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by shards57
Mon Feb 18, 2013 7:13 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: fused glass garden art
Replies: 3
Views: 4969

Re: fused glass garden art

I can see that it's probably much easier to work around what my kiln can do than work around a frame that's bigger than my kiln.....AND I won't have to wait for the glue to ship. Thanks guys! :)
by shards57
Mon Feb 18, 2013 3:43 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: fused glass garden art
Replies: 3
Views: 4969

fused glass garden art

oh boy...I feel in over my head on this one. I have a commission to make garden art. It would be a design into/onto? an old picture frame, to be hung outside. in the garden. I have an old window frame that has 2 panes of glass approx 20" x 22 1/2'. The biggest my kiln goes is 8 1/2" sq. Th...
by shards57
Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:49 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: how many layers
Replies: 4
Views: 6711

Re: how many layers

so one layer is ok to fire then? The drippy look doesn't come from firing higher, I don't think....just comes from the design....like a flower where the petals are made from 1/4" strips all converging in the middle. The draping then makes it look like stamens sticking up or fingers. I just figu...
by shards57
Fri Nov 02, 2012 6:37 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: how many layers
Replies: 4
Views: 6711

how many layers

I have never made any candle/votive/tea light holders before. So when I was looking on line, I saw ones that were a kerchief look and others that were a driplike look, done with 1/4" sticks of glass. I saw two layers, I saw one layer. I would like opinions on the one layer....particularly when ...
by shards57
Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:58 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: glassmaster not working
Replies: 3
Views: 4681

Re: glassmaster not working

forgot...and then after it beeps, press enter. I was happy that no programmes were lost either! So happy!
by shards57
Thu Nov 01, 2012 4:48 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: glassmaster not working
Replies: 3
Views: 4681

Re: glassmaster not working

YAY!!!! The tech support from Skutt Kilns just called and got me going again!! Thank-you thank-you!! For anyone else who ever has this happen, I had to make sure it was in 'idle' then pressed and held the up arrow til it beeped =D> =D> =D> =D>
by shards57
Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:59 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: glassmaster not working
Replies: 3
Views: 4681

glassmaster not working

I own a skutt hotstart kiln with a glassmaster programmer on it. I am unable to go into 'pro' mode....just auto. Since I have nothing to fire on auto, I don't know whether that is really working or not,,,I just know that for sure the I can't use my 'pro' . Has anyone had this happen to them>? I do h...