terryh on wed 8 mar 00
yes, i know there were many clayart postings a few years ago
about where to get powdered glass or ground cullet from. and
i'm asking up-to-date info about the same again. i'm using
ball-milled glass as an ingredient of beer-bottle celadon
glaze(s). but, i'm really tired of ball-milling bottles. so
i want to buy ground glass powder, instead. take an easy way.
i'm asking: who retails powdered glass? can one buy by a
retail amount, like 10 lbs, 20 lbs, ..., not by truck loads,
if not by a pound? how small are the glass powder particles?
are they color separated? i'd appreciate if any of you who
actually have used powdered glass could help me.
terry
Terry Hagiwara
terryh@pdq.net
http://terryh.lookscool.com
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/3755
Cantello Studios on thu 9 mar 00
Look at www.artglass-source.com
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Subject: where to get powdered glass?
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
yes, i know there were many clayart postings a few years ago
about where to get powdered glass or ground cullet from. and
i'm asking up-to-date info about the same again. i'm using
ball-milled glass as an ingredient of beer-bottle celadon
glaze(s). but, i'm really tired of ball-milling bottles. so
i want to buy ground glass powder, instead. take an easy way.
i'm asking: who retails powdered glass? can one buy by a
retail amount, like 10 lbs, 20 lbs, ..., not by truck loads,
if not by a pound? how small are the glass powder particles?
are they color separated? i'd appreciate if any of you who
actually have used powdered glass could help me.
terry
Terry Hagiwara
terryh@pdq.net
http://terryh.lookscool.com
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/3755
Andrew Buck on thu 9 mar 00
Seattle Pottery Supply sells recycled glass in 50 pound bags. Different
mesh sizes are available as well as clear, green, and amber colors. They
sell the glass bagged under the name of "Vitro Hue".
Andy Buck
Raincreek Pottery
Port Orchard, Washington, USA
(Where are you?)
On Wed, 8 Mar 2000, terryh wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> yes, i know there were many clayart postings a few years ago
> about where to get powdered glass or ground cullet from. and
> i'm asking up-to-date info about the same again. i'm using
> ball-milled glass as an ingredient of beer-bottle celadon
> glaze(s). but, i'm really tired of ball-milling bottles. so
> i want to buy ground glass powder, instead. take an easy way.
> i'm asking: who retails powdered glass? can one buy by a
> retail amount, like 10 lbs, 20 lbs, ..., not by truck loads,
> if not by a pound? how small are the glass powder particles?
> are they color separated? i'd appreciate if any of you who
> actually have used powdered glass could help me.
> terry
> Terry Hagiwara
> terryh@pdq.net
> http://terryh.lookscool.com
> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Cafe/3755
>
Don Goodrich on fri 10 mar 00
Terry,
When I can't find bottles of the right color to smash, I get powdered
glass from Hudson Glass. Their address is 219 North Division Street,
Peekskill, NY 10566-2700. Phone 800-431-2964, or 914-737-2124. Email is
hudsonsg@aol.com
Their catalog is a fascinating tour of the stained glass craft, and the
service is prompt. I haven't found a website yet.
They have four grades of frit. Powder, 0.2mm and finer; Fine, .2 to
1.2mm; Medium, 1.2 to 2.7mm; and Coarse, 2.7 to 5.2mm. The three finer
grades come in dozens of colors, and are much more convenient to work with
than crushed bottle glass or marbles. Packaging is in 1 pound jars. The stuff
is manufactured by Bullseye Glass who, I'm told, don't sell direct to the
public, but maybe someone on Clayart will know better.
Hope this helps,
Don Goodrich in re-frigerated Zion, Illinois
goodrichdn@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/goodrichdn
Eileen Streeter on fri 10 mar 00
terry...
sundance in california appears to have a very good selection of sizes and
colors...
their site is www.artglass1.com
go to what' new and then supplies... the crushed glass is #26... and is
called frit... many colors... and when i did a comparison... the
prices are also better.... with discounts in quantity...
eileens
Don & June MacDonald on sun 12 mar 00
How do you know that the powdered glas you are using is lead free?
Don Goodrich wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Terry,
> When I can't find bottles of the right color to smash, I get powdered
> glass from Hudson Glass. Their address is 219 North Division Street,
> Peekskill, NY 10566-2700. Phone 800-431-2964, or 914-737-2124. Email is
> hudsonsg@aol.com
> Their catalog is a fascinating tour of the stained glass craft, and the
> service is prompt. I haven't found a website yet.
> They have four grades of frit. Powder, 0.2mm and finer; Fine, .2 to
> 1.2mm; Medium, 1.2 to 2.7mm; and Coarse, 2.7 to 5.2mm. The three finer
> grades come in dozens of colors, and are much more convenient to work with
> than crushed bottle glass or marbles. Packaging is in 1 pound jars. The stuff
> is manufactured by Bullseye Glass who, I'm told, don't sell direct to the
> public, but maybe someone on Clayart will know better.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Don Goodrich in re-frigerated Zion, Illinois
> goodrichdn@aol.com
> http://members.aol.com/goodrichdn
Don Goodrich on wed 15 mar 00
Don & June MacDonald were wondering:
>>How do you know that the powdered glas you are using is lead free?
If the frit is from a stained glass dealer rather than from beverage
bottles, I don't know what's not in it, especially if it's some exotic color.
Maybe the vendor or manufacturer would provide the information. At this point
I don't care, since I use powdered glass exclusively for the reflective
backgrounds of candle holders. (see
http://members.aol.com/goodrichdn/sconce7.jpg )
Of course lead, selenium, cadmium are a concern for food-contact surfaces
and poorly-vented kiln spaces. The cracks that develop in glass when applied
to stoneware in a normal cone 6 firing/cooling cycle would make me hesitant
to use it on dinnerware or vessels, regardless or the mineral content. (see
http://members.aol.com/goodrichdn/sc7close.jpg )
Although dishwashers do a good job, those cracks look like good hiding places
for bacteria and I'd prefer not to have special washing instructions on my
pots. If I had to use some colored glass on food-contact surfaces and it
didn't craze, there's always the option of sending a sample to an analytical
lab.
Most of this is probably irrelevant to terry h's original post (since I
don't know what he's doing with the glass), but I thought you deserved a
reply.
Sorry for the lateness of the reply. Just now getting caught up with the
past week's Clayart digests.
Cheers,
Don Goodrich getting ready to fire the last kilnload before NCECA
goodrichdn@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/goodrichdn/
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