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- Mon Dec 22, 2003 11:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: retaining patterns in dichroic at high heat
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Mark, the reason your design is breaking up and floating is 'cause dichroic is a coating on the surface, the more tension and movement the surface has the more your pattern will move. Try slowing the heat down by about 75 degrees and soak longer. it took me quite a while to find that sweet spot whe...
- Wed Dec 17, 2003 10:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: retaining patterns in dichroic at high heat
- Replies: 5
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retaining patterns in dichroic at high heat
i am trying to pull round circles 1/2 inch. 3 layers of glass and fire wire with out floating? or distorting the pattern. i do etch my own dichro (sand blast) maybe that's the problem...i have seen perfect circles with pattern dichro . this is really bugging me. my process is 1500 for 5-10 min. with...