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Fusing with Mystery Glass
As soon as my friends and family found out I was fusing glass, they started saving and giving me all of their broken glass things.
Which is awesome, but I have no idea what the fusing temperature is for this mystery glass. I devised a small test to help me figure it out.
To test the fusing temperature of mystery glass you need two glass samples of known type but different fusing temperatures. I use 1/4" float glass, and fusible art glass, both cut the same size. Then I cut samples of each mystery glass in the same approximate sizes.
Next I fire all of the samples to a full fuse for float glass. I know that this will over fire the art glass, but that's the point, I'm going to see if the mystery glass fuses at the float temperature, or if it fires more like art glass.
After fusing, this is what my samples look like:
My results lead me to the conclusion I could fuse with the cobalt and purple using an art glass firing schedule as they fused very similarly to the art glass sample.
I still won't MIX them because this test only shows me the fusing temperature, I still don't know if this glass is compatible with each other.
I would probably find some other use for that white glass, it fired badly and will probably be difficult to work with.
Hopefully this will give you some ideas on what to do with that mystery glass stash that tends to accumulate in the dark corners of the studio!
Other announcements and stuff:
Studio Clearance Sale - October 3, 12-6 p.m. For readers in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas. We will be selling artwork, molds, displays, kits, windchime tops and photo samples from tutorials. (and anything else we discover in the shop) Reply to this message for street driving directions.
Fused Animal Pattern Books
The first batch of fused glass animal e-book is available on the website, and the Tree pattern is FREE!
Fall Class Schedule - Salt Lake City Utah
There are still spaces in the October 8-10 Fused Glass Animal Class. This is a Thursday afternoon-Sat. morning class.
Wholesale/bulk purchasing application for artists, stores and distributors is now online. Read more about it here.
Orlando Florida November Glass Meet up? I'll be traveling in Florida in early November, if anyone is interested in hosting a meet and greet or Q & A, please reply to this message and let me know!
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