I find my plastic ones have more grip for glass than any metal ones.
Different ones for different jobs.
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- Wed Apr 29, 2020 7:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Best tweezers for glass shards
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5120
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 8:26 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Does a new kiln controller come already programmed?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7092
Re: Does a new kiln controller come already programmed?
I presume you kept the old controller. Open it up and look for a little glass tube containing the fuse wire. Chances are there is one in there although some lower quality units may not have such things. Held in place by two clips the fuse pops out. You can sometimes see the wire broken inside or the...
- Thu Apr 23, 2020 12:19 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Using Glass Flux in Casting Process
- Replies: 3
- Views: 25386
Re: Using Glass Flux in Casting Process
It sounds like a great idea but I suspect the flux will act like a wetting agent and make the glass want to stick to the mold material. Of course that wouldn't matter if you were going to send it out to an acid polisher or were able to polish it yourself. The real answer is more heat or a more flowi...
- Wed Apr 22, 2020 10:23 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Does a new kiln controller come already programmed?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7092
Re: Does a new kiln controller come already programmed?
i don't know the internals on the controller that died but I had Digitry controller fail because a fuse inside it burned out when a sending unit from a thermocouple was damaged. Popped in a new fuse and I was back working.
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 4:39 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: How to mount...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11393
Re: How to mount...
If you have Brad's Warmglass book, in it you will find an upper torso without much detail, by Brock Craig. When I bought out his studio I obtained that mold. I found it lacking in details and I increased the neck and sides and added the missing naughty bits to the glass I made with it. If you want a...
- Fri Mar 27, 2020 11:38 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: How to mount...
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11393
Re: How to mount...
I cut with a series of drilled and jig saw cutting a curved slot/pocket in a slab of wood. In my situation a 2x10 piece of lumber was used. I had the board running front to back and the slot/pocket cut on an angle so the glass torso could lean back slightly and become self supporting. Best of all wi...
- Thu Mar 19, 2020 10:11 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Kiln element compatibility with stainless?
- Replies: 2
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Re: Kiln element compatibility with stainless?
Ceramic tubes are available. Old knob and tube wiring tubes could work as well. Get your wiring inspected before using.
- Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:33 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: PID controllers?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6026
Re: PID controllers?
Digitry. Why? They work. With a battery backup system short power failures can be ignored as the unit will continue the firing when the power comes back on The value of a saved load of glass can be more than the price of the unit. Combine with Mercury relays for long high temperature holds. Worried ...
- Mon Feb 17, 2020 1:14 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: cut, carved and polished
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28134
Re: cut, carved and polished
This is a good example of exploring concepts.
I presume you are aware of Brian Blanthorn's works?
It is a great twist on the viewing window idea.
I presume you are aware of Brian Blanthorn's works?
It is a great twist on the viewing window idea.
- Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Carbon Steel Mold
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5532
Re: Carbon Steel Mold
Considering some stainless will also spall, you just have to live with it and ensure there is enough kiln wash used. Might be an idea to have an easy to clean up surface beneath the mold to catch the bits.
- Fri Jan 31, 2020 1:07 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: bell kiln repair
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4004
Re: bell kiln repair
Kanthal A1
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 3:21 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: engraver is still at it
- Replies: 3
- Views: 26086
Re: engraver is still at it
That is when you have to work with lower cost materials and just use a Dremel and diamond bit. If you are into sandblasting and shading depths of glass your cost is already too high in terms of time spent cutting stencils etc. I'm in this book with flattened bottle and hand drawn engraving. Just one...
- Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:53 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: wet saw suggestions
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8062
Re: wet saw suggestions
I suggest blade stiffeners. Your issue will be keeping your cuts straight and my issue is trying to figure out how to cut pattern bars with a blade that has no glass waste. Bit of an impossibility but the blade stiffeners could help as could a smaller blade. Figure out a way to wet both sides of the...
- Mon Jan 13, 2020 1:25 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: engraver is still at it
- Replies: 3
- Views: 26086
Re: engraver is still at it
Cheaper? simpler still would be to fire regular art glass of the colour you wanted, engrave it and then rub white chalk into the engraving to give it the white accented look you desire. If you wanted to be fancy you could use coloured chalks and instead of the animals looking fire ash coloured white...
- Thu Jan 09, 2020 5:29 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fiber Kiln/Shelf
- Replies: 11
- Views: 37835
Re: Fiber Kiln/Shelf
Nothing like a regular kiln shelf for taking accidental abuse. I built my own kilns and went with traditional kiln shelves. In theory there is less thermal mass in the kiln because of the fibre shelf but by the time you solidify it with cement, I cannot visualize much benefit during heating and cool...
- Tue Jan 07, 2020 6:18 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Adhesive Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18687
Re: Adhesive Question
If it takes a week for full chemical resistance then it is still curing to maximum strength. The week came from looking it up online on the company website. For sure, heat curing speeds up strength gain in most epoxies. It looks to be similar in strength to glue I use so I'll stick with what I know....
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 5:57 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: pate de verre-ish
- Replies: 3
- Views: 25230
Re: pate de verre-ish
Or you need to pack an inner shell holding the carefully placed powder in place.
- Mon Jan 06, 2020 11:58 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Adhesive Question
- Replies: 7
- Views: 18687
Re: Adhesive Question
No, Dick that resin has a 7 day full cure.
- Sun Jan 05, 2020 1:40 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: what to do about new kiln
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9280
Re: what to do about new kiln
I commiserate with you LOL. What is the metal doing inside the kiln conducting all the precious heat to the exterior? Good luck. Whoever made it didn't know what they were doing. In case you can't get a refund, cutting the interior metal bars out of the lid and bottom may make it usable. But you did...
- Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:36 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: pate de verre-ish
- Replies: 3
- Views: 25230
Re: pate de verre-ish
watch your temperatures LOL
Look through the files on Warmglass
Like this in the photo section.
http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB3/viewtop ... re#p351974
Look through the files on Warmglass
Like this in the photo section.
http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB3/viewtop ... re#p351974