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Country: United States Registration Date: Mar. 01, 2022
How to make Fusing Glass Art:
Creating interesting and beautiful works of art that can be displayed in the Glass museum st petersburg, is very fun and relaxing. It takes only practice, materials and supervision while using a hot kiln. Follow the steps below to fuse glass art.
Instructions:
- Use compatible glass. Each type of glass has a COE or coefficient of expansion. This means that they all expand and contract at different rates when heated. When fusing, if they do not do this at the same ratio, the joints will crack. The most popular glasses are 90 COE and 96 COE.
- Use glass that has the proper thickness. The glass should be about 1/4 inch thick. If it is thinner, it will shrink; if it is thicker, it will expand. Glass can still be heated successfully if it is different thickness, but it must be heated slowly.
- Heat the glass slowly about 15 degrees per minute. The glass will crack if it is heated too fast. Cracked glass can usually be repaired by reheating. Once cooled, push the piece back together and reheat.
- Brush the kiln with a thin coast of kiln wash before reheating. This will help prepare the kiln for use.
- Turn the kiln off once the glass has achieved the appearance you desire. Cool slowly to avoid cracking. Lift the kiln lid until the temperature reaches about 1000 degrees.
- Turn the kiln on low and maintain the temperature at about 1000 degrees. If the temperature rises too high, lift the lid for a few seconds at a time.
- Turn the kiln off after 20 minutes. Allow the glass to cool to room temperature. This will take a while, so be patient.
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