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wow- this has me stumped! can't figure this one out.. on one of my favorite flat wall pieces, a film appeared (glass was fused a few months ago!) I can't remove it! Not with Windex, vinegar, paint thinnner, muriatic acid..you name it, it is 'ingrained ' in the glass . Like white brushed areas. I do ...

I started with the base being single thick, then added on layers, so it became DT..except in a few areas. I have had luck with the DT to start with, and if it were not for the weight, I would have used DT for this as well. But then I would have added more glass, making it very thick, and for this fi...

to avoid all the issues, I told the gallery it was a temporary sample. I will make another, and than take the original and hang it over our kitchen island, and observe it, as a learning experience. (no one sits under it). as for the crack, I believe it was during the cold working, as it did not appe...

There is no way to inject, as there is no 'hole'.

and I think a surface application does not protect an internal crack. (that would be nice, though!)

oh, I agree..with the risk issue. What I intended to do was get it there, hang it, and if a customer orders it, I would make a new one. I just wanted to get it hung as per the deadline. You can't see the crack from the outside. I hung the glass last night in the studio, to test it, and do not see th...

That is what my husband (a non-glass artist) also believes. I just can't think of when that happened. As the glass is 3/8" thick, it is strong, and that would have to have been a good knock. regardless, I am in an odd situation, as a gallery was going to hang it today. Don't know what to do! It...

The crack did not show its ugly face until about 36 hours after the cooling. That is what is so upsetting and puzzeling. But I may have stressed it somehow while blasting or drilling. I was applying pressure, as the bit was dull, and the glass is a bowl shape, so the glass was held at an angle downw...

Cynthia,
do you think this crack is destined to continue? I know it is hard to say..just wondering what happened with the crack in your piece...

thanks

hmm. maybe. it was 2" up from the bottom, though.

I ramped up at 120, to 1000, then 200 to 1145.. I thought this was conservative..but also, the glass was sitting up pretty high in the kiln..maybe this was too fast?

I just finished fusing, slumping, and sandblasting a 25" bowl shape for a ceiling light. I have done this before, successfully. I had just drilled the holes for hanging, and saw, in the middle of the glass, this 3-way crack, about 3/4" long. I am very upset, and was to deliver this tomorro...

After looking into several products, I opted for Loctite E-30CL Epoxy. I know it may be alittle thicker than I want, but will apply it as thinly as possible.
I will post results.
Thanks for the discussion.

Just found out that product name was dropped- it is now Loctite E-30CL.

Anyone have experience with Loctite Durabond 530CL?


Thanks!

no kidding!..

woops..that would have been some relief!
It was a typo and should have read 1/4" sorry!

Thanks, Cynthia. The break in the glass is about 12" long, and the glass thickness ranges from 1/8" to 14". The glass has some relief here, and part of it is flat. DP105 is designed for glass to metal, I believe..do you use it glass to glass? also, it is pretty thick. I will call Loct...

update: well,in speaking with Super Glue Corp., I found out that Superglue is not intended for long-term holding of glass. And their UV Glass Adhesive does not work on colored glass, as the UV can't cure the liquid efficiently unless glass is clear. So, am on the search for a UV adhesive for colored...

yes, glass to glass is different..Superglue would not work with bails.

the break so so clean and perfect, that I am considering Superglue..I just tested it out on a clean break..it sure does hold!

in doing research, I am now looking at Loctite 363 UV adhesive.. has anyone tried this?

thank you.

A piece that was 24" x 18", nicely slumped in certain areas, has cracked after I sandblasted it. Not sure why, but it is a clean break and I must repair. Can't refire. I will look into why it broke later on..right now I need to get an adhesive. So, I would like a fairly thin adhesive, so t...