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A collection of content items about heating and firing glass.

Common sense for kiln users

74. General issues to be aware of in using kilns for forming glass

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The glass firing process explained

21A. A look at what happens as the glass goes through a kiln firing.

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Steps in the firing process

21B. Kiln firing patterns used for kilnforming glass

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Annealing glass

19. Discusses the process of cooling glass from a fluid to a solid state without retaining excessive stress in the material.

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What is slumping?

20A. Explains how slumping is used to change the shape or surface of glass.

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Flat slumping

20B. How to make a pattern or texture on glass

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Slumping with moulds

20C. Slumping into or over a mould to change the shape of the glass

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Fusing

24. Learn about two glass fusing processes tack fusing and full fusing.

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Bubbles in glass

57. Considers what causes bubble to form in kilnforming processes

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Edge formation

69. Looks at the way the edges of glass respond to heat at different temperatures.

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Rapid cooling the kiln

23. Describes the reasons why you might and how you can safely shed heat from the kiln during a glass firing process.

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The kiln: A closer look

25. An explanation of the parts of a kiln.

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Toward energy efficient kiln operation

71. Looks at what happens to the energy used in a kiln firing, and considers ways in which energy use can be reduced.

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