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Making larger sheets of fusible bottle glass
Jackie suggests that instead of cutting the bottles in half, carefully cut a strip out of the side, then using the same firing schedule, flatten the whole bottle out as one large piece:
1. Cut the top and bottom off of the bottle.
2. Cut a 1" wide strip from the cylinder
3. Place all of the bottles in the kiln, cut side up.
4. Fire using the bottle flattening schedule:
300 F to 500 F - hold 10
500 F to 1260 F - hold 8
0000 to 1060 F - hold 20
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It is critical that the cut be wide enough (about an inch) or the bottle will fold back in on itself:
And that the cut is centered when the cylinder is on the kiln shelf:
What a great tech tip, thanks again to Jackie! If you have a tip you'd like to share, send it on over.
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Thanks for reading, and, as always, let me know if you have questions, I'm happy to help!
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