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I'm using a Skutt ceramic side-fired kiln --WITH Envirovent-- to fire students' (grades 4 - 8 ) work. It's deep-ish... in other words I can't reach the bottom although I'm all of 5 ft tall. Example of problem: I used a basic schedule to tack fuse 3 shelves of tiles. Tiles are single layer with vary...

upon further inspection, this is a front loader btw. i see the element coils have come out of the slot there supposed to be tucked in. the coil has contracted and therefore been pulled out. so i'd have to stretch it to get it back in. i don't know if that would harm it, to do so? hope this makes se...

Don't know if this is the proper place to post, but knew when I saw the glass disks and the name "Rick Jarvis" on them, they had to belong to our own Rick. The International Home Furnishings Market is now in progress in High Point NC and I was there Sunday. This market spans an entire cit...

Alumina Oxide is better than plaster in terms of its release from the surface. Zircon is better yet. Warren Langley, (an Aussie), use Aluminum Oxide sifted on the surface of the sand/plaster mix when he wants a cleaner release than he gets with sifted plaster. He sifts before he makes the impressio...

[quote="Jackie in Washington DC"]Oh Knowledgeable ones ... I've been using fiberpaper to create textured, bas-relief tiles. I've developed some shapes/textures that I want to repeat consistently. Gil Reynolds book #2 talks about using paper with a rigidizer as a more permanent mold substra...

Found this interesting link. Some very impressive pictures. I'm kind of fond of the Beer pictures. Enjoy http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/ Great site Here is a similar one these R microscope pics http://www.denniskunkel.com/default.asp N another http://www.euronet.nl/users/janpar/virtual/diatoms.html Br...

Brian For hot casting, the olivine sand was mixed with bentonite and water, then sifted and pressed to get the form. The recipe I was given for kiln casting was 80% sand/20% plaster. Obviously used dry. Olivine sand is primarily magnesium sand so there is no free silica involved. The plaster is the...

[/quote] Jim I already use flour of alumina hydrate and plaster as a mold former. I'm looking for a larger particle that can hold a pattern better. I ordered some olivine sand and some aluminum oxide both 100/120 mesh.[/quote] How U forming this mould / pattern There is always a problen n advantage ...

I'm working on a piece that has a lot of BE French Vanilla. I didn't use any devit spray because I figured it would kill the reactive quality of the glass. After three firings the French Vanilla has a very matt finish and lost most of the warm color and is mostly a flat off-white. Before the next f...

Recently in another discussion Catharine mentioned that she had a piece that she had fired I think it was 17 times. I have often had pieces that I fired 5 or 6 times but never any more than that. I know that there are certain colors that can tend to change their COE after being taken to fusing temp...

has anybody used aluminum oxide as a sand casting material with sheet glass? Does it stick to float glass around 1500ºF? I am working on developing a better sand casting recipe than 80% sand/20% plaster. U may like 2 try zircon might B zircon oxide or something Got a real high melt temp As a spray...

Shrinkage when fusing??? I tack fused a piece yesterday, and when I took it out of the kiln, it had shrunk by about 1/4" width-wise. I have had similar problems with full fuse projects, but not tack fusing. What is happening? The program I used is- 500 dph to 250 for 10min 500 dph to 500 for 1...

I'll talk to my site crafter person about your suggestions Brian. They make good sense. The pics were dark as they were shot with print material type of publication in mind. I don't know why they needed to be so dark, but that's what the designer and printers wanted. For the site I really should ha...

Marty wrote:Just heard that Barbara Galazzo is a finalist (congratulations!)- anyone else?

Congrats 2 Barbara

Sorry 2 hear Ur famousivity is slipping somewhat

MayB time 2 reform give back a room or 6

Brian

Excellent site, Cynthia. Fabulous opening page. I just wanted to dive into your glass. The photos themselves show great creativity and just the right amount of "tease". Whoever designed it did a great job! - Barbara Many thanks Barbara and Amy. I collaborated with a wonderful designer nam...

Dani- I'm submitting a slide of my scrap bin, a close up, and another of a pile of light bulbs, mostly dead ones, on my driveway, surrounding my van. Or has that been done before? Marty I think a pic of ur childs room Entitled Stolen The winner of the Turner prize was The light goes on n off So a r...

Why would devitrification develop there? Is there more stress in those areas already? I wonder if I should not use this batch of gold purple I have, the side with the pattern will have to be the top of the piece to have smooth sides together. Hmmm, but it appeared on other colors as well. Just more...

Why would devitrification develop there? Is there more stress in those areas already? I wonder if I should not use this batch of gold purple I have, the side with the pattern will have to be the top of the piece to have smooth sides together. Hmmm, but it appeared on other colors as well. Just more...

I am not quite unpacked from my 3 week journey teaching and consulting. I probably learned as much as I taught. Last week, I worked with a company that bought a Moretti fuser/slumper and needed some guidance on what to do with it. The company owner had been to Italy and been given a workshop on usi...

I am not in2 words When I did spend time thinking 2 much I just stoped making stuff In some ways the work kinda makes itself When it comes out realy well, which is not often, I realy wonder how it all came about I work from stuff i got like rocks n fish n old glass from previous firings n new ideas ...