On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:09:38 -0700 (PDT), Permafacture
<permafact
...@gmail.com> wrote:
>I was thinking about how to slump a large diameter tube from a flat
>plane of glass. I have little experience with glass working and dont
>know to what degree this is workable...
>You'd take a piece of float glass, from like a window and slump it
>over a ceramic tube you made/found as a form. Put it in the kiln and
>let it soften and after its really gooy pull it out for a second and
>use poles to roll the hanging edges together. The maybe flip it so
>the seam is on top and put it back in the kiln.
Good luck. With a lot of practice you might pull it off. Most likely
you will wind up with a big mess and some burns.
>?
>Is this at all how you would form a large diameter tube from found
>resources?
No, I would either blow it (not likely to be called a tube), have it
blown, or buy it from a lab glass manufacturer.
>What size kiln do glass workers usually have; what is the widest sheet
>i might be able to work?
I have a 3x5' and a 4x8' but I wouldn't even try to slump a tube.
>can it be anealed in the same kiln it was slumped in?
Yes.
Jack
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