I am sooo ridiculously happy... after a failed first attempt my glass pieces came out the kiln yesterday and they have cast beautifully.
Making the models and moulds the second time around, I made sure that I cleaned the wax models up really well and also the moulds- ensuring that they were perfectly steamed and cleaned to give the best possible cast. Next, I am going to clean up any glass shards on each of the pieces with a dremel before beginning to polish them. At this stage, I am thinking that I will highly polish three of them as they have colour in but I am thinking that I will only part polish the others as it gives a really great finish if you have used clear gaffer and only work partly through the grits
But, come tomorrow that could all change so watch this space!
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