The last wine bottle spoon rest mold post was May, 2007. I have changed the firing schedule a little since then. Also, there is a new place to get the mold to make this spoon rest.
The new website to get this mold is: http://www.mackymolds.com/GlassSaggers.htm. However, it is more widely available, now. I have seen it at delphi.com, too.
My firing schedule has changed quite a bit since I posted it in a similar post about wine bottle spoon rests, but I am not sure which one at this moment.
Anyway here it is:
300 1100 30 min. hold
200 1250 30 min. hold
400 1420 10 min. hold
Full 1030 2 hrs. hold
150 700 1 min. hold
The first two segments are a bubble squeeze. This may be adjusted for bottles that tend to get more bubbles. For those types of bottles, I will go up to 1350 instead of 1250. Or, you can use 100 instead of 200.
This schedule is for my Skutt 1414 – the bath tub kiln. Every kiln is different, so you will probably adjust this schedule for your particular kiln. Play around with it until it is right for you. I have been making a lot of spoon rests from a lot of different types of bottles. I even have slight adjustments for this schedule depending on the types of bottles I am slumping. Some need more hold time and others need less. So this schedule is not a one type fits all.
The temps. are in Fahrenheit.
Christine — Glass Artist
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October 16, 2011 at 8:46 am
This is a very interesting site. I love your work Christine. I wanted to view more of your work on the mastersglassart.com but the site doesn’t work. I wasn’t sure if you are aware of this. I will definitely book mark this page.
Denise
October 16, 2011 at 3:29 pm
Hi Denise,
I just opened my mastersglassart.com website and was able to view everything. So, give it another try
Christine
October 17, 2011 at 5:58 am
Hi Christine,
Maybe it is just this end but I can get to the home page but all the icons (fused earrings, spoon rests, gallery, customer comments etc) say “file 404 page not found.
October 17, 2011 at 10:47 am
Hi Denise,
I tried clicking on all those links you mentioned and they are working fine for me. Just a thought – try rebooting your computer. Also, try using another browser, ie. if you are using Internet Explorer, try Mozilla Foxfire or another one. I don’t know if these will help.
Thanks for telling me about this problem. If you still have problems, I will contact my website admin person and see if he has any ideas.
Christine