Fusing with Spectrum regular baroque
Posted: Wed Aug 13, 2003 11:05 am
Ok..I've been trying the baroque for a drop ring. First one I figured I'd use one full circle and use smaller pieces of the same sheet on top to make up the second thickness. It looked rather good when all put together, ie: the lines were well placed and all. Ok.. fused them together... disaster. Devitrified like crazy and didn't full fuse, showed the joins of the glass..etc. etc....
Cut to round two: Tried to cut two full circles. Failed on the second one but used the glass anyway because it all fit perfectly together. I placed all the pieces on the lower intact glass circle and just dotted Elmer's glue here and there to hold it in place. Did a full fuse with Marty's schedule, (which has always worked wonderfully before) It fused together well, no devit, BUT the lines of the pieces show up still and the tiny little dots of Elmer's glue show up! I've used a lot of glue in the past, with this same schedule, and NEVER seen this before!
Does regular Spectrum baroque do this as a rule? Did I not go hot enough? It sure SEEMED hot enough. Went to 1370 and held for 20. (in the past 1350 would give me a full fuse and I slumped at 1150. NOW I'm wondering if the original element in the kiln was burning too hot (I just replaced it after it failed on a drop ring) and that's why it burned out. If so, all my notes are pretty much useless and I have to re-learn my kiln)
Second part of question now:
I have these two circles, both double thicknesses of the baroque, one with devit on the top and not very smooth fused. What would happen if I put them together and fused them? I was thinking I would put the devit side in the middle, and lose it then. Right? Wrong? Should I just put the devit side down on the kiln? I KNOW this shouldn't be this much hassle... grrr...
Cut to round two: Tried to cut two full circles. Failed on the second one but used the glass anyway because it all fit perfectly together. I placed all the pieces on the lower intact glass circle and just dotted Elmer's glue here and there to hold it in place. Did a full fuse with Marty's schedule, (which has always worked wonderfully before) It fused together well, no devit, BUT the lines of the pieces show up still and the tiny little dots of Elmer's glue show up! I've used a lot of glue in the past, with this same schedule, and NEVER seen this before!
Does regular Spectrum baroque do this as a rule? Did I not go hot enough? It sure SEEMED hot enough. Went to 1370 and held for 20. (in the past 1350 would give me a full fuse and I slumped at 1150. NOW I'm wondering if the original element in the kiln was burning too hot (I just replaced it after it failed on a drop ring) and that's why it burned out. If so, all my notes are pretty much useless and I have to re-learn my kiln)
Second part of question now:
I have these two circles, both double thicknesses of the baroque, one with devit on the top and not very smooth fused. What would happen if I put them together and fused them? I was thinking I would put the devit side in the middle, and lose it then. Right? Wrong? Should I just put the devit side down on the kiln? I KNOW this shouldn't be this much hassle... grrr...