7 Days of Fused Glass Ornaments 2023 Day 5: Colour de Verre snowflake mold plus a few other things.

I ran both kilns for these projects so I’ll put the schedules I used for both.
Paragon Caldera for small snowflake slump:
Segment Rate Process Hold
1 300 1180 10
2 999 900 60
3 100 700 10
4 999 70 end
Jen-Ken full fuse for blanks and molded snowflakes:
Segment Rate Process Hold
1 200 1000 30
2 999 1350 30
3 500 1425 20
4 999 950 6
5 150 700 0
Jen-Ken slump for snowflake tray blanks:
Segment Rate Process Hold
1 200 1000 0
2 500 1280 20
3 999 950 60
4 100 700 end

[@terrygarner7656]

Thanks for all the information!! Snowflakes are tricky!!

[@KathyFitz1113]

You’re welcome. 😊

[@donnadavis1284]

I have those molds too. 9 times out of 10 when I use fill molds I fill with more grams than what is recommended. I think it makes the piece just a little more solid/stable. When I first started watching your videos I thought you used Coe 96 glass but I see in this video you used Bullseye glass. I used to do both as I was limited on the COE I could buy where I live. Once I found so many great places online that carried the bullseye line of glass I quit doing 96. I didn’t want the hassle of keeping it separate. Sold all of it and all of my stained glass to a nice couple who drove here from Indiana. We’re still good friends today. You just never realize how many people out there love glass art.

[@KathyFitz1113]

Yes, I always go over. If I use the recommended fill weight there are always bad spots.
I started with COE 90 because I did stained glass work in the 80’s and all I could get was Bullseye glass. I didn’t realize there were different ones until I was unpacking COE 96 that I purchased in error.
It is amazing and quite wonderful to find such an extensive community of fusers!

[@kashakeys88]

Why did you put the powder in between the two glasses?

[@KathyFitz1113]

I’ve found that putting a thin layer of powder between the layers of glass reduces the chance of air bubbles getting trapped between them.