Glass Tips from Verrier

“I've made this stencil out of rigidized SilkeMat. Can I fill it with powder and/or frit and leave the stencil on the glass when I fire ...

Frit can be created by thermal shock.  You will still need to do some manual breaking up. The principle is that you heat the glass and th...

Scheduling for powder and frit.   Bullseye  pumpkin orange medium frit 00321.0002 Cedit: Bullsye Glass Company “How much frit is too muc...

There are several ways to determine the volume of a mould.  Calculation of the weight of glass needed Calculate the amount in the...

What is it? When does it happen? Why does it happen? These are frequent questions. Dr. Jane Cook states that devitrification is not a categ...

  Krista Grayson • December 5, 2023 Micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) have revolutionized various industries by integrating miniaturize...

Credit: The Crucible.com It is frequent to have castings from frit with spikes, needles, or prickles around the edges.   Causes These sp...

Summary of a question: Frit made in an electric coffee grinder and cleaned with magnet still produced black specks in the finished piece. Wh...

It is possible to stick frit to slumped pieces. But soaking for a long time – several hours - at 650°C/1200°F is required to stick the frit...

Recently, when looking for a small frit maker, no shop had one in stock.   Having heard of making one from plumbing pipes, I went in searc...

This process provides flowing, abstract images that can be used as autonomous pieces or formed into other objects, such as free drops, bow...