A Study of Double Helix' Pandora

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A Study of Double Helix' Pandora Glass

All beads were made using a Cricket torch, Regailia OxyCon, &
bulk propane
then pressed using Zoozii's Medium (18mm x 8mm) Slim Sided
Lentil Brass Press unless otherwise
noted. Annealing was done in a Scutt GMF10
Kiln. I hold at whatever temp is in the chart for
however long is in the chart. Then the kiln
holds there for 30 minutes, and the drops 100º
F/hour
till the temp reaches 700º F, then it shuts off
and I leave it till it reaches room
temp. It's usually a total of around 12 hours before I take it out of the kiln.

Front Back Front Flame Notes

Pandora Pandora Pandora
1 1 2

Neutral 0 - Not Annealed

Neutral 1 - Cooled in
Vermiculate then Batch
annealed @ 968º F.

Neutral 2 - Cooled in
Vermiculate then Batch
annealed @ 1000º F.

Neutral 3 - Immediately placed

in the kiln & annealed
@ 1000º F.

Neutral 4 - Garaged for 1 hour

then annealed @
1000º F.

Neutral 5 - Garaged for 2 hours

then annealed @
1000º F.

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Neutral 6 - Garaged for 3 hours
then annealed @
1000º F.

Neutral 7 - Garaged for 4 hours

then annealed @
1000º F.

Neutral 8 - Garaged for 5 hours

then annealed @
1000º F.

Oxygen 9 - Cooled in
Rich Vermiculate then Batch
annealed @ 968º F.

Propane 10 - Cooled in
Rich Vermiculate then Batch
annealed @ 968º F.

Neutral 11 - Flame Struck,

cooled in Vermiculate
then Batch annealed
@ 968º F.

Oxygen 12 - Same as #9, but in

Rich a larger size - Zoozii's
Large Stright Sided
Lentil Press (1" x about
12mm)

Oxygen 13 - Batch Annealed 5

Rich times @ 968º F.

HotHead 14 - Cooled in
Flame Vermiculate then Batch
annealed @ 968º F.

Neutral Cooled in Vermiculate

then Batch annealed
@ 968º F.

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This is what Pandora looks like when used as a frit for my frit studies. I really
am at a loss to explain the red unless it's overstriking but for the extended
heating bead, the frit stayed mostly green.

Here are the same tests with Pandora 2.

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