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fusing glass in pottery kiln
Can I fuse different pieces placed on stacked shelves in the kiln?
Will the temp. be too different shelf to shelf to predict what the result will be? |
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fusing glass in pottery kiln
If you have a ceramics kiln it might work being that you'll have to
fire much slower. I'd be hesitant to try it with a top firing kiln. The top shelf project will fuse much faster than the bottom. Andy |
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"TravNo9" wrote in message ... Can I fuse different pieces placed on stacked shelves in the kiln? Will the temp. be too different shelf to shelf to predict what the result will be? Kim? This sounds like it is right down your alley. Help him out so he'll enjoy the Sinrod experience in fine fusing. ;) |
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TravNo9 wrote:
Can I fuse different pieces placed on stacked shelves in the kiln? Will the temp. be too different shelf to shelf to predict what the result will be? If you're fusing small pieces like jewelry you can pull it off. Go slow and don't get greedy. Larger pieces are a maybe. Let us know how it works out. -- Jack bobo1148atxmissiondotcom http://www.glassartguild.com/gallery/jack_bowman |
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fusing glass in pottery kiln
Yup.
Many glass artisans do it routinely. Glass kilns with top elements are unsuitable for stack firing because the top elements cause the highest layer to be warmer than all other layers. Ceramic kilns with side elements only will distribute the heat evenly and permit multi-level firings. Here's a glass artist that uses a tall ceramic kiln to fire as many as 6 layers at a time. http://www.thegardengallery.ca/ Some glass kilns, with both top and side elements, permit the top elements to be turned down or turned off to permit stack firing. Dennis Brady DeBrady Glassworks http://www.debrady.com Victorian Art Glass http://www.victorianartglass.biz Glass Campus http://www.Glass Campus |
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wrote in message oups.com... Yup. Many glass artisans do it routinely. Glass kilns with top elements are unsuitable for stack firing because the top elements cause the highest layer to be warmer than all other layers. Ceramic kilns with side elements only will distribute the heat evenly and permit multi-level firings. Here's a glass artist that uses a tall ceramic kiln to fire as many as 6 layers at a time. http://www.thegardengallery.ca/ Some glass kilns, with both top and side elements, permit the top elements to be turned down or turned off to permit stack firing. Keep in mind, when doing stack firings, there may be HUGE difference in temperatures both from top to bottom of the kiln, but also from edge to center. Makes "some" difference as to element placement, but the biggie is that heat rises. Once you learn how YOUR kiln works, then you will be able to answer your own question better than anyone here can. Sometimes it is not a matter if something can be done, but is it efficient and productive to turning out the creation that you want. When I want that special bowl or sink to come out just right, I don't want to have to worry about how the drawer pulls are doing on the next shelf down. |
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Javahut wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... Yup. Many glass artisans do it routinely. Glass kilns with top elements are unsuitable for stack firing because the top elements cause the highest layer to be warmer than all other layers. Ceramic kilns with side elements only will distribute the heat evenly and permit multi-level firings. Here's a glass artist that uses a tall ceramic kiln to fire as many as 6 layers at a time. http://www.thegardengallery.ca/ Some glass kilns, with both top and side elements, permit the top elements to be turned down or turned off to permit stack firing. Keep in mind, when doing stack firings, there may be HUGE difference in temperatures both from top to bottom of the kiln, but also from edge to center. Makes "some" difference as to element placement, but the biggie is that heat rises. Once you learn how YOUR kiln works, then you will be able to answer your own question better than anyone here can. Sometimes it is not a matter if something can be done, but is it efficient and productive to turning out the creation that you want. When I want that special bowl or sink to come out just right, I don't want to have to worry about how the drawer pulls are doing on the next shelf down. Amen. -- Jack bobo1148atxmissiondotcom http://www.glassartguild.com/gallery/jack_bowman |
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