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- Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:30 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Gold irid reed glass
- Replies: 2
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Re: Gold irid reed glass
Thanks, Brock. I'll give your interesting suggestion a try.
- Sat Sep 29, 2012 8:55 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Gold irid reed glass
- Replies: 2
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Gold irid reed glass
I have a sheet of gold irid reed glass that I intended to make into small plates using the bottom piece irid side up, the top piece one quarter turn with irid side down so that small bubbles would form between the squares after firing. However, I seem to recall reading somewhere that two pieces of i...
- Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:32 am
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Flower former too high for kiln?
- Replies: 3
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Re: Flower former too high for kiln?
Thank you, Valerie. Great idea.
- Fri Jun 15, 2012 7:20 pm
- Forum: Newcomer Forum
- Topic: Flower former too high for kiln?
- Replies: 3
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Flower former too high for kiln?
My kiln is 11" deep, with top and side heating elements. I have a 7" high flower former I would like to use. Allowing for kiln shelf and 1" posts, does this leave the glass too close to the heating element? This is probably an elementary question but have just purchased this kiln and ...
- Wed Jun 06, 2012 3:40 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Pulley to lift kiln lid.
- Replies: 3
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Re: Pulley to lift kiln lid.
Thanks, Bert. I'll give the sand a try.
- Mon Jun 04, 2012 7:21 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Pulley to lift kiln lid.
- Replies: 3
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Pulley to lift kiln lid.
Warm Tips has multi-part instructions to attach a pulley to lift a kiln lid. But the final piece, i.e., counterweights and methods of securing the other end of rope/wire to hold the lid open is missing from the series. Was it ever written? I have a 36" o.d. Jen Ken kiln. Because of my size (5'2...