Kiln murdered my rubino oro

[Alison G]

Has this happened to anyone else?

It went in (rubino over white) as a really nice pink and came out like a browny purple. I followed the destructions, as we call them, on my kiln. Everything else stayed the same colour.

Oh btw, should I be raising the mandrel ends from the kiln floor or is it okay to just put them in?

Thanks

Alison

[Fruddy]

Rubino can be a REALLY tricky customer in kilns.... it stays sticky when other beads are firm enough to go in with no problems.  I have had about a dozen beads come out with dints and dents in them, because the Rubino is not cooled enough.

I would definitely raise the mandrel with Rubino, I do this all the time now.  What temp are you annealing at??

[Dragonfire Glass]

I wouldn't put it past rubino to do just that, but mine hasn't.
You also need to watch it as it stays sticky for a while and likes attaching itself to other beads if you're not careful.
The mandrels are ok on the kiln floor.

[Pegasus]

I gave up on rubino. I use CIM cranberry, no fuss at all!!

[Kaz]

Me too!
Or Reichenbach gold ruby!
Kazx

[MyPrecious]

I LOVE Rubino and never have any problems with it. Maybe your Rubino beads were in the kiln for too long?

[Redhotsal]

Sounds like it has struck in the kiln. Different batches of rubino do different things - I'll have a look at it when I come over 

[Trudi]

I had a batch a while ago that must have had more gold in it, if I worked it too much it (and I don't mean heat it to death) it went quite brown. So I put that aside for smaller beads and it's fine.

What temp do you anneal at?

[Alison G]

Thanks ladies, it must be that, the un annealed ones are still fine.

I'll look out for the gold ruby though when I'm next buying

Sally, I am really looking forward to it 

[turnedlight]

I use pink lady instead, after a couple of years using rubino.. I never even used up my last batch of the rubino after I found Pink Lady..

[Magpie]

I'm a pink lady/cranberry fan, I've never had much luck coaxing colour out of rubino consistently.

[Amber]

Another vote for Pink Lady and Cranberry 

I had a dodgy batch of rubino that always went purple in the kiln...quite a pretty colour but so disappointing when I wanted hot pink!

[Alison G]

That was what I wanted Amber. The ones in 'Passing the Flame' are super hot pink, clashing with orange.

I looked at them again today and they look more pink...I may be losing it (from the fumes maybe )

I've just ordered Flame Off tickets for the Friday and I am so excited!

[Alison G]

I tried the R. Pink Lady and I loved it. That's the way forward once I've used up my rubino I think!