Bubble Squeeze in TAC firing schedule

[SharonHH]

I have just made a tile using two 8″ pieces of thin black 96 glass.. I used these as a base for a decorating layer using white pieces. This was a flower using many small pieces covering about a thilrd of the base. I used The TAC pre-programmed  schedule on my Deluxe 15-6 Kiln to fire it.

When fired, the black background has many small indentations – not really like bubbles- but maybe they are really air caught inbetween the layers. Maybe  I should have added a bubble squeeze?

The schedule was

300 F/hour            1250F            .30

400 F/hour 1310F            .10

FULL                     960F            1.00

100F/hour               800F              .00

Where and how long should the bubble squeeze be?

Could there be another reason for this problem?

Thanks,

 

 

[wordana]

Look at the bottom of this page for good info on a bubble squeeze.

http://system96.com/Pages/FiringGuideF.html

Dana W.

Jester’s Baubles Fused Glass Designs

http://www.jestersbaubles.com

[Stephen Richard]

If you are firing Spectrum S96, even at 677C you are not really getting a proper tack fuse with only 30mins at the temperature.  The bumps and indentations are probably a result of an incomplete adhesion of the glasses.  Tack fuses normally occur in the 720-760C range.

Don’t rely on the pre-programmed schedules.  Instead look at some of Paul’s here on the site.

Stephen Richard

blogs at: http://www.verrier-glass.blogspot.com/ and  http://www.glasstips.blogspot.com/

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