by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Process
One of my least favorite things in the world is opening the kiln and finding a cracked piece of glass! Today we are going to look at a few of the causes of cracks in fused glass, and what we can learn from them. One of the most common cracks that you see in recycled...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Process
Decals are a quick and fun way to add detail to your fused bottle projects. Most low fire ceramic decals and low fire glass decals will work very well on bottles and float glass. Most decals are water slide decals which means that they are a thin film image that...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Process, Tools
tainless steel ribbon molds are easy to make using our two different sizes of Stainless Ribbon. The trick is to make sure you have expansion joints so your glass doesn’t crack as it fires. We’ll focus on two different types of joints today, a sleeve joint and a tab...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Firing Schedules
Full fuse firing schedule – Farenheit Use this schedule for Bottle Bottom Molds, Fused Bottle Glass Donuts and Bead Molds (1/4″ window or 2 layers bottle glass, sheets, not frit!) Ramp Rate (F) Hold Temp (F) Hold Time 300/hr 500 15 min 250 1100 10 min 250 1550 8...
by Jodi McRaney Rusho | Bottle Glass, Firing Schedules
Flat Bottle Glass Firing Schedule Flat Glass from Bottles – Farenheit Ramp Temp (F) Hold Temp (F) Hold Time 300/hr 500 10 min 500/hr 1260 8 min 9999 1060 20 min off Flat Glass From Bottles – Celcius Ramp Temp (C) Hold Temp (C) Hold Time 166/hr 260 10...
