Make A Slumped Fusing Glass Plate

This plate is made from one piece of System 96 Opalart™ Nautica glass, and one piece of System 96 white fusing glass.

Firstly, the glass is cut into circles, fully fused and then slumped into a plate mold.

A five inch diameter glass slumping mold is used for this plate. It is a matter of choice which size is used.

To make this plate you will need the following items:

One piece of System 96 Opalart™ Nautica glass

One piece of white System 96 white glass

Glass cutter

Glass circle cutter

Glass slumping mold

Kiln wash or thinfire paper

Glass fusing kiln

To make the fusing plate proceed as follows:

Step 1. Cut one circle from each piece of glass.

Step 2. Clean and dry glass completely, place patterned glass on top of white circle and put on prepared kiln shelf.

Step 3. load shelf into glass kiln.

Step 4. Use this schedule to fuse glass.

If fusing larger circles then it may need to be adjusted.

1. 330°F up to 1000°F hold 20 minutes

2. 1300°F up to 1480°F hold 15 minutes

3. 630°F down to 94°F

Step 5. When glass has cooled to room temperature remove from glass kiln.

Step 6. Apply kiln wash to glass slumping mold. Must be completely dry before use.

Step 7. Sit fused glass circles in slumping mold and place in kiln.

Step 8. Use the following slumping schedule, an annealing segment has been added for this stage of the process.

1. 330°F up to 1000°F hold 20 minutes

2. 100°F up to 1200°F hold 10 minutes

3. 100°F up to 1250°F hold 25 minutes

4. 9999 down to 950°F hold 60 minutes

5 630°F down to 194°F

Step 9. When glass has cooled to room temperature remove from kiln.

The plate should be nicely formed and clearly defined on the bottom as per photo.