Problems with Ring Toppers

crissi · January 25, 2012, 08:59:05 AM

Thanks sarah off to google sarines web site

Margram · January 25, 2012, 10:00:35 AM

Sarah - you could put all your beads for annealing into the kiln, bring it to garaging temperature, make some ring toppers and garage each one, then continue to annealing programme - hope not stating the obvious! (but there are newbies around

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Sarah9959 · January 26, 2012, 09:34:17 AM

Marg, not stating the obvious to me at all, had never thought of doing that. Will definitely give it a go - thanks very much.
Off to look at garaging schedules and how to work kiln in this way now!

Pat from Canvey · January 26, 2012, 03:58:27 PM

You can also put a half finished bead into garaging, go for a cup of tea and then take out the bead and continue working on it.

misspixie · January 26, 2012, 04:04:34 PM

I've only made about 10, but of those, only one has cracked - and I'm using fibre blanket, and bulk annealing, normally a week or so after making. Biggest so far is about the size of a 10p.

crissi · January 26, 2012, 04:11:54 PM

I see pat today while i was at my Jewellery stall at canvey market and she showed me the ring topper she made i so get it now thank you pat

Sarah9959 · January 30, 2012, 08:47:30 AM

Quote from: Pat from Canvey on January 26, 2012, 03:58:27 PM
You can also put a half finished bead into garaging, go for a cup of tea and then take out the bead and continue working on it.

Now that is one of the best arguments for garaging that I have come across

Sarah

Alison G · February 26, 2012, 04:18:22 PM

I always garage, as the others have said; I've never had a topper survive the bubbles.

Shirl · February 26, 2012, 06:07:01 PM

Quote from: Alison G on February 26, 2012, 04:18:22 PM
I always garage, as the others have said; I've never had a topper survive the bubbles.

Same goes for me, I can't make any that survive in bubbles! any oddly shaped beads seem to not survive in bubbles, best straight into kiln!