Cutting up pot melts

[Zeldazog]

Just a reminder, I think Dennis's schedule (and thank you Dennis for all your fab info that you supply!) is for Spectrum 96 - isn't it?

You'll need to adjust slightly if you're using Bullseye.  And dont' forget to convert to celsius if that's what you use.

Dawn

[Dennis Brady]

Just a reminder, I think Dennis's schedule (and thank you Dennis for all your fab info that you supply!) is for Spectrum 96 - isn't it?

You'll need to adjust slightly if you're using Bullseye.  And dont' forget to convert to celsius if that's what you use.

Dawn

Correct.
For Bullseye add 25F to all top temperatures.

[Pat from Canvey]

I bought my pots from a local gardening store and bought ones that said they were OK with frost. I've never had one crack yet. Maybe yours in USA or Canada are made with a slightly different formulation of clay. I think UK ones are imports from mainly Italy. They may also be fired to a higher temperature during manufacture. I like the fact that I can drill extra holes with a masonry drill where ever I want to make different patterns in the melt. You can also plug up the existing hole with a broken piece of terracotta. I've also made my own "pots" from white clay fired to bisque. All you really need is a bowl shape to initially hold the glass. It doesn't have to be great and can be lopsided too but it doesn't affect the melt.

[Pat from Canvey]

Sorry, I forgot to put in the link to a melt I did a couple of years ago.
http://kiloalphatango.com/latest_pot_melt
There are a couple of other posts there too on pot melts.

[ThermalShock]

Thank you to all for all your valuable advice - I am going to have a go this weekend, I will post some pics (shoud I be successul that is!!)

Cheers

Jude