Stephen Mills on wed 3 feb 99
Try this :
Make a cone of clay with a horizontal hole at the top. stick short
lengths of Nichrome wire into it horizontally so that it looks a bit
like a Christmas tree. bisc. fire. the beads can then be fired without
the usual problem of sag that you get with the "washing line" method
the hole in the top is for Raku firers: you can lift the whole rig
complete with beads into the sawdust bin and out again without loosing
any. ever tried searching through burnt sawdust for beads!!!
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , orion writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>A local lady bought some clay a few months ago -- 'said she wanted to try
>her hand at sculpture. Now she's come back with a trayful of painstakingly
>crafted beads that she'd like to bisque, then glaze and glaze fire.
>Bisquing a beads "worries me not".... but
>
>How do folks suspend/isolate beads for glaze firing? Are there special
>racks? Wire suspension systems? GADS! Any and all advice welcome,
>on-list or directly!
>
>Many thanks in advance,
>
>Ellen Baker -- Glacier, WA
>orion@telcomplus.net
>
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Steve Mills
Bath
UK
home e-mail: stevemills@mudslinger.demon.co.uk
work e-mail: stevemills@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
own website: http://www.mudslinger.demon.co.uk
BPS website: http://www.bathpotters.demon.co.uk
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