Glass Tips from Verrier

Ready for firing The project is to fire 6mm “balls” stacked 3 high onto a single sheet of clear glass without significant alteration to the ...

Clear frit sintered at 690C, 670C, and 650C (left to right) "T his is fascinating. I had no idea about the water leaving the glass at d...

  "Do glass molecules actually migrate when they are sintered together? " Sintering occurs at the atomic level, where the atoms ...

Sintering   (or laminating) is a special form of low temperature kilnforming that requires attention to the ramp rates and the length of soa...

Firing a single layer, even with decorative elements on top, is most likely to “dog bone” due to lack of volume.    With a single layer you ...

The question has been asked: I'm wanting to add some freeze fuse pieces on to float and just fire to a tack fuse … in one firing...

This is a process used in glass to stick glass together without any change in appearance of the separate pieces.   It has various names - fu...

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, ...

The usual advice in looking at the reasons for breaks in your pieces must be considered in relation to the process being used.  Breaks durin...

Can anyone describe what a contour fuse is? No one can satisfactorily describe, to a high level of acceptance, what a contour fuse is. F...

Bas relief moulds that have an image carved into the surface are popular at the moment. They are most often called texture moulds.   The i...