I’ve been getting better at keeping the shapes but I still keep raising the temperature to high too quickly, I think. It’s a tricky balance
This is supposed to be blue and green when it cools. that’s the other thing. .. The colors don’t always end up the same as what you start with.
@Museek
That's why cloisonne uses metal strips to keep the colors from flowing and mixing.
I think you can only slump the layers.
@jurban I can see that! 😃
I’m going to be doing some enameling soon.. using metal strips but I’ll torch fire instead of kiln fire. I’ve been waiting for the weather to get a little cooler before I experiment. Looking forward to it, though. It’s interesting to see how the glass behaves. I’m keeping a log, now so I can, hopefully, reproduce the better ones. There’s a lot to absorb with thickness, color, flow and melting points
@Museek
Maybe there are glass types that melt at higher temps? You could use them as boarders to minimize the flowing.
@jurban yes there are different COE .. these are 90.. less expensive, more colors, fires at a higher temp. I don’t think different COEs will actually fuse without cracking so that might work.. or using kiln paper strategically placed might be easier because it can be cut predictably.
@Museek
Ah, yes. Different coefficients of expansion will create stress in the materials. But, maybe cooling them down over a longer time will fix that?
If you want to spend a ton of money and start using flat glass, this would be a fun tool to use:
https://wazer.com/
@jurban ack! Ten grand?! 😱😭
@jurban oooohhh.. I’d love to have one.. I have a cutter and access to Laser cutters but this would be very cool.