Glass Casting

Glass Casting is actually Fusing, but your finished project is thick.

Because your project is thick, you need a form to hold the molten glass in place so it will not flow. Molds can be made of any material that can hold up at 1800 degrees F, Metal, Ceramic or Castable Refractories.

Once you have a mold, you need to fill the mold with glass.

There are three basic ways to fill the mold with glass:

  1. Stack pieces or broken sheet glass, bottles or whatever. Remember glass should be the same type.
  2. Fill the mold with Frit which is crushed glass. Use our Bullseye Frit.
  3. Pour molten glass out of a crucible into the mold. See the picture. Click here to see Crucibles. - Click here to see our electric HG6 kiln.

The glass and mold needs to be annealed in an annealing kiln.

Click here to to our main Casting Page.



Specials!
Classes
  • Beginning Glass Fusing 1101
    $325 Three day class
    April 16, 17 & 18
    details
  • Intermediate/Advanced
    Glass Fusing 1102
    $325 Three day class
    April 30, May 1 & 2
    details
  • NEW FUSING CLASS
    Green Fusing Class!
    Learn how to fuse glass
    for FREE (almost)
    using recycled glass,
    garage sale glass,
    donated glass, bottles,
    $1 store glass, etc...
    it's amazing how much
    variety and how many
    designs are possible!

    April 24 & 25
    $325
    details
  • Glassblowing
    with a Torch - $295
    April 10, 11
    details
  • Welding and Metalmaking
    for display stands
    or any metal art - $350
    March 13 and 14
    April 10 and 11
    details
  • Sandcarving Glass Class
    for Glass Fusing or
    Any Etch Art - $350
    June 4, 5 & 6
    details
  • Glass Beadmaking
    Beadmaking with a Torch
    Learn to make beads! - $265
    June 19 & 20
    details

 




 


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