Comments on: Recycled Wine Bottle Cheese Board – Part 2 http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/fused-glass/recycled-wine-bottle-cheese-board-part-2/ Blogging about my journey as an artist in stained glass and fused glass. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:21:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Margot http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/fused-glass/recycled-wine-bottle-cheese-board-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4908 Margot Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:46:30 +0000 http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/?p=1046#comment-4908 Thank you for your kind words. The internet is so amazing. Connecting artists from all over the world. Thank you for your kind words. The internet is so amazing. Connecting artists from all over the world.

]]> By: Hassan Al-Saffar http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/fused-glass/recycled-wine-bottle-cheese-board-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4907 Hassan Al-Saffar Sat, 16 Oct 2010 16:20:39 +0000 http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/?p=1046#comment-4907 Hello Margot, Let me say, your work is nice. I was looking for some fused glass Ideas in the internet and I found your site then I found your Facebook page. your ideas are so creative and they show a great talent :). Nice work Regards from a Kuwait Glass artist Hassan Hello Margot,

Let me say, your work is nice. I was looking for some fused glass Ideas in the internet and I found your site then I found your Facebook page. your ideas are so creative and they show a great talent :) .

Nice work

Regards from a Kuwait Glass artist
Hassan

]]> By: Margot http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/fused-glass/recycled-wine-bottle-cheese-board-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4659 Margot Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:34:25 +0000 http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/?p=1046#comment-4659 Wow! Sounds like quite an adventure. I hope you didn't ruin your kiln floor! Make sure your kiln shelf is level. I also roll the bottles on a table to see where they naturally stop rolling than place them in the kiln that way and I always put a kiln post at the end of the shelf just in case they roll. If the bottles cracked, most likely they were heated or cooled too quickly. And yes, all molds need to be kiln washed. I also heat up new molds once before I use them. If you want to hang your bottles, I would suggest including a piece of wire in the bottle neck before you fire them. Either a high temp wire or copper. I have seen them done with a U shape wire inserted into the neck. Personally, I've never done the wire, but if I did I would use a bit of glue to secure the wire - make sure the glue dries before firing. You'll need to brush the wire when it comes out of the kiln to clean it up. I wouldn't drill it. The bottles are pretty thick when they are done, and it would take some time and patience to drill through it successfully. Also, whenever I drill a hole into glass, I usually fire it again to smooth the edges of the hole and give it a more finished look. Wow! Sounds like quite an adventure. I hope you didn’t ruin your kiln floor! Make sure your kiln shelf is level. I also roll the bottles on a table to see where they naturally stop rolling than place them in the kiln that way and I always put a kiln post at the end of the shelf just in case they roll. If the bottles cracked, most likely they were heated or cooled too quickly. And yes, all molds need to be kiln washed. I also heat up new molds once before I use them.

If you want to hang your bottles, I would suggest including a piece of wire in the bottle neck before you fire them. Either a high temp wire or copper. I have seen them done with a U shape wire inserted into the neck. Personally, I’ve never done the wire, but if I did I would use a bit of glue to secure the wire – make sure the glue dries before firing. You’ll need to brush the wire when it comes out of the kiln to clean it up. I wouldn’t drill it. The bottles are pretty thick when they are done, and it would take some time and patience to drill through it successfully. Also, whenever I drill a hole into glass, I usually fire it again to smooth the edges of the hole and give it a more finished look.

]]> By: PENNY WHITACRE http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/fused-glass/recycled-wine-bottle-cheese-board-part-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4658 PENNY WHITACRE Mon, 05 Jul 2010 07:18:16 +0000 http://www.glassartbymargot.com/Blog/?p=1046#comment-4658 Your info has been very helpful --I had lady come into my ceramic shop and ask--Do you melt wine bottles-Not having ever done this before I tried it. Well first I put to many bottles on the shelf -they rolled together and then off the shelf at the bottom /then they cracked / then I got some info from my ceramic supplier /then bought molds for slumping--bottles melted to molds //then later I found out they also needed kiln wash /also have the problem of kiln wash sticking to the bottles -but now I think I have it and your info has been very helpful ---I do have a question --when do you put the hole in the bottle if you want to hang it ?-I’ll try anything once -lol--thanks Your info has been very helpful –I had lady come into my ceramic shop and ask–Do you melt wine bottles-Not having ever done this before I tried it. Well first I put to many bottles on the shelf -they rolled together and then off the shelf at the bottom /then they cracked / then I got some info from my ceramic supplier /then bought molds for slumping–bottles melted to molds //then later I found out they also needed kiln wash /also have the problem of kiln wash sticking to the bottles -but now I think I have it and your info has been very helpful —I do have a question –when do you put the hole in the bottle if you want to hang it ?-I’ll try anything once -lol–thanks

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