Fused Glass Frit Plate Made From
Fusing Glass And Glass Frit
A fused glass frit plate made from fusing glass and different colored glass frit fused and slumped in a glass fusing kiln.The fused glass frit plate has one piece of fusing glass with a coating of coarse and medium glass frit. In this plate red fusing glass is topped with colored frit to create a floral appearance. Colors and size can be altered to suit mold size. This type of design will produce some brilliantly colored glass art. Bullseye fusing glass and glass frit have been used for this design. The following art glass supplies are needed to make the plate. One piece of tomato red fusing glass 5" x 5". Coarse vanilla frit. Medium orange frit. Medium spring green frit. Glass cutter. Kiln wash or thinfire paper. Face mask. Glass slumping mold. Glass fusing kiln. To make the plate proceed as follows: Step 1. Cut red glass to size. Wash and dry thoroughly. Step 2. Place glass on top of a prepared kiln shelf. Wearing protective face mask cover plate with coarse vanilla frit. Place medium green frit on the vanilla frit so as to create a leaf effect between the coarse frit. Use the orange medium frit as a highlight color over the vanilla and green frit. Step 3. Lift shelf carefully onto prepared kiln shelf and place in glass kiln. The following schedule can be used for this part of the process. 1. 300°F up to 1000°F hold 10 minutes 2. 350°F (331°C) up to 1150°F hold 5 minutes 3. 1300°F up to 1500°F hold 25 minutes 4. AFAP* down to 960°F hold 60 minutes 5. 600°F down to 200°F 6.Cool to room temperature.(AFAP* as fast as possible) Check glass during fusing process to ensure that it doesn't overheat. The next stage is to slump the glass. Step 6. Place glass in a kiln washed slumping mold. Suggested slumping schedule. 1. 330°F up to 1000°F hold 20 minutes 2. 100°F up to 1200°F hold 10 minutes 3. 704°F up to 1250°F hold 25 minutes 4. 9999 down to 950°F hold 60 minutes 5 630°F down to 194°F Let glass cool to room temperature before removing from fusing glass kiln. The plate should now be slumped as per the photo.
By using various frit colors and grades of frit striking art glass patterns can be produced.The plate need not be slumped but left as a decorative tile.
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