Tech Tips

Tracking Mold Slumping Schedules

Posted on March 12, 2018

I just saw a post on Facebook asking how to keep track of firing information on molds, so I thought I’d share this simple tip. After you’ve figured out the perfect schedule for a slumping mold, turn it over, and in silver sharpie write the thickness of the piece and the process slumping temperature. In other words, if the firing schedule looks something like this for a 9mm project: 300-1100-.15 600-1160-.20 9999-900-1.30 100-700-0 Use your silver sharpie to write 9mm-1160-.20 If you are firing a 6mm piece next time, the info will change: 350-1100-.10 600-1160-.30 9999-900-1.00 100-700-0 So write 6mm-1160-.30 over the 9mm entry If you are using...

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Layering Streakies & Collage Glass: "Magic" 4217

Posted on December 13, 2017

We noticed that Dark Green, Jade Green Frit, Dark Green Streamers Mardi Gras (4217) is MAGIC! It has gone with just about every streaky glass we've paired it with. Here are EIGHT examples of the magic that is 4217.

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Program Your Kiln!

Posted on October 27, 2017

Here's a little video on how to program your Olympic Kiln using the RTC 1000 12-key controller!

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Layering Streakies and Collage Glass

Posted on September 30, 2017

All this week we've been featuring our Streaky and Collage sheet glass. We've taken two different and somewhat surprising styles and layered them to come up with some eye-catching combinations.