Diamond Bits, Carving and Drilling

Published: Wed, 06/21/17

Glass With a Past
Bottle and Float Glass Fusing Molds, Education
 

Diamond Bits are such a temptation for me, I love them all.  You can drill with them, carve, create texture and so many more fun things.  I use both a Dremel and a drill press with my diamond bits, so I thought I'd share some of my tips.



And, if you are really into carving, here's a deep hand carved project that I made with process photos:



News From the Studio

THANK YOU to everyone who watched the webinar Fusing with Window (Float) Glass.  We had so much fun.  It's amazing how many wonderful glass people I've met online, thank heavens for the internet!

Well, we're in the dog days of summer, and ambition is on vacation.  To lighten the mood, and get motivated to create, we're offering $6.00 Flat Rate shipping on all U.S. orders (yes, including Hawaii and Alaska). 

June is the 6th month so $6.00 shipping.  I love puns of all kinds, even really lame ones!

Just choose flat rate shipping at check out, no coupon code needed. 

Keep the kilns hot and the drinks cold, and let me know what you've created despite the heat!

Jodi
 
Octopus Bottle Bottom Mold

Octopus Bottle Bottom Mold

NEW!  Fusing mold for donuts and tiny bottle bottoms, this mold was used extensively in the webinar Recycled Glass Jewelry.
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Squirrel Bottle Bottom Mold

Squirrel Bottle Bottom Mold

Adorable and quirky, this guy wants to hang out in your garden with you! Fits 750mL bottle bottoms
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Micro Bombay Sapphire Bottle Bottoms

Micro Bombay Sapphire Bottle Bottoms

NEW! One dozen (12) Bombay Sapphire micro bottle bottoms.  These are perfect for the Swirl Donut Mold or any other texture tile mold.  Each piece is approx. 1.25" x 1.25"
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Fusing with Window (Float) Glass
In case you missed it, the newest online class is available on demand. 

Float glass is a blank canvas just waiting for your creativity! Learn how to identify different types of window glass and fuse with them. We will learn to identify the tin side of float glass, and what that means for you. Explore how to add metals and other inclusions to your float glass for more complicated designs. Discover new ways to use glass paints and enamels to broaden your fusing knowledge. Delve into glass additions including decals, dichro slides and extracts, lusters and other amazing products.

10 hours of classes  -  $137*
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Basic Bottle Glass Fusing
In this course we will cover making fused glass art from whole bottles, two ways to cut bottles, how to make sheets of glass from cut bottles, fused donuts, fused bottle bottom molds with embellishments, kiln formed recycled glass beads and jewelry, Fuse and Fold animals-including two exclusive designs available only through this course. We will also explore how firing schedules work, what is happening at each stage and how to adjust your firing schedule. We will spend time reviewing common glass fusing problems and how to solve them.

Available On Demand - $77 *
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Advanced Bottle Glass Fusing
Add to your knowledge of fusing with bottle glass with this advanced class.  We will spend time learning how to test for compatibility between different bottle glasses, how to use a variety of inclusions such as brass, copper, silver, aluminium, plaster, raw mica and enamels.  This class will build directly on the Basic Bottle Fusing class, some glass fusing experience is required.  We will make a variety of project with our new techniques, including wall vases, plates, glass boxes and lanterns.  We will also make a larger Fuse and Fold Animal.

Available on Demand - $107 *
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Recycled Glass Jewelry
Learn to make all sorts of recycled glass jewelry with Jodi. We'll begin by learning how to make recycled glass kiln formed beads and focal pieces using fusing, casting and other techniques. To add to the fun, we'll be using bottle glass, window glass, glass dishes and plates, and the occasional broken vintage piece that is just too pretty to throw away! After we've made a variety of glass pieces, we'll create a variety of projects using premade findings, and then moving on to creating your own findings using recycled materials and clever hardware hacks.

Available on Demand - $97 *
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Recycled Glass Garden Art
Join Jodi McRaney Rusho for an exciting class about fusing recycled glass garden art. Not only will we explore different types of recycled glass art for your garden, we will make several garden themed art projects.

Available on Demand - $107 *


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