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- Tue Oct 18, 2022 1:32 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: how is the best way to hang a fused piece of glass o the wall
- Replies: 3
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how is the best way to hang a fused piece of glass o the wall
I need a way to display some of my fused glass pieces to the wall. I can't figure out what is the best way to attach a hanger to the back of the glass piece.
- Fri Aug 14, 2020 7:10 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: crinklized cbs glass
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5277
crinklized cbs glass
I have been unable to get an answer from the CBS company regarding firing this glass in the kiln. I wanted to know if it needs to be capped with a clear glass or can it be fired without. Are there any problems with firing this glass as there is with dichroic (one side up or down) . It's too expensiv...
- Thu Jan 10, 2008 12:14 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: copper between layers of glass
- Replies: 0
- Views: 8612
Re: copper between layers of glass
The bowl slumped OK and it appears that the mesh didn't shrink. I had a couple problems with the slumping, a tiny piece of the mesh popped through the top layer of glass. Also on the edge, the mesh kept the glass from completely sealing in one spot. Linda
- Fri Apr 16, 2004 5:57 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: BE clear with broken black stringers
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3240
BE clear with broken black stringers
I recently bought a couple sheets of BE 4400 clear with broken black stringers. How would you cap this with clear and not have lots of bubbles as the surface is pretty rough with stacks of stringers. Thanks Linda
- Fri Apr 16, 2004 5:52 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: hole in pot melt
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3187
hole in pot melt
Some time ago, someone told what they used to keep the verticle pieces of glass from falling through the hole in the pot. I have searched the archives and have been unable to find that one particular post. Can anyone tell me what they did? Thanks Linda
- Tue Mar 30, 2004 9:25 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kiln Wash can I or can't I ? Do I really have to ??
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37989
- Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:26 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: compatible glasses
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3464
compatible glasses
I needed some brownish colored cabs for pendants. I didn't have any BE so used an unknown mfg piece of glass over BEdichroic--CBS. I made small pieces (maybe 2" x 4") and after fusing cut them into small cabs and refired to fire polish. My question, will uncompatible glasses cause cracking...
- Mon Feb 23, 2004 6:38 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: small bubbles revisited
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3449
small bubbles revisited
I can't seem to get most glass to fuse perfectly flat. I just made three panels 18 x 6 inches using this schedule: 450 to 1200, soak l hour, 600 to 1475 hold 5 mins, 9999 to 950 hold 30 mins 450 to 850 hold 30 mins. All came out with small "zit" type bubbles. What does it take to get a com...
- Fri Feb 20, 2004 5:52 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: cbs frit
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4021
cbs frit
I recently bought 7 tubes of this frit hoping that I could do a project that I had in mind. I've had lots of problems with it even though I patiently turned each piece so that the majority of the dichro was on the bottom. It balled up (dichro on dichro I guess) and I haven't been able to do anything...
- Sat Jan 31, 2004 8:46 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Disappearing act~~~~~~~~~~
- Replies: 10
- Views: 11653
- Tue Jan 27, 2004 8:41 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Use of PMC3 and effects on kiln
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8563
I was having problems with black spots on some BE glass. I sent them a sample to help me solve the problem. They said that it was caused by silver. I had never fired silver in my kiln but do metalworking adjacent to the kiln. I never did figure out how the metal got onto the glass but I don't think ...
- Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:24 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: melted bottles
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10573
- Thu Jan 22, 2004 7:21 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slumping Glass/Face Molds
- Replies: 18
- Views: 21446
folding glass on face
I've had problems with the glass folding somewhere between the chin and ear. Everything went OK except for the fold of glass. Would the kiln furniture prevent that from happening as I just balanced the glass on the nose. Thanks Linda
- Mon Jan 19, 2004 10:21 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: spray A
- Replies: 0
- Views: 7321
spray A
Can Spray A be diluted with water. The bottom of my bottle seems a little too thick but I was afraid to put water in it without knowing if it would be OK Thanks Linda
- Fri Jan 16, 2004 6:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dichroic on clear
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8584
- Fri Jan 16, 2004 5:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Dichroic on clear
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8584
If fusing dichroic to clear you will need multiple layers in order to get much color. I usually cut small pieces and with a small amt of Elmer's glue, I put it on the base glass. I then continue stacking small pieces on top of each other until I have at least 3-5 layers of dichroic. You can also use...
- Fri Jan 16, 2004 5:55 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: slumping temp for float glass
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6704
- Fri Jan 16, 2004 3:30 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: slumping temp for float glass
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6704
slumping temp for float glass
I tried to slump a very small bowl yesterday along with a couple more molds that I was using to slump. The other two completed their slumping (one with BE clear and the other float) but the small bowl never did hit the bottom of the mold. I started at 1250 and continued rising the temp in small incr...
- Tue Jan 13, 2004 7:15 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: 2 questions, #1 about Spray A #2 problems with kiln shelf
- Replies: 2
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2 questions, #1 about Spray A #2 problems with kiln shelf
#1 I was working with BE 0137 French Vanilla and used Spray A on it. It turned a ugly yellow color. I know that this particular glass causes problems with interactions to other glasses. I'm assuming that this is the reason I had the problem. #2 I have a kiln shelf that has one area that won't accept...
- Fri Jan 02, 2004 12:06 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: glass wafer problems
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3552
glass wafer problems
I am trying to work with the powdered wafers. I made the wafers 1 1/2 inches long and when they are fired onto two layers of glass, they shrink to 1 inch and the edges are not flat but curled up. My firing schedule for the firing onto glass was 450 dph to 1200, held 20 mins, 600 dph to 1500, held 20...