Did your molds work for the glass slumping? I made a few pendants but the edges get flat and thin so I still need something for oval n square, the round for me doesn't sell so much....maybe I just need a mold

I did get one but hadn't used it I guess I didn't fire the glaze long enough bcus I got bumps. Would I be able to refire? How long did you time the microwave for for this ceramic piece? Thanks for your help

how much time you need to let it cool after firing before holding it ? ??

You are so funny! Thank you for all your videos. I have been a subscriber for over a year and ALWAYS learn something new from you!

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A great informative watch. Thankyou ❤

Thank you!

Thank you for your time to make this video! Just gave me an idea to make my own ceramic disk kinda like a thin coaster to place things to protect my microwave kiln. 😊

Why do some people vacuum out the bubbles of the investment an you don't? I been doing this silica flour, dental plaster, water investment for a couple years off and on now with limited success. My issue is the molds will often crack. I wonder if I vacuum out the air in the investment as it's setting if it will increase the durability of my molds. I use homemade leaded glass and ideally need something capable of withstanding 2200f.

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I just got my microwave kiln to pass cone five. Maybe even higher but I just had a cone 5 cone in there. The heating elements started to melt and the kiln insulation it self stated to mature 😂 i only had it in there for 13 minute in my beast microwave haha

I’m new to ceramics, but I have my background in stained glass and Glass fusion. I’m searching KZfaq right now to see if you can just put glass frit in a glaze because I suspect that’s how these crystal glazes are made. I’m searching for something in pink that’s equivalent to makos blue splatter wear. I can’t find it, so the glass frit idea popped in my head. I would like to try it and clear and in a white base. Thank you for your experiment! I LOVE your results!

Thank you, Capt Mike😂

love the video. I have the tree of life mold for wine bottles. Do I have to use a kiln wash on the mold before I put my bottle on it and before i fire it?

Ok but what is green ware

Hi. I made a comment on your other microwave mold video. I noticed this effect on round glass pendants I was making. I would melt bottle glass in a kiln paper lined terra cotta saucer, but refiring with frit sprinkled on top often led to the same busting apart effect. I found going SUUUUUPER slow, 30 secs, wait for heat to distribute, 30 secs, and repeat for 10 times. then jump to 1 minute, again fire wait, fire wait, 10 times. 2 minutes, 3.... Well this takes a loooong time. I have yet to do so, but have seen someone say they put their pieces in the oven before firing in the microwave and they never have a problem. I see this as a challenge I want to solve. I am going to be testing a few things for molds themselves like I said previously. I have sludge from my rock tumbler (it is mostly used with glass) that made a nice little refractory tester piece. I am going to mix graphite powder that I just bought with low fire clay, and also do a crushed perlite/clay mix. I did try mixing some slaked lime made from eggshells into clay for a test disc. Was nice for refractory, but was too brittle. May also test plaster and silica recipe I have seen for standard glass molds once my order of plaster comes in. I also will use the graphite as a wash just to see if it prevents glass from sticking. To make the molds I will be making them out of Monster Clay (plasticine or similar would be fine too) and then casting it in plaster. I will use slips to make thin walled molds. I also saw in a video that the molds a user had were hollow, with a small opening on the side for ventilation. I will be attempting to replicate this.

Some of the ingredients are interchangeable, a substitute for potash is sodium bicarb in certain things and sodium bicarb becomes sodium carbonate when it reaches a certain temperature...

What about a gold lustre overglaze? 😃

How tight do you tighten the cutter head

Do you know of a glue that can repair a mold for fusing in a kiln that doesn't burn away? Thank you!

Can you make that from pvc pupe?

This made me smile

Thanks for this! I damaged mine accidentally when some glass fused to the base and took a chunk out when I pulled it off. I actually ordered two new ones as replacement, but I'm glad to see that I can repair the old one and keep using it too.

I had thought the raised shelf helped make the lid more snug to maintain heat longer but sounds like it's really optional.

Why not use rubber silicone moulds instead of breaking all those useless plaster moulds up.

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Great video! Thanks so much for sharing this information. You are so kind and generous. Wonderful!

Is it a special lower temperature glaze? Or any glaze will do?

Amazing Work there, Capt Mike!

I’m trying to form a shape over a face plastic mask, would plaster work with forming a new shape on the mask and would it harden? I’m a noob too all of this stuff haha 😅 I was also wondering if it would stick to the plastic because it’s a smooth plastic finish im trying to put the plaster over. A lady at a hardware store I talked to said it may not stick and will be difficult to do so.

Can you use stained glass in place of fusing glass!

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My mwk doesn’t fit height wise in my microwave :( any fix for this?

Save you throwing plaster out. Use a plastic flexi vessel then just let it set in the tub. All you do is flex the tub and brake the excess plaster up. Then when you make a new mix. Half fill the mould and dump all the dry bits of plaster in the wet mix. And this will bulk your mould up. Then fill it with the rest of the wet mix.

Thank you sir. You are a great teacher. I have to think I'd like you in any real life situation. Knowledgeable. Humble. Direct. Great sense of humor. I really need to get my flakes to travel farther. These tips should help.

Hi I’m new to this and even though my pot glowed, the glaze didn’t melt. It’s a low fire underglaze so I wonder should I have left it longer? How will I know it’s ‘ready’? Thank you for such brilliant videos

Hi , where did you get your microwave kiln from? Is it the same as the glass microwave kilns? Thanks I’m in Australia.

Have you ever used mica for glass fusing

I like your vids very informative

Geezuz krist he talks so slow..............I fell asleep !

How do you keep the marbles from running off the little kiln platform? Can you use a dab of glue or some sort of vaseline to keep them in a design you want?

Going to be experimenting with this soon. I plan to add some refractory materials to the clay, calcium hydroxide that I made from egg shells and crushed perlite. Hoping it prevents the mold from getting hot in the center.

I just bought a kilns and my first try turn out bad the glass never melted and the paper turned brown the shelf turned black is it my microwave or the kilns don't know what to do

Love the mirror effect that came out. Thanks so much for the update.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Very beautiful sun. Thanks for the info!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Candle collage! 🤣😂

Thank you so much for your videos 😊

Hi I have a…. Question. I think it got a crack in my microwave kiln . Is it possible to repair it? If ? how do I do it ? I thank you for your nice understandable and professional videos . I enjoy following you. Greetings from me in Denmark 🇩🇰

Is this safe to use on sensitive skin?

Great video 😊 I'm trying to find out if it will stick to a plastic plant pot 🤔