Firing Schedules

Thanks for posting these schedules online, they are a wonderful starting point for those of us kiln challanged ;o)

lisa

Thanks very much for these, they are very usefull.

Would you mind of I sent you copies of these converted to Centigrade to post as that is what we use over in the UK and Europe.

Thanks again.

Southie2009

I printed the firing schedules. Here my journey begins. I work with moretti (effetre) glass at a

104 coe. I am sure I will be adjusting the time alittle. Thank you for the schedules!

ltgarnet

this is a great resource! especially for a newbie like me.

Thank you for putting these firing schedules in this column, for a new person starting out with her own kiln finally, I look forward to trying them out.

Cheers! Jenny...

    Thanks for the fire schedules. I was searching the net high and low. This has made it a lot eaiser for a newbie.

                                                                                          With Appreication,

                                                                                              labenaqui

Now in my 2nd year  of fusing. First time I have heard of 'soft fuse'. There are 30 of us in this studio (all seniors) & we only ever Full, Partial(Tack) or slump. Need to try it but on what?

Thank u for your gracious technical breakdown of how to read the codes for fusing.  I want to make items to sell for a cure for cancer, donote to finish works to St. Judes and I am so happy that u were there.  When I know what I am doing - I will post my experience. 

I don't see a firing schedule for draping glass.  Would it be similar to pot melts?

I could download all the fusing schedules except for the speciality PDFs at the bottom. When I click on them I get a blank page and error message from acrobat (acrobat pro). Is everyone able to download these "speciality" schedules at the bottom such as pattern bar?

Hi, I'm based in Scotland and just bought a Paragon Fusion 7.  Did you ever convert these schedules in to Centigrade?  If so, I'd love to obtain them from you!

Lorraine/Joliverre Glass

Hi Lorraine....as a Scot based in Seattle I thought I might help. Basically an easy way but not too accurate is to subtract 32 from ℉ then divide by 2. So say 70℉ -32 /2 =19℃. The most accurate is to ask Google. I'm sure you may know this but just ask Google to 'convert 1200F to centigrade' & voila! The formula if you want to do one in a spreadsheet then convert any table of temps is ℉-32 5/9 ie 70-32 x 5/9=21.11℃ so you see the inaccuracy of the easy way.

1200℉ easy way = 584℃ but accurate way 1200℉-32x5/9 = 649℃ a big diff.

Hope I got the maths right but check with a calc or in a spreadsheet. If you are really stuck email me & I will do a little spreadsheet for you & email it back.

p.s. Where in Scotland?

Tom

Lorraine I forgot to include this link http://www.sizes.com/units/temperature_centigrade.htm

At the bottom of the page you can enter any temp in any scale & it converts it. Don't bother downloading pdf conversion tables the only cover the ambient range, no use for kilns.

Hi Tom,

Thank you very much for your helpful advice.  The temp. conversion link is exactly what I'm looking for.  Did a test fire in the new kiln - a complete fail.  So for the next one I upped the target temp. and extended the hold time for a full fuse and it worked a treat.  The cabs are beautiful, I'm really pleased with them.  It's going to be hard parting with my very first set!  Anyway, I live in a little village called Dollar, in Clackmannanshire, been in the UK for about 23 years but am originally a South African from Durban. Many thanks again for your help.

Lorraine/Joliverre Glass

Hi Lorraine...know Dollar well. I come from Lenzie so not too far to the Hillfoots. many friends up there from Bridge of Allan to Kinross. We came here to USA just 3 years ago & I am part of a studio of over 20 seniors who fuse! Of course Spectrum is only 5 miles away & Bullseye in Portland about 3 hours so glass supply not a problem. BTW a visit to Bullseye to what they call the bullpen where they keep the curios glass sheets & discounted seconds is a must on any fuser list.

a' the best

T

I have a manual controller on my kiln and have never figured out how to maintain a constant temperature for a long hold.  Do you have any tips for me?

Thanks!

~~M.

Thank you for making these available - believe it or not this kind of info is not easy to find!

jvk

Draping glass is similar to slumping...same range, just over a form instead of into one. The mold material is relevant of course. Be careful of the expansion charactaristics of the mold to ensure removability of the glass without damage to it or the mold. You also to need to observe the drape to control the shape of the glass.

Cynthia Ann Swan, Terra Pax Studio, Los Angeles, CA