Optical Glass Clay and is it similar to bronze clay

[Mustafa Umut Sarac]

Hi ,

Second question for today.

I am an totally beginner to the glass art and I learned that there is such a thing called glass clay. ı read some posts and Kaiser Glass described to make your own glass clay.

And I read that there is bronze clay thing which it was possible to fire with a torch and make your jewellery.

I want to make my optical glass sculpture as big as possible with may be glass clay. Size is a piece like Orrefors Swedish Glass.

First :

Would it be transparent or what I should do to it to make it transparent ?

Is it possible to sinter with torch or in a mold and in a pit fire ?

 

Thank you ,

Mustafa Umut Sarac

Istanbul

 

 

 

 

[bookie13]

Mustafa,

You cannot use glass clay to make a clear project. Fusing the clay traps tiny air bubbles causing the clay to be opaque or, at very best, translucent.

I know a little(not much) about bronze clay, but I do know that it cannot be torch fired. It needs to be fired in a reducing environment. They fire it in a pan of charcoal to keep the oxygen out. out.

Barry Kaiser

Web Site    http://www.kaiserglass.com

Glass Classes:   http://www.Kaiserglass.com/classes.html

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[Patertiska]

Hi Mustafa

Have a look here for views of the product “GlasClay” … http://www.delphiglass.com/fusing-sale/fusing-kits-sale/glasclay-kit-96-coe and note that there is a book available on the topic which may be worth reading before you commit to spending toomuch money : http://www.delphiglass.com/books-dvds-software/fusing-books/glasclay-basics .

And, as Barry states, it is opaque by the look of the examples.

Good luck and enjoy creating

Patricia

[Author]

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