Hello, As I mentioned in my previous post I have recently picked up a scutt
818-p kiln. It has an additional wired ring. I have been wanting to get back into pottery for many years now after taking lots of classes as a teen. I have juat come across a term called slumping whereby glass is laid over a mold. Would I be able to slump in the type of kiln I have?Regards
Sure - you just need to know what temperature to fire to and where to ramp the firing (slow heating, slow cooling, soaking, etc.).
There is a lot out there on it as well.
From what iknow of the black art of glass sluumping, it ain't so much the kiln as the controller... You need to be able to set cooling ramps as well as heating ramps to be able to "anneal" the glass, otherwise it cracks (sometimes some time after firing (not good if it's a litigious customer!!!!)) Alternatively i suppose you could monitor the temps yourself but i imagine it would be a serious learning curve... Muchly Hugs Eddie
wow that's a good note! i've wanted to try slumping, not to sell th epieces but to mess around with my own. so i'll have to cool slowly? and maybe keep the piece outside a few days before coming into the house?
see ya
steve
Anyone wanting to try this sort of thing would do well to have a look at the Warmglass web sight;
I've had a go at this sort of thing and may be able to dig out some firing schedules if anyone is interested
Andy
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