Glass didn’t slump
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- July 21, 2013 at 6:09 pm #10001
artsyannie
ParticipantI tried slumping for the first time and it didn’t slump into the mold. I have a Paragon Firefly kiln, a two layer (~1/4″) piece of glass (previously fused to make blank) and used the following schedule:
Segment/Rate/Target temp/Hold (obtained from this website)
1/200/900/15 min
2/100/1175/0 min.
3/Full/960/45 min.
4/100/800/0 min.
5/200/700/0 min.
6/400/100/0 min.
Any suggestions??
Thanks, Anna
July 22, 2013 at 8:03 pm #13023Stephen Richard
Participantpossible reasons:
Too low a temperature for the size of the mould.
Too short a soak (i.e. none) at the top temperature.
Your top temperature is at the low end of slumping temperatures, so you need a long soak. The smaller the mould, the greater the time it takes for the glass to slump – weight and gravity apply. As I don’t know the size of the mould or its shape, nor the size or configuration of your kiln, I can’t really be more specific.
I do have a range of suggestions in my blog, though. use “slumping” for the tag.
Stephen Richard
blogs at: http://www.verrier-glass.blogspot.com/ and http://www.glasstips.blogspot.com/
July 22, 2013 at 10:44 pm #13024artsyannie
ParticipantThanks for your reply. I will check out your blogs. For reference, the glass blank is 2″ X 3″ and the mold is the same size rectangle obviously and the depth is about 5/8″. The interior space in the kiln is 8″x8″x4.5″.
July 23, 2013 at 7:14 am #13025Stephen Richard
ParticipantYes, definately not enough heat and time.
Stephen Richard
blogs at: http://www.verrier-glass.blogspot.com/ and http://www.glasstips.blogspot.com/
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