Frit Plate Holder for Glass Fusing
No instructions come with the item.
This is your instructions. Use this stainless steel ring to hold
your frit, crushed glass, to shape desired when firing. This
flexible band can be bent by hand to any shape, round, squares
with rounded corners, ovals, etc. The square style holder has
right angle corners, but can be bent to make a rounded square.
Coat with separator and sprinkle frit, strips or pattern bar
pieces, and then fire. Special expansion slots allow metal to
expand, preventing glass form breaking when cooling. After firing
the edge will be flat but rough. It may need an extra firing
to fire polish the edge. Reusable.
This is a great tool to use if
you want a thick project like a table top. A thick project will
flow. This form will constrain the project.
The metal is thin and flexible.
It does not come perfectly round or square. Perhaps the most
difficult part of this process is bending the metal to match
the pattern. The metal is easy enough to bend but it takes a
while to get it to match the pattern. If you do not have the
finger skill to do this, we suggest you do not buy this product.
The edge of the finished piece
will be textured which can then be fire polished if desired.
The shape above would make a great
stepping stone or table top.
You may need to support the sides
of the non rounded metal forms to keep the weight of the glass
from pushing out the sides and distorting the shape, especially
on the larger forms. Use any kiln furnature like kiln posts or
chunks of kiln shelf.
Specials!
Classes
- Beginning Glass Fusing
January 9, 10 & 11
details
- Fusing with Dichroic Glass
Mar 8 & 9th
details
- Glassblowing
with a Torch
February 7 & 8
details
- Glass Bead Making
with a torch
December 13 & 14 or
January 24 & 25
details
- NEW CLASS
Green Glass Class!
Learn how to fuse glass
for FREE (almost)
using recycled glass,
garage sale glass
donated glass
$1 store glass, etc...
its amazing how much
variety and designs possible
to be scheduled early next year
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