steaks thread - progression

**Mizzerat** · 03-31-2010, 09:42 AM

The difference is your trying to push the pattern to the front without imploding the center as it will disort the lines and make it look less clean. When I do this it also has a lot to do with the angle you hold it at.. I try and keep it horazontal, instead of holding it at a 45 degree angle. Just my two cents

**steak351** · 04-09-2010, 10:02 AM

hi i just got my new paragon kiln its a small model

i have burned it in yesterday, so it is ready to run

i dont know now wich cycles to run

at wich temperatures to hold and garage and at wich rate to cool down and hold and when i want to use prepwork at wich rate to heat it up

i understand how to programm it it is queit simple as i could see in the manual

so now i really want to try out working with it, but because i dont now the specific rates per hour and stuff i cant

i want to do pipes pendants and small fudurines , riff scenes , my kiln also is only 20X20X20cm

would be really cool if somebody would help me

kind regards frank

**Rowdy** · 04-09-2010, 11:30 AM

You can garage your work from 950 degrees to 1050. Annealing times depend on the size, check library, if you are working small pieces and pendants- an hour soak time then turn it off, should be fine. If you are trying to fix a crack ramp your kiln up to 1150 and soak piece for 5 min. then hit the crack from the start and melt to the finish, good luck. Peace!

**steak351** · 04-13-2010, 12:18 AM

new stuff and my new kiln

what do you think

**steak351** · 04-14-2010, 10:36 PM

has someone maybe some suggestions for me what to practice or wht i can make better

kind regards frank

**hashmasta-kut** · 04-14-2010, 10:57 PM

try and make some goblets and oil dishes maybe. do tons of reversals n shit, thats what i do. i dunno, if you wanna get fancy, make a lil color design cup and blow another one into it with a lot of clear in it, and produce a double layer thingy. kinda rad. try and make a donut, thats fun

**hippi** · 04-15-2010, 12:39 AM

ya reversals are fun even better when you put them together..make a dagger i just made one it was fun.. maybe some gromet bong bowls or chillums

**steak351** · 04-15-2010, 04:42 AM

thanks you guys, i have to practice a lot

but sometimes i sit there and nothing comes to my mind, and i hear the click .....click sound from the kiln reminding me to put stuff in it haha

greetings from germany

aaahh btw i just got my new torch its a mega max from nortel

**GlassFreak** · 04-15-2010, 03:43 PM

nice man

**steak351** · 04-15-2010, 10:17 PM

i felt that i need to learn everything new cause the flame is so much bigger then with my old one

**steak351** · 04-16-2010, 01:39 AM

turtles made with my new mega max torch from nortel

and then the oxy was out

**steak351** · 04-21-2010, 02:22 AM

hi , thanks to turtleglass for the inspiration on the turtles, my girlfriend loves them

i sold some stuff to my friend but i wanna go to some headshops with my slides and dishes pokies and packies and stuff
and i laso wanna go to some store in the city wich sell jewlery, maybe they like my pendants, oh and i wanna take part of a big flea market in our city

well see if peaople like my stuff

kind regards frank

**Uriel** · 04-21-2010, 03:12 AM

I want that smiley face sun pendant, I know a young lady who would go nutty for it!

**Rowdy** · 04-21-2010, 04:36 AM

I will second the sun pendant, super cool and I'm sure ever little girl will want one.

**steak351** · 04-21-2010, 06:15 AM

i will stop turtles and do some suns for the kids

it seems that everybody except myself really likes the sun

i did it for my girlfriend, maybe i should listen more and often haha

**turtleglass** · 04-21-2010, 09:47 PM

wow man havnt checked your thread for a bit, diggin the work, and Thanks for the givin me props for turtle Idea But I wasn't the first one Im sure. I like yours, very original, keep it up, there can never be enough turtles in my eyes

**steak351** · 04-21-2010, 10:23 PM

my girlfriend says the teeth look stupid, i like them

what do you think?

haha

**GlassFreak** · 04-21-2010, 10:45 PM

although turtles dont have teeth i do like them, cleaned up a little more and they would be a cute little addition, try laying a single stringer of white, mashing it flat a bit after meting it in a little. then take a knife or a razor and heat up the stringer and press lines for the space between the teeth one my one. ive never done teeth but thats just a simple way ive seen them done.