Marking glass

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Liam
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Post by Liam »

Rick Jarvis wrote:We use the green wax like pencil that pottery supply places sell as a hi fire marker...I think they are three bucks......applied to dry glass it is excellent under the tile saw and grinder. Found nothing faster, better or easier and I looked a lot.

Rick
How well does this stand up to firing?
Ive been using glass paint to mark samples, and it's a pain

Liam
Rick Jarvis
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Post by Rick Jarvis »

Liam

the pencil withstands 1700 on kiln bricks.. I use it to mark where kiln posts go for differning configurations of shelves in my big kilns..never tried it on glass but bet it would work

Rick
jim simmons
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Post by jim simmons »

Catharine Newell wrote:Watch out for marking and grinding... Sharpie will not fire out when left on a ground edge. On these edges, when sandwiched, it will feed into the seam during firing. If you DO get sharpie marks onto a ground edge, remove them with acetone and you'll be home free!

Catharine
Thanks, Catherine. BTW your display at BE is just fantastic =P~
Jim
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