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Coastline Texture Bottle Slumping Mold

Item# 4233

0 of 1 found the following review helpful:

Great Product, March 11, 2013 5 stars

Pros
Easy to use, Small & economical for selling

Cons
Took me 5 firings to figure out the correct slumping schedule since it has a deep "pocket" for the end of the spoon.

Other Thoughts
But after I finally got the firing schedule set up, this mold produced consistent results.

Business Card Holder Mold

Item# 92400

10 of 10 found the following review helpful:

Somewhat difficult to use, March 11, 2013 4 stars

Pros
When correctly fired, this makes a beautiful piece.

Cons
The triangle mold for the first bend needs to have a "dam" to brace the glass against or it will slide off the mold. If you tilt the triangle mold to prevent slippage, it won't give you the correct fired angle on the glass. Beware of over firing for the Card Holder. The inside curve (where the cards sit) likes to draw the glass in - sort of warping the glass. Also the glass will want to pull down past the back edge of the mold if over fired (even though there's a slight lip to the mold)

Other Thoughts
Once you get the schedule figured out, these are fairly easy to do.

9-1/4" Curved Spoon Rest Mold

Item# 62804

18 of 19 found the following review helpful:

Problematic, March 11, 2013 3 stars

Pros
If you can get the glass to correctly acquire the mold shape, this makes a beautiful piece.

Cons
The mold looks great, but getting the glass to correctly acquire the mold is very difficult. When drawing your pattern, make the bowl of the spoon rest slightly larger & more rounded that the shape implies. You will need the edges of the glass to overhang the spoon bowl by nearly 1/4". Be careful of overfiring.

Other Thoughts
If you've done other shallow slumping, start with one of those programs and modify as needed to make a firing schedule for this mold. Remember that every piece of glass has a different specific gravity. You will have some successes and some "art". I've made more than a dozen of these and every one has turned out differntly - only 3 of the 24+ have actually correctly acquired the mold shape.

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joined:	Nov 28, 2012
location:	Burnsville, MN US
display name:	UniquelyYoursByAnita