Tom Yocky on mon 13 aug 01
I know this question is only slightly related to
ceramics and pottery. But here goes anyway. Ever
since owning my own electric kiln, I've wondered about
how I might go about fusing glass similar to doing
stained glass, except not needing to cut shapes of
glass and solder them together. Does anybody know a
way to melt down and fuse chunks of glass without the
glass sticking and bonding with whatever container it
sits in within the kiln?
On a whim I tried it once with an old Iron skillet and
the various pieces of glass (all different colors)
blended together into an ugly brown/black with pleanty
of blisters and bubbles, and is permantly bonded to
the skillet. Hopefully some of you have a better idea
of how to go about doing this.
Thanks
Tom Yocky
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Arnold Howard on tue 14 aug 01
The glass must be of the same coeficient of expansion, meaning that
the separate pieces expand at the same rate. You can buy fusing
compatible glass, or make something from the same sheet of glass.
Separate the glass from a shelf with kiln wash or glass separator
(a type of kiln wash).
Fire slowly. Peer at the glass through a peephole, wearing firing
safety glasses. Turn the kiln off when the edges of the glass begin
to round.
Ceramic kilns were never designed for glass. However, you can fire
glass in them if you fire slowly. Only a small kiln would be
practical, unless you are going to fill shelves with large amounts
of glass.
You could visit www.bullseye-glass.com for more details on glass
fusing.
Arnold Howard
Paragon
--- Tom Yocky wrote:
> I know this question is only slightly related to
> ceramics and pottery. But here goes anyway. Ever
> since owning my own electric kiln, I've wondered about
> how I might go about fusing glass similar to doing
> stained glass, except not needing to cut shapes of
> glass and solder them together. Does anybody know a
> way to melt down and fuse chunks of glass without the
> glass sticking and bonding with whatever container it
> sits in within the kiln?
> On a whim I tried it once with an old Iron skillet and
> the various pieces of glass (all different colors)
> blended together into an ugly brown/black with pleanty
> of blisters and bubbles, and is permantly bonded to
> the skillet. Hopefully some of you have a better idea
> of how to go about doing this.
> Thanks
> Tom Yocky
>
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Ray Gonzalez on thu 16 aug 01
i studied with someone who learned from bill davis who is a former potter
turned glass slumper in the LA aera. as i recall there is something in
the process that involves cooling and reheating to achieve added strength.
that is all i can add. i dont recall the temps or anything else. may be
worth some investigation.
ray
----- Original Message -----
From: "Arnold Howard"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2001 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: How to fuse glass?
> The glass must be of the same coeficient of expansion, meaning that
> the separate pieces expand at the same rate. You can buy fusing
> compatible glass, or make something from the same sheet of glass.
>
> Separate the glass from a shelf with kiln wash or glass separator
> (a type of kiln wash).
>
> Fire slowly. Peer at the glass through a peephole, wearing firing
> safety glasses. Turn the kiln off when the edges of the glass begin
> to round.
>
> Ceramic kilns were never designed for glass. However, you can fire
> glass in them if you fire slowly. Only a small kiln would be
> practical, unless you are going to fill shelves with large amounts
> of glass.
>
> You could visit www.bullseye-glass.com for more details on glass
> fusing.
>
> Arnold Howard
> Paragon
>
> --- Tom Yocky wrote:
> > I know this question is only slightly related to
> > ceramics and pottery. But here goes anyway. Ever
> > since owning my own electric kiln, I've wondered about
> > how I might go about fusing glass similar to doing
> > stained glass, except not needing to cut shapes of
> > glass and solder them together. Does anybody know a
> > way to melt down and fuse chunks of glass without the
> > glass sticking and bonding with whatever container it
> > sits in within the kiln?
> > On a whim I tried it once with an old Iron skillet and
> > the various pieces of glass (all different colors)
> > blended together into an ugly brown/black with pleanty
> > of blisters and bubbles, and is permantly bonded to
> > the skillet. Hopefully some of you have a better idea
> > of how to go about doing this.
> > Thanks
> > Tom Yocky
> >
> > __________________________________________________
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