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I have a B300 drop through mold and am having difficulty getting the.vessel in the middle of the base. Any suggestions? Am I letting it slump too long?

@comments3 Thanks, I'll give that a try.

I recently purchased the Jen-Ken Pro Fusion Fiber 11. I am trying to cast small items (colour de verre holey heart) on a small piece full fuse program; and also larger items (1/4 inch thick x 6 inches wide) on a large piece full fuse program - both with the kiln floor kiln washed and a thin kiln paper sheet fully underneath. The small casting did not fuse smoothly on the bottom (used kiln washed mold) and the large piece simply did not fuse together. Do I need to by a kiln shelf to cast in this kiln? Any suggestions appreciated as I am really bummed to not be able to use this for simple casting.

I figured it out and am on my way to fusing beautiful pieces of glass. It took me playing around with it as all the advise I was getting was not working....but thanks everyone for the advice anyway. :-) Im happy now.

@Elybelly For the black glass, I suggest our silver marker, item number 5171S. For the white glass, I suggest our black marker item number 5177. When using both of these markers, you will want to apply Mark's Stay item number 50481, in order to keep the marker from washing off while grinding.

@Patricia N. You can use fiber paper (item 92811) or fiber rope (item 92801) to create a channel for fusing. You place it between two pieces of glass. When you fuse the fiber paper or rope will keep the pieces apart in that spot. We also sell fusible bails made of glass. They are item number 24694 for 90 COE and x24694 for 96 COE. Again you put fiber paper or fiber rope in the whole to keep it open when fusing.

@ElletteShafer If your piece is breaking in two, it sounds as if it could be due to poor annealing. This means that the glass cooled down too quickly. Alternatively, the glass experienced thermal shock from heating up too quickly. I would suggest adjusting your full fuse schedule into your kiln in order to obtain better results. I would change the rate in segment 2 from 600/hr. to 300/hr. 300/hr. is always safer. In segment 3, I suggest switching it from FULL (9999) to 300/hr. as well. Then on last segment, I would switch it from 150/hr to FULL (9999).

I have had problems with this before. I am framing my stain glass piece with zinc and my question is when soldering the corners and where the piece connects with the zinc the solder runs over the zinc. I find it difficult to solder only up to the zinc frame and it doesn't connect so should I put tape on frame to keep it from running all over? sorry if confusing. Should the solder go all away across the zinc?

@Laceyboo Utilizing pieces of granite for damming purposes within a kiln for glass fusing/casting is not something we have attempted, therefore not something we would recommend using. Instead items like Delphi item

SCORE newsletter's recent free pattern was a Monarch butterfly on a hydrangea. 20x20. How can I mark and cut those little tiny pieces of black glass for the edge of the wings? My white markers wash off with water. Do I just grind the shapes rather than trying to cut them? The 62 white spots will be a challenge too - any markers that don't wash off as you grind? Thanks for your help.