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- Wed Mar 07, 2018 10:54 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Finding Tin Side of Float Glass
- Replies: 17
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Re: Finding Tin Side of Float Glass
No tin side to Spectrum (Oceanside) or BE or any other art glass. They are not floated on tin in their manufacture.
- Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:14 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Spidery Spectrum bubbles - manufacturing defect?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5484
- Mon Apr 19, 2004 9:13 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fusing glue
- Replies: 15
- Views: 29625
I glue up alot of things that either have to be moved into a kiln from across the room, are too difficult to lay up on a kiln shelf or need to flipped and fired face down. White glue has all the attributes I need. It can handle non flat, and even heavily textured glass. It sets up within an hour. It...
- Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:54 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Drop ring formula??
- Replies: 11
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- Fri Apr 16, 2004 2:27 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Armour glass etching cream
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12238
Eye protection too! Put the bottle in warm water, in a disposable containter, as it will etch faster when warm. Brush on glass, wait 5 minutes, though more will not do any harm. Wash off with copious amounts of water. Don't forget that this cream works best on clear glass, and doing thin lines. If y...
- Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:54 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: stainless steel question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 35971
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:36 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: stainless steel question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 35971
Annah-Have the form made so the sides taper gently upward. I don't think the angle needs to be steep. If the sides of your form were an inch high, a difference of a quarter inch diameter should do it. If the walls don't taper, you run the risk of the glass getting stuck. Since you'll be going pretty...
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:17 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: stainless steel question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 35971
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:09 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: BE thinfire shelf paper
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12704
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:57 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: BE thinfire shelf paper
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12704
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:50 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: slumping bowls?????
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5182
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:46 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: BE thinfire shelf paper
- Replies: 11
- Views: 12704
The new thin fire does not curl up or shrink. While it does not tear, it will wrinkle in the center of bigger pieces, a foot square and up or so. It is dense enough to cause bubble problems and it will also plug up a vaccuum filter about five times as fast as the old stuff. In spite of all that, I p...
- Thu Apr 15, 2004 9:40 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: stainless steel question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 35971
- Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:46 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: stainless steel question
- Replies: 21
- Views: 35971
- Tue Apr 13, 2004 9:10 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Optimum thermocouple location??
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7374
- Tue Apr 13, 2004 4:39 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Drop ring formula??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16210
I was doing hanging vases, so was not trying to have them touch. Adding weight to the center will accelerate the drop, elongate the shape, and thin the top and sides. If you want a nice flat bottom cook it longer or hotter, but if you let it go too long the top edges may get paper thin. You will hav...
- Tue Apr 13, 2004 8:24 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Drop ring formula??
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16210
Deb-Drop outs are very tricky. For a while I was doing ten at a time, with the same rings and glass, and each one was different, even accounting for different placement in the kiln! I have done them with up to four layers, and would combine the fuse and drop in the same firings, one of the few times...
- Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Another bowl bites the dust!
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6262
- Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:54 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: buying (slightly) used jen ken -- your $.02??
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9941
- Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:54 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: making animals stand
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6804
Creative kiln furniture stacking, or whatever else will take the heat. Friend of mine used to make turtles and frogs, and she would not only slump them to stand nicely, but to get the feet to turn out in a very natural looking way. I have made fused hands, that I would then slump to look as if they ...