Got a kiln and havent stopped firing since! a few questions.
Posted: Tue Jun 04, 2013 8:52 pm
HELLO! Im so happy to be partaking in the world of glass. My mother owns a small beading company and iv always been fascinated with glass. While speaking with one of her costumers about the beauty of a glass pendant she told me she had a kiln that was only used once. She let me have it and all her glass for free!! that was a month ago.... I havent stopped making things since. slumping and fusing pendants and plates and just having fun!!
I have some failed experiments and some successful experiments. everything i read suggests experimenting. I have a few "failed" pieces that im thinking about experimenting with more. THats where my question comes up.
So I have a 5"x5" plate i made. 3 layers of glass that got a big bubble where two pieces of glass i cut meet. iv learned about longer bubble press times since then but the piece still remains. What will happen if slump it into a dish mold i have? will the bubble pop? what if i flipped it over so the bubble was on the bottom? is there a way to do a bubble press now after the glass has been fully fused? oh the possibilities! Im strongly thinking about just putting the piece into the slump and see what happens. but id love some advice. i dont want to have it hours in the kiln only to find out the bubble popped and got glass everywhere. Any suggestions??? btw it is system 96 glass. i have a slumping firing schedule but im always open to trying new ones.
-Dennis
I have some failed experiments and some successful experiments. everything i read suggests experimenting. I have a few "failed" pieces that im thinking about experimenting with more. THats where my question comes up.
So I have a 5"x5" plate i made. 3 layers of glass that got a big bubble where two pieces of glass i cut meet. iv learned about longer bubble press times since then but the piece still remains. What will happen if slump it into a dish mold i have? will the bubble pop? what if i flipped it over so the bubble was on the bottom? is there a way to do a bubble press now after the glass has been fully fused? oh the possibilities! Im strongly thinking about just putting the piece into the slump and see what happens. but id love some advice. i dont want to have it hours in the kiln only to find out the bubble popped and got glass everywhere. Any suggestions??? btw it is system 96 glass. i have a slumping firing schedule but im always open to trying new ones.
-Dennis