thomas815•20d ago

I used to think a full 30-minute soak was mandatory for my color bar, but after my buddy in Tucson said he just does a quick 5-minute heat in the kiln, I tried it on a batch of rubino and got way less scum.

Has anyone else found a faster way to prep their color that actually works better?

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holly70920d ago

Oh man, that reminds me of when I switched to a quick torch melt for my frit and it totally stopped the weird bubbling.

grant15520d ago

Yeah I started just giving my silver glass a quick flash in the glory hole for like 10 seconds before I use it. I mean idk why but it seems way more stable now, less reduction weirdness.

ryan_black20d ago

Is it really that big of a deal? I've used silver glass for years and never did that extra step. It always seemed fine to me. Maybe you just had a bad batch or something. Sometimes people overthink this stuff and find a fix for a problem that wasn't even there.