Hi there
I have been waiting and waiting and waiting (Big Yawn) for some Dichro stringers from Christina and they have still not arrived....... :'(
But....
Calico Cat (Carol) very kindly gave me some dichro glass but I need to fuse it and I have no idea how I do this. We talked briefly about it at Di's Do and Di said I can fuse it in my Beadcube but I don't know where to start. My Beadcube is programmed to anneal my beads and to be honest I've only ever set it for programme 1 (annealing) and let it run. ???
So.....
If anyone can advise me (idiot's guide required) on how to pre-fuse the Dichro Carol very kindly supplied me with I'll be eternally grateful. Please take pity on me.
Fay x
Hi
You'll need a shelf and either some fibre paper or a shelf with kiln wash
Cut up your dicro, place it coated side down and the schedule is
(speed - temp - hold time)
300 - 600 - 0
500 - 735 - 10
900 - 516 - 15
80 – 371 - 1
0
have fun! :)
Thanks for that Trudi can you tell me where I can get some Fibre paper from? Sorry to be such a dunce but never tried this before ::)
I'm not quite sure I understand the beadcube settings but I hope it will all become clear when I take the list of settings out to the studio and see what happens.
Fay x
Fay, i have some fibre paper and will bring you a piece next weekend if you would like? Otherwise it is available from warm-glass as thinfire paper :)
Gem
You're a little treasure - that would be great! Really looking forward to the open studio day hope it goes well
Fay x
I'm looking forward to it too ;D I'm sure everyone will have a great time!