Glass Tips from Verrier

You can make your own billets from small pot melts.   But why should anyone go to the effort? Some reasons are: ·         You can make y...

  I once made a statement about the effects of various dam materials on scheduling. This was based on my understanding of the density of thr...

 Many times, exact dimensions of the final piece are not critical.  When they are and the piece is 9mm and thicker, or has irregular amounts...

  I recently made a statement about the effects of various dam materials on the scheduling.   This was based on my understanding of the dens...

How much will my glass expand if I put glass pieces on top of 6mm base?     I ran some tests for both 6mm and 3mm bases.  These showed that ...

Preparation Many ceramic plant pot saucers can be used as circular moulds.   Most are unglazed and will accept kiln wash easily.   S...

There are various ways of damming oval shapes in kiln forming. Some of these are outlined here. One set of methods depends on having a sof...

Fibre dams are a good and relatively inexpensive refractory material to form dams around regular and especially irregular shapes.   You ...