Glass Tips from Verrier

 I hear the comment "you can't over anneal" all the time. Is it true? My response to this may be controversial, and I do ...

Credit: Bullseye Glass Co. Annealing float glass seems take a long time. The annealing point (Tg) is higher than most fusing glasses, althou...

" I have seen recommendations for slower than ASAP rates from the top temperature, but most schedules say 9999 or ASAP.  Which is right...

  A question about why a tack fused 6mm/0.25” piece of combined dense white and black in a slump firing broke has been raised.  Other pieces...

I am amazed by the effort put into ramp up rates, bubble squeezes, and top temperatures in comparison to annealing.   The emphasis on social...

A schedule was presented for a slumping problem of a 6mm/0.25” blank.   It consisted of three segments each of a rate of 277C/500F with shor...

This post is about adapting the Bullseye chart Annealing  Thick Slabs to write a schedule for any soda lime glass as used in kilnforming. I ...

Annealing and cooling are directly related. You cannot extend the anneal soak without also slowing the cooling rates and expect to have a so...

Credit: Bullseye https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8hK9Klprvc Long anneal times seem to be becoming popular. At least they are being recommen...