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by Marie Lockburner
Tue Aug 18, 2015 2:19 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: soap dish/molds
Replies: 16
Views: 19881

Re: soap dish/molds

no i did not ;-( Still a learning process for me ! Will do 2 more sets of soap dishes, fuse them together, THEN slump them together ;-) THEN add the frit & confetti......OR could I do the frit & confetti at the first fuse & THEN slump them together ? I sure wish someone near me did a cla...
by Marie Lockburner
Tue Aug 18, 2015 7:16 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: soap dish/molds
Replies: 16
Views: 19881

Re: soap dish/molds

hello all did a 2 layer of glass on soap molds yesterday & wanted to share my pics. My settings were ra 1 - 300 to 1100 for 30 minutes, ra 2 - 500 to 1220 for 10 minutes & ra 3 - 9999 down to 950 for 25 minutes. Thoughts please on being able to " see" the gap in between , should I ...
by Marie Lockburner
Sun Aug 02, 2015 8:23 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: soap dish/molds
Replies: 16
Views: 19881

Re: soap dish/molds

ok, so I will try 2 layers with NO frit, save that part for a fusing cycle. .......and what slump temp & hold time do you suggest Brad ? I am doing 1225 for 10 minutes. YOU all know you are TOTALLY awesome & I am for ever thankful :D :) :D :)
by Marie Lockburner
Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:34 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: soap dish/molds
Replies: 16
Views: 19881

Re: soap dish/molds

no one layer, i had also put on some frit to fuse into the glass ;-) Could that have caused the saggy edges ?
by Marie Lockburner
Sat Aug 01, 2015 4:53 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: soap dish/molds
Replies: 16
Views: 19881

soap dish/molds

So with new numbers I made new soap dishes in my molds. My new numbers were ra 1 300 to 1100 hold for 35 minutes, ra 2 500 to 1225 for hold 10 minutes & ra 3 9999 down to 950 hold for 25 minutes.......I had NO spikes/needles !! And very little devitrification on the back of the slumped glass ;-)...
by Marie Lockburner
Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:43 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: slumped edges
Replies: 7
Views: 8868

Re: slumped edges

SO I am going to change some of my numbers with these NEW numbers.....please everyone comments please.......... ra 1 300 to 1000 degrees, hold for 0, then ra 2 500 to 1225 degrees & hold 30 minutes ( as suggested by JesterBaubles) should that hold time be longer ? than ra 3 highest temp ( 9999) ...
by Marie Lockburner
Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:31 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: slumped edges
Replies: 7
Views: 8868

Re: slumped edges

soap mold issue ;=(
soap mold issue ;=(
by Marie Lockburner
Mon Jul 13, 2015 4:48 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: slumped edges
Replies: 7
Views: 8868

Re: slumped edges

I am unable to get pics on here ;-( My piece of glass is the same size as the top of each soap dish. I did try the first time to make it 1/4 bigger on all 4 sides, but that extra basically slumped over the side but only on the corners. All the glass I have used in my molds has been 96 fusible of eit...
by Marie Lockburner
Sun Jul 12, 2015 1:42 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: slumped edges
Replies: 7
Views: 8868

slumped edges

I am new here & new to fusing glass about 1 year. With trail & error I want to succeed ! I have a Jen/Ken AF3P Bead Annealer about 11 by 9 octagonal in shape with a 4 inch flip door. My edges on fused pieces are very uneven some with spikes. My main question is why does the glass slump down ...