Glass Tips from Verrier

 " Surge arresters are the primary defense for electrical equipment against over-voltages. These essential devices house metal oxide v...

The following is an abstract of an article investigating the behaviour of glass in slumping (or as they term it - sagging).  They are using ...

A while ago Bob Leatherbarrow gave a presentation to Lunch With A Glass Artist (LWAGA) on slumping schedules. You can follow a recording of...

A suggested temperature for a slump can only be a starting point and not all moulds will have slumping or draping temperatures given. The m...

"Glass, a highly functional material integral to modern technology, plays an active role in the world of electronics and energy. From t...

  It has been suggested that there are different annealing temperatures for different colour groups. This is not so. All the colours in a...

 Glass and ceramics have distinct differences, but can be combined into  a fine-grained microstructure that uniformly disperses crystalline...

  Composition Kiln wash generally is made up of a mix   of aluminium hydrate and kaolin, although some contain vegetable extracts instead o...

 This post may help with choosing high performance fastenings to glass objects.  Glass bonding with silane and polymer coatings . Although g...

Several people have asked over time about the consequences of firing glass with some silicone mastic (or caulking) still attached to the gla...

 G lass frit sealing technology provides a superior solution for achieving reliable hermetic seals in precise applications like micro elect...

  Draping over a narrow or small supporting ridge with large areas of glass is difficult. One solution might be just to invert the whole pie...

 Glass has a use as a radiation shield in medicine, industry, and aerospace. Image credit: Mo-Sci,Llc

Characteristics Before choosing a ceramic shape to use in draping of glass, you need to consider the characteristics of the two material...

Glass coatings have exhibited remarkable bonding capabilities with various metals and alloys in aerospace applications to shield materials ...

Testing for stress is one of the most important elements in kilnforming.  It may not look like there is stress when there is considerable am...