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Credit: Bullseye FAQ_kilnforming_annealing |
Glass Tips from Verrier
Information on stained glass, kilnforming and other areas of glass working
Wednesday, 13 January 2021
Annealing Bullseye and Oceanside Together
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Consignment Venues
- What is its perceived standing? Is it a “go to” shop? Does it get discussed in media? Is it talked about in craft circles? What does its online presence look like?
- Location. Where is it? Is it in a prestigious area? Is it unobtrusive?
- Will there be, or is there already, a good footfall? Who are its customers? Who does the shop target as their clientele?
- What is the fit between the shop and your pieces? Will your pieces fit in with the existing items? Will they stand out well, or seem odd?
- Will the shop advise on the prices they expect to get? Can the shop get you higher prices?
- Does the shop have promotional events that you could participate in?
- Low cost shipping. If your work is large or difficult to post, you can hand deliver.
- Local helps to start small and get experience for larger volumes, more stores.
- Local builds an audience for your work near your studio.
- Getting featured in local press is easier that regional national.
- Local allows for a more intimate relationship to be developed.
- Starting local allows you to learn how to build up the volume of your work.
- What is its perceived standing? How do they perceive themselves?
- What is their media presence? What is the customer perception?
- Location in shopping terms.
- What is the customer base and how does your work fit with that group of prospective purchasers?
- How will your works fit with the shop and its presentation?
- What advice is available on the prices they can get for your items?
- What promotional activities are presented?
- What are the consignment commission rates?
Tuesday, 5 January 2021
Expansion at Edges of Tack Fused Stacks
The most expansion for any thickness and at any tack profile is when the stack is placed at the edge. The further away from the edge, the less the expansion. There is no noticeable expansion of size when the tack stacks are placed 20mm from the edge. In most cases there is only a little expansion at 10mm from the edge. Although not tested, it seems that 15mm is a safe distance from the edge to avoid changing the edge.
The amount of glass in the stack being tacked to the base has an effect on the amount of expansion. This is to be expected based on the concepts behind volume control. Two tack layers can vary from two to three times that for a single tack layer depending on the profile of the tack.
The tack profile has an effect on the amount of expansion. At contour there is a greater expansion than at rounded or sharp tack fuse. This is to be expected, as there is less heat work at sharper tack profiles than at contour.
The thickness of the base has an influence on the amount of expansion too. Thicker stacks promote greater deformation of the edge at all tack levels. Thicker stacks need to be placed further from the edge to avoid changing the perimeter. Thicker stacks create greater change in the edge on single layers than double layers.
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Setup for 2 layer base and 1 and 2 layer stacks at various distances from the edge. |
Contour fuse test, 6mm base
1 layer placed at edge, at 10mm from edge, at 20mm from edge, and at 30mm from edge. 2 layer stacks placed in the same way.
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Fired results, outlined for clarity |
1 layer placed 10mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
1 layer placed 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
1 layer placed 30mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers placed 10mm from edge – expansion of 2mm
2 layers placed 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers placed 30mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
1 layer placed at edge, at 10mm from edge, and at 20mm from edge.
2 layer stacks placed in the same way.
1 layer 10mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
1 layer 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers placed 10mm from edge – expansion of 1mm
2 layers placed 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
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Fired result of 6mm base with 1 and 2 tack layers, rounded tack. |
1 layer placed at edge, 1 at 10mm from edge, 1 at 20mm from edge, 1 at 30mm from edge. 2 layer stacks placed as above.
1 layer 10mm from edge – expansion of 1mm
1 layer 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
1 layer 30mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers 10mm from edge – expansion of 1mm
2 layers 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers 30mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
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Fired result of 3mm base with 1 and 2 tack layers. |
1 layer placed at edge, 1 at 10mm from edge, 1 at 20mm from edge, 1 at 30mm from edge. 2 layer stacks placed as above.
1 layer 10mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
1 layer 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
1 layer 30mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers 10mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers 20mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
2 layers 30mm from edge – expansion of 0mm
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Float annealing
Wednesday, 23 December 2020
Consignment
Why sell on consignment?
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Biscuit Factory, Newcastle |
- Finding suitable shops and stores and assessing them.
- Preparation for meeting the owner.
- Knowing your terms
- Placing and promotion of your work.
- Maintaining the relationship.
- Wholesaling
Wednesday, 16 December 2020
Mould repairs with ciment fondue
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This mould had glass stuck to it and was damaged in removing the glass. |
Wednesday, 9 December 2020
Clumping Kiln Wash
Applying new kiln wash repeatedly over old leads to uneven application and clumping of the new.
Wednesday, 2 December 2020
Consignment Rates
The most common
comments about the rates for consignment of pieces to a gallery or gift shop
are that they are not fair. They are too high. The gallery is greedy. And so on. How do you judge
whether the commission rates are fair? What are the factors that
should be considered?
Think about the amount of time used to prepare, promote and attend craft fairs, pop up shops, or prepare for and administer online selling. Could you be using that time to make more things, or be with your family? How much would it improve your quality of life to have to do less selling?
What are the costs of attending craft fairs?
You have to acquire display materials, whether you make or buy them. You must travel to the event. You have to be prepared to accept breakage risks from repeated movement of the pieces. You must pay for the space at the craft fair.
Wednesday, 25 November 2020
Removing Shelves for Slumping
Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Creating Flat Bottoms by Hand
Wednesday, 11 November 2020
Annealing at the Lower End of the Range
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Annealing can be between the glass transition (annealing) point and the strain point credit: Lehigh University |