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I'm up in King George County, just east of Fredericksburg.

What's this about the big Denver Glass kilns caving in? I understand that Denver Glass has had different owners with different results over time. Is the problem of a possible cave-in something in the past or still a concern in the present? I purchased my kiln in January 03, but did not have a place ...

Cynthia,
When I purchased my kiln it came with two fiberboard shelves, each about 28" x 28". As I get more experienced and do bigger pieces I will want one seamless shelf, where do I get such a thing and what do you recommend?

Charlie, Thanks for the scoop on how you care for your fiber board shelves; it's a very valuable piece of info that I haven't come across in the books. Between you and Brock, I need to expand my thinking about paper and wash and my fiberboard shelves. Sorry for the repetitive message - I can't find ...

Cynthia Wrote:Childers Studio said he/she has a Denver kiln. Chances are that the shelf in this kiln is a fiber board. If that is the case, using thinfire or fiberpaper is probably Childer's only option to keep the shelf from getting torn up. Cynthia, Thanks for the feedback. You are exactly right a...

Brock, Thanks for repeating your suggestion to use kiln wash instead of thin fire paper. I haven't jumped on your idea sooner because I am still so new at this that I get chicken about taking what seems on the surface to be the more complicated way with more use of chemicals (as if fired thin fire p...

I tried Charlie's suggested schedule yesterday. It produced the very best non-bubble result of any schedule I have tried- that part was fantastic. It did, however, still produce some thin fire paper haze underneath the plate on the outer edge- from the edge to about an inch inwards. The thin fire pa...

Thanks, Brock, Tony, and Charlie. Any suggestions on getting the white film off when I don't have a sandblaster yet? Charlie, I just started a firing on that schedule of yours- can't wait to see how it turns out.

thanks, Charlie I'll give that a try

Tony, I took your sandblasting class at Warm Glass Weekend. Thank you, it was excellent. I do wish Brad had given you more time; I wanted to hear more. I think you're right on the "too hot" aspect, but backing off brings back the bubble problem. I just went out to the studio look at yester...

I am a new fuser who was having trouble with bubbles in 15" plates. I am using Bullseye double rolled (-30), 2 layers of clear, smooth sides together, plus a third partial layer of transparent decoration, smooth side down. After much experimentation with slowing down schedules and adding holds ...