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I do small pieces such as perfume tops (covers) in different shapes and sizes and use crushed glass in molds (i prepare from plaster) to do them. The crushing/heating/ polishing and grinding is all done by hand, I want to set up an operation to do mass production ( more than 2000 pieces/month ) The ...

Thank you for your guidance I will do test runs on different glass

I have been working on a casting glass project using glass from normal household items I buy at the store. When I buy a glass cup at the store in violet or red color, make frit from it and burn it in the kelin the resulting color is different. for example I got a purple color glass made frit from it...

Thank you for all the replies, I will try checking the links and update you of the outcome of the project

I am wondering if it is possible to cast bronze with glass for a bracelet jewelry project that I am working at. Will they stick together if I want to make the middle part from bronze and the sides in glass? Please let me know if anyone has any experience with that

I am wondering if it is possible to cast bronze with glass for a bracelet jewelry project that I am working at. Will they stick together if I want to make the middle part from bronze and the sides in glass? Please let me know if anyone has any experience with that

Thanks All, these are great advices, I will look for a steamer to make things easier i guess and will definitely pour the boiling and cold water out. I am starting a new product line for making perfume bottle tops and caps and most of them are around 3 inch by 3 inch size (around with complicated de...

Thank you for all the advice and I like the idea of making the wax hollow I will try it, I guess there is no way to check if all the wax is gone, is it ok if there are some wax still left over? will it affect the casting?

HI, i am preparing a glass model that is narrow from bottom and extend upward with many undercuts/turns and narrow edges. after I pour the plaster mold on it, what is the best way to burn out the wax putting in mind I don't have a klin at home not do i have a steamer. I read that I can place the pla...

HI I am trying to make perfume bottles in pate de verre technique, I have made the model from wax an I am trying to figure out how to make in in Glass, specifically the cavity where the perfume go. If I cast it in plaster then how will i remove the plaster from inside the glass to make space (cavity...

Thank you Morgan. I was doing a letter from glass in a plaster mold. the sides touching the plaster had a very thin layer of plaster stuck on it with a rough surface. I have placed glass frits in the mold and fired it up. there is a side not touching the plaster which like you said was very shinny a...

Hi I just finished my second piece og glass casting. I used the pate de verre technique where I placed my glass in a gypsum mold and fired it in a klin. All went perfect I got my glas out, but the piece that was touching the plaster mold came out rough with the gupsum stuck to the glass, I used sand...