First fuse, any last minute tips?

[Pat from Canvey]

Elaine, did you add any stringers or allow the fern stem to project to let any gases escape?

[MeadMoon]

Hi Pat,  Yes, I deliberately left the fern stem sticking out.  I wonder if it would have been better with slightly smaller pieces of glass; there's only one air bubble right in the middle.  I'll try next with 75mm square.  Don't have any plain stringers and I don't do lampwork so can't make any either, but I could try the frit in the corners trick.

[Pat from Canvey]

Elaine, just in case you want to try them,  http://www.warm-glass.co.uk/5-2mm-clear-bullseye-stringers-p-2757.html      I'm presuming the Tekta has the same COE as normal clear Bullseye.

[Zeldazog]

  I'm presuming the Tekta has the same COE as normal clear Bullseye.

It has indeed Pat, it's the all the same glass, Tekta is cheaper than Bullseye because it is machine rolled, whereas the latter is hand-rolled.

[MeadMoon]

Thank you Pat.  They're on the list for when I next place an order.