oh my god. Captain, you're informed and entertaining.

Nice.... Useful video...thanks

Can you put concrete in the plaster mold? If not, what material do you use in the plaster mold? Also will it withstand the elements outside?

Can you wash your body clothes hair and floor with that kind of soap?

Can you kindly share how you made the moulds? Material, process?

Capt Mike, thank you so much for your video. I started knapping just a few weeks ago and this is the best explanation I've seen so far. It has made a night and day difference before your video was to the end. Keep up the outstanding tutorials and God bless. Billy Bob Rhodes Leakey, Tx

This stuff is like asbestos I wouldn´t just cut it like that without any PPE inside.

Thank you!!! Great video!

Hello Cap 't Mike, I make also glazis wiyh speckels but in an other way, I maque a colored glaze and let it dry on a plastic, when dry I crushes it and powder it on a wet glaze and it's OK . Sorry for my bad english but it isn't my mother langage ... !

Thank you so much !

I have better luck with Amaco glazes when I dab it on rather than brush it on. This is true from 04 to 6 for me.

It's more of a clay mixer than a pug mill. A pug mill removes all the air using the same concept. The auger inside the food grinder is what compresses the air out as it forces it through the holes. The individual noodles won't have air in them. For this to really work better, the clay has to be forced through an opening smaller than itself. This could work if you could find a heavy iron plate that has one hole in it or a nozzle would work, like a funnel. It also would need to be smaller. Maybe a cast pipe flange would work or start with a large threaded piece of pipe that screws onto the grinder part and reduce it down. Can't be PVC, the pressure would crack it I think. These grinders come up at auctions all the time, they go cheap too. Most are rusted and can't be used for food anymore, but a bit of "iron" in the clay will just make red flecks in it when it fires in the kiln. You can purchse them new, but they are not nearly as well made as the old ones.

Is the "river clay" necessary? Can I just use reclaim commercial clay, since I don't have ready access to river clay?

thank you so much sir!! a big hello from Guatemala, where i am learning from videos (because we dont have much knappers here), so your teaching is great help!! cheers

Thank you! Saved your video. I'm new to fusing and molding and need to repair a mold. I have been a stained glass artist for many years, am excited to add hot glass to my experience.

May i ask what glaze you use please. Thank you

use staked kiln paper or shred and mix with Hitemp glue to reshape into the mold. Thank you for your video.

Treasure Chest of info. Have my tiny kiln, and want to get my granddaughters to help!! Thanks much ❤.

Do you m own where I can order replacement cutter heads? Thanks

Thank you so much for the explanation and insights, it’s really helping my glass fusing journey 😇

How long does it take to burn the glaze?

Can bottles be melted into nodule in a graphite crucible?

Thank you very much you helped me a lot and I applied the video as you said stopping after every 3 minutes. For half an hour? I use high burning rock clay is the same time suitable for it?

I’m pretty new to this so I was wondering if there was a sequence? I keep seeing ppl talking about holding times and cool down and things like that. How long you want it to take to get to that temp. I have a orton auto fire that goes up to 1700

Great video. Hope you are well. ❤❤❤❤

Capt. Mike - I appreciate your videos, thanks! Quick question - did you rotate the kiln during the test? Some people do, some don't. And if it's not rotating, the differences might be due to gaps as the MW radiation bounces around? Your thoughts?

Have you ever microwaved for an hour? 👀

I love it! 💗 I love stained glass and this kind of gives me that feel! ☺👍

Hello Capt Mike, for fusing, do you leave the microwave tray rotating or not? I read that it should be stopped from spinning. My fiberglass paper turns brown (almost burnt) while the glass does not melt (after 4x2' in a row). Do you know where this could come from? Thank you very much for the informations. Have a good day

Excellent video sir! Thank you! 🙏🏻

Wow, hey, I just found your channel about 2 months ago when I got a microwave kiln and searched how to use it. I cant believe i finally found one with your face. Anyway, thanks for making these videos. Far more helpful than the 3 sentences printed on the box the kiln came in.

Hi Captainb Mike. yes, the book is 'Additions to Clay bodies' by Kathleen Standen.

I really hope you know how many people you help with your videos!

Thank you’ 🙏

This wasn't exactly what I was looking for with a how-to, but I very much enjoyed it and watched the whole thing. You're a great teacher!

I’m just finding out about being able to use a microwave to melt stuff. Is it okay to use my microwave in my kitchen? Or does this ruin a microwave and make it unsafe for preparing food? Do I need to do it in a well ventilated space or is it safe to do inside a room in my house? I’m just wondering if there are any gases or anything to be concerned about. Sorry if you covered that in the video and I missed it.

Paint some silicon carbide on it. Mix it with sodium silicate

How long do you wait before pour out of the squirrel

Bonjour n étant pas du tout de métier j uri aime savoir si vous aviez une vidéo ou un désire etc pour récapituler les argiles utilisables, les émaux etc compatible avec la technique au micro onde d avance merci

I used to love buttermilk.

I just finished watching your video on Magic Mushrooms and I just gotta tell you I really enjoyed watching it. I love the way you explain how to do these. You make it sound so easy. I'm going to make some mushrooms using your method. I'll keep you posted on how things turn out. This is Cindy from southern California. Take care ;-)

Lovely piece! Would be willing to share what size microwave kiln this is and how you created the extension?

I don't like the drones and choppers minding my business

what is shelf paper?

I really love and appreciate your videos! I always learn so much. Than you! ❤

The flattened marbles are called “cabochons”

Thank you. :)

Capt Mike, I am a little confused. I am a stained glass mosaic artist and I want to explore this method. All I have is standard stained glass. However, I watched several videos of a lady that uses broken wine bottles to do this same thing. I am wondering if you are saying we need to use fuseable glass? And are you saying one cannot mix the type of glass?

That blue jar so cute and pretty. It would look really adorable with some fresh flowers from garden. Really pretty work.

Where did you get this kiln ? The only ones I can see are too small for ceramics