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General Fusing Discussion
Make Your Own Gallery-Quality Display Stands
Submitted by Paul Tarlow on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 19:58.I've developed seven glass display stand and hanger designs. ...
Make Your Own Professional Strip Cutter
Submitted by Paul Tarlow on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 01:02.We recently designed an exceptional "strip" cutter using only parts from the local hardware store and a stock Toyo glass cutter replacement head (available online and from...
Mica powder
Submitted by SparksPainInTheGlass on Sun, 02/05/2012 - 19:36.Does anyone know if mica powder on a fused bottle is food safe? If not, does anyone know a glaze to put over it that would be food safe? I'm using it on a slumped wine bottle...
Is kiln wash still usable after it has been fired.
Submitted by gemhike on Fri, 02/03/2012 - 17:58.I have a deep mold and have been told making it a gradual drop is a good idea. I learned using kiln wash to fill the space is a way to do it. My question is wheather the kiln wash should be dis...
Fusing Assorted Glass Shards
Submitted by ajsdave on Mon, 01/30/2012 - 01:03.I am new to glass fusing, but am aware of the basics of expansion problems with different types of glass....
Lap Grinders
Submitted by Juno123 on Mon, 01/23/2012 - 16:01.I am considering purchasing a lap grinder. I've been looking at Crystalmaster Pro 12. Does anyone have experience with this grinder or other recommendations....
drilling holes in porcelain dishes for slumping molds
Submitted by gemhike on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 16:42.I understand porcelain dishes can be used for slumping molds. I purchased some and have sandblasted them. I tried drilling a hole in one of them with a diamond tipped bit, but it just ate the b...
Have any of you read Boyce Lundstrom's book on "copper inclusions"? If so, have you tried his method?
Submitted by glassy on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 18:42.I wish to do a few of Boyce's projects on copper inclusions made with enamels, thickening agents and sheets of copper....
Fusing and bisque forming in a multi-purpose kiln
Submitted by glassy on Tue, 01/17/2012 - 18:22.Hi everybody,
I recently bought a multi-purpose kiln. I purchased it mainly for two reasons:
1. I want to design bisque molds for fusing. ...
Hotline Primo Primer Sticking to glass - glass shattering
Submitted by Pennyj6 on Sat, 01/14/2012 - 22:55.Hi, I have been fusing in a little Skutt kiln for 9 years - I have been using kiln wash I got somewhere and I don't know what kind it is but I've never had any issues with it.I b...
Two shelf firing
Submitted by chookie on Mon, 01/09/2012 - 23:14.I have just taken out two shelves full of little glassy balls and fired shapes of glass from my kiln. They were fired one above the other on the usual cermaic shelf blocks (square 1")...
Can one use slip casting molds as fusing molds?
Submitted by glassy on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 17:54.I have a couple of shallow slip casting molds. They are open faced. One is in the design of a small flower and the other, a leaf....
fusing schedule for 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" x 16" pattern bar
Submitted by Seagull Seahawk on Tue, 01/03/2012 - 05:52.I've read the general purpose firing schedule for 1" pattern bar.
Any thoughts on how to modify it for 1-1/2" pattern bar?
Thank you,
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Irregular shaped fusing
Submitted by Craxylady on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 20:01.I an relatively new to glass fusing. I have a small microwave kiln so I am limited to the size of pieces I can fuse. I have used dichroic glass, milliefiorri, confetti, stringers and frit. Ho...
Why is my thin fire paper burning?
Submitted by dlsdesigns on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 02:53.Why is my thin fire burning? After about 1/2 hour in the kiln the paper turns brown and starts smoking. This has happened 2 times....
Got sloppy, can it be refired
Submitted by Heatherwhite on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 02:51.I guess the pace of Christmas caught up with me and I didn't do a good check on how I loaded the kiln last night. This morning, one of the pieces had been hanging over the shelf. Needless to sa...
Bubble products
Submitted by Decofusion on Wed, 12/28/2011 - 01:06.Just looking for anybody who has used both glassline bubble pens & mixing dry powders with bubble medium. Is there any difference in the 2 products, both appear to do the same thing....
Thermocouple Failure
Submitted by imaglassydiva on Sun, 12/18/2011 - 13:31.I have a secondhand Paragon Glass Series 7 kiln, with a Sentry Xpress 4.0 Controller....
forgot to wash my texture mold
Submitted by shart55 on Sat, 12/17/2011 - 03:32.has anyone ever forgotten to put kiln wash on their texture mold? i was so excited when i got my new mold i forgot to prepare it. is there a way to get the glass off without ruining the mold?...
help about Dichroic Grab Bag
Submitted by and_others on Fri, 12/16/2011 - 18:47.Hi, my name is Hamed, I'm from Iran. Please forgive me about my bad english....
Markings on fired glass cheese plates
Submitted by kmadison1950 on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 19:03.I have fired several glass cheese plates and have had no problems, but recently the last 4 have had what looks like smears or water marks on them....
sand blaster?
Submitted by mandolin on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 14:49.I'm wanting to buy a sandblaster and wondered if something like this would work in my studio? What size should I be looking for?...
glue residue left on glass
Submitted by timcharney on Tue, 12/13/2011 - 22:09.I must have left glue from glass labels on the bottom of a fused glass project because it fused it into the glass and did not burn off....
