I was convinced my glory hole was fine at 1200 degrees, but a piece of clear boro told me otherwise.

I was working on a small goblet and the gather just wouldn't move right, kept chilling too fast. My buddy in Tacoma watched me struggle and said, 'Your orange ain't orange enough, man.' He was right, I bumped it to 1350 and suddenly everything flowed like it should. How do you all judge your heat without just staring at it?

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hayes.lee13d ago

Oh man, been there. I spent a whole month blaming my bad punties before I realized my kiln was running a cool 100 degrees low. My color cues were all off, everything looked right until it just... stopped moving. A cheap pyrometer saved my sanity.

wright.eva13d agoMost Upvoted

Used to think I could read glass color like a pro, always blamed my own hands when things went wrong. Then I had a piece that just wouldn't soften up, no matter how long I worked it. Bought a basic temp reader on a whim and found my glory hole was way cooler than it showed. Totally messed up my sense of timing, now I double-check the numbers before I even start.