgery, something disastrous in my stairs-all-over-the-place house. I'd planned to rent an apartment for a couple of months, but if I could use the studio as a m...
- Tue Apr 15, 2014 12:03 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Pot melt problem
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6772
Re: Pot melt problem
not hot enough for long enough.
- Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:08 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Ideas for Easter Egg Fun
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9329
Re: Ideas for Easter Egg Fun
someone should do the same thing with pumpkins.
- Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:07 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Clear frit
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6256
Re: Clear frit
different glasses. water clear is more transparent than clear.
- Tue Apr 08, 2014 2:20 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Seam with white residue
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12002
Re: Seam with white residue
[quote="KaCe"]I know of number of people have recommended it. I did say Borax, but meant BonAmi. Sorry. But I believe them to be about the same. I was trying to stay away from the commercial spray cleaners and didn't have any BE cleaner. I wonder if there is some sort of a build up abrasiv...
- Sun Mar 30, 2014 10:51 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: paints face down on shelf
- Replies: 10
- Views: 14003
Re: paints face down on shelf
when i've fired bottles with glass paint on the bottom surface, it's pulled up big chunks of wash, and i have to scrape it off. it does leave a residue that i can't get off.
- Wed Mar 26, 2014 12:15 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: kit to make wet lap sander
- Replies: 19
- Views: 19829
Re: kit to make wet lap sander
i built both ron's 24" flat lap and his blasting cabinet. i have the plans and parts list if anyone's interested.
- Sat Mar 22, 2014 9:31 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Can I replace my plug?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14756
Re: Can I replace my plug?
what does it look like, and what is the amperage of each kiln? there are standards for plugs, each can carry a certain amperage and are designed so you can't plug something into a line where it shouldn't be plugged into. if your existing kiln takes a higher amperage than the new one and the line is ...