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by meltdown
Tue Feb 24, 2004 7:07 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: need kiln for glass and ceramics
Replies: 3
Views: 4035

Elle....I have a skutt kiln since I am a ceramic artist...I am now doing fused glass in this same kiln...My manual pretty much told me what to do if I decided to do glass...(use the ramp/hold mode)....it has been relatively easy to figure out...It does not have the elements in the top....I have disc...
by meltdown
Thu Feb 19, 2004 2:03 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: new pot melt information.........
Replies: 9
Views: 11196

Hey Tom...thanks so much...they are great!!! I really love the hearts that you cast....I am really intrigued by the " drip cast" ones.....Is there somewhere that told you how to do those ( like in the archives) or a book or what??? or did you just experiment and learn how.....I am having s...
by meltdown
Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:52 am
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: new pot melt information.........
Replies: 9
Views: 11196

CHARLIE....THANKS SOOOO MUCH...THAT BOWL IS BEAUTIFUL.....HAVE WONDERED THE WHOLE TIME WHAT EVERYONE WAS DOING WITH THESE POT MELTS...THEY SOUND SO INTERESTING, BUT I DO NOT NEED ANYTHING I CANNOT USE FOR SOMETHING.....ANY MORE IDEAS OUT THERE OR PICTURES"???????/
by meltdown
Wed Feb 18, 2004 4:12 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: new pot melt information.........
Replies: 9
Views: 11196

new pot melt information.........

I have been reading all of this pot melt info and went to the archives to learn all that I could....I am still not sure what you all use these "pot melts" for???????? Also, could someone post some new pictures under the photo section so that us newbies could see what they look like???? I c...
by meltdown
Sat Dec 06, 2003 10:29 pm
Forum: Business Topics
Topic: Big Possibility
Replies: 10
Views: 10990

Hey Charlie....has your chef friend already ordered his ceramic plates at 200 minimum???? I , too, am a ceramic artist and could easily give him a much better price with a lot lower minimum.....That ceramic person is really ridiculous in that number of items...I do things all of the time for people....
by meltdown
Fri Nov 21, 2003 8:32 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Stained Glass Warehouse
Replies: 5
Views: 6881

Thanks ya'll......I will try calling them...I am really too far away to go....
by meltdown
Wed Nov 19, 2003 9:46 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Stained Glass Warehouse
Replies: 5
Views: 6881

Stained Glass Warehouse

I may be in the wrong section, but here goes......Has anyone tried to get in touch with Stained Glass Warehouse in Asheville in the last few days? I have tried calling them with no answer, and their website will not come up on my computer....I have used it before so I know I have the correct one...A...
by meltdown
Sun Nov 16, 2003 10:42 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: jump rings
Replies: 6
Views: 6603

Diane....what a great idea with the drill....had not thought of that...duh!!!1
I will definitely do that from now on...you are a lifesaver!!!!!!!!!!!! :lol:
by meltdown
Sat Nov 15, 2003 9:20 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: jump rings
Replies: 6
Views: 6603

Nanc....yes, I have been making them but they are really hard to get uniform sizes....I just wondered if they were for sale anywhere in larger quantities.....thanks...
by meltdown
Fri Nov 14, 2003 11:36 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: jump rings
Replies: 6
Views: 6603

jump rings

Does anyone know where I can find jump rings or some sort of continuous ring in high temp wire? It would be so nice to not have to make these things everytime I need them.....Thanks.. :lol:
by meltdown
Thu Nov 13, 2003 8:41 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Devit and Super Spray
Replies: 8
Views: 9575

Thanks Cynthia and Bob....I am soooo relieved to find out I can redo it....No, it had nothing on it before because this was a first firing...Someone at one of the shops had told me that you just needed to spray it....No wonder it looks terrible...there were real puddles and we did not know what to d...
by meltdown
Thu Nov 13, 2003 6:42 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Devit and Super Spray
Replies: 8
Views: 9575

Devit and Super Spray

I have just removed a "sushi dish" from my kiln and this was the first time we had tried super spray....when it sprayed out of the spray bottle, it seemed to puddle in places on the glass....I tried to smooth it to no avail....then i fired it to 1450....The dish has a little scumy look in ...
by meltdown
Wed Oct 29, 2003 4:40 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Another Fiber Board Question
Replies: 14
Views: 13894

I was wondering if many of you had used the Kaiser Board and did you really fuse and slump in one process???? If so, what temp. did you go to?
Would it still be around the 1450 mark? Also, who carries it for sale?
by meltdown
Tue Oct 14, 2003 11:33 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Slumping smaller circle in larger mold
Replies: 9
Views: 9057

Lisa.....your pictures are great.....I am new to this so have alot of questions...When you do the pattern bars that you have cut, and lay them out in the kiln, do you have to put a clear sheet of glass underneath the bars????? If not, do you have any areas that do not fuse together or is this not a ...
by meltdown
Sat Oct 04, 2003 8:53 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: first slump in a mold
Replies: 10
Views: 10234

Hey twinkler.....I too am new at fusing....Although a ceramic artist who has used a kiln alot, the fusing methods were new to me...I bought Brad's book, which I must say is WONDERFUL for beginners....It is definitely going to always be my glass Bible.....I would definitely suggest you get it. I have...
by meltdown
Tue Sep 30, 2003 6:43 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Joseph's Pride
Replies: 62
Views: 67819

Charlie and Jackie.......thanks so much for the info so quick....I love this bulletin board...You guys do not know how much help I have already gotten just reading ya'lls questions....I think this is the greatest thing any artist can have access to......thanks too to Brad and all of the staff at War...
by meltdown
Tue Sep 30, 2003 5:57 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Joseph's Pride
Replies: 62
Views: 67819

Jackie......I love your work and all of your wonderful colors...I am new artist in glass fusing....I have a few questions.....When you have the solid background such as lime green, did you do the middle tile first and then later fuse that tile to the background piece? Also, on the middle tiles, did ...