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Title: What to do with broken beads ??
Post by: poledra1958 on March 25, 2011, 08:13:29 PM

Unfortunately I have had a few beads crack on me over the last few days, (largish lentils, probably my fault left them out of the bubbles for so long or not re-heating fully between pressing, not sure which).

But I have heard somewhere that you can slump the broken halves into cabs.

I have done a small amount of dichroic slumping in my kiln just raising the kiln to 800 degrees C and then turning the kiln off and leaving till cold (did not know at the time how to how to ramp my kiln then I can now)

Can someone give me any ideas about at what temp 104 coe glass will slump (if it will) ?
should I ramp the kiln ?

Cheers Jenny

Title: Re: What to do with broken beads ??
Post by: JKC on March 25, 2011, 09:04:48 PM

I believe that there is a temp mentioned in this week's gallery, along with pictures of the results.

Title: Re: What to do with broken beads ??
Post by: poledra1958 on March 25, 2011, 10:54:08 PM

Thanks found it.

Jenny

Title: Re: What to do with broken beads ??
Post by: JKC on March 25, 2011, 10:55:40 PM

Good luck.

Frit-Happens !

Lampwork => COE 104 => Topic started by: poledra1958 on March 25, 2011, 08:13:29 PM