Monday, April 17, 2006

Glassy Eyed is a Good Thing

12.13 I have come across the flower pot method of delivery for kiln forming glass. Take a flower pot, fill it with glass, run the kiln up to a high temp 1700+ (crossing my fingers), and let it flow. Have no clue how this will work. The kiln in question is an old bead furnace and mostly reliable. It mosey's on up to 1000 then heats up slower and slower the nearer it gets to the top end. We'll see how this process works out. The temp on the glass is also in question because I'm using old beer, and salsa bottles (reuse the refuse). These glasses have a higher COE than most art glass frit. May break down and use some flux in the future.
Later

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