Glass Tips from Verrier

  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...

Sometimes you do not have a tone or shade of a colour you need for your project.   Other times you want to have a gradation of shade acr...

People often find that their glued pieces shift in the firing.   Sometimes dramatically. This can be from placement or boiling of the gl...

The question of how to make thin sheets arises from time to time.   Unless you are a glass manufacturer, it is unlikely you can make large, ...