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- May 11, 2013 at 8:49 pm #9964
judyathey
ParticipantWhat kind of glue can be used to hold pieces in place while firing?
May 14, 2013 at 5:04 pm #12913Anonymous
InactiveThere are a number of glues that people use to hold pieces in place to get their work into the kiln. Here are some popular choices:
- Hairspray (sprayed into a cup)
- Super Glue (not recommended – can produce small amounts of cyanide gas when fired)
- Elmer’s white glue (often diluted)
- Elmers clear school glue (works best near edges where gases produced during firing can escape)
- Various CMC (carboxymethyl cellulose) based glues. Many glues advertised as “fuser’s glue” are CMC based. CMC is a food additive.
- Bullseye Glastac (not CMC-based)
My preference is Glastac. We did careful testing a few years back and Glastac was the ONLY glue that burned off cleanly 100% of the time.
Keep in mind that all these glues burn off before the glass fuses. I am not aware of any glues that survive to fusing temperatures and will hold pieces in place until then.
Hope this helps,
Paul
Paul
FusedGlass.Org
Helios Kiln Glass Studio
PaulTarlow.comMay 18, 2013 at 5:09 am #12914wordana
ParticipantI like hairspray. I’ve never had much luck with Elmer’s glue — white or gel always leaves evidence behind
. I’ve also used aloe vera (tip from Petra Kaiser) and Klyr-Fire. I took a class recently from Janet Schrader, and we used clear nail polish. Seemed to work OK, and once dry, it certainly holds. I would run some tests on transparents, though.
Dana W.
Jester’s Baubles Fused Glass Designs
May 24, 2013 at 4:17 am #12915leeray
Participanti have been using a water based wood varnish when using powders and flrits ,and find it works very well even more so if you are working over a light table as the heat from the lights dry the varnish very fast . i just paint a line that i want the apply the flrits or powders ,when dry use a hobbie blade to cut the edge to however thin or thick,,the varnish does like to flow a bit.,,the best part about the varnish is next day you can really take to the work with a good brush and clear it all up,,
i had the guys in the paint shop add a black tint this helps to see where you have painted ,,oh and no residual after firing and only a light smell
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