arranging glass
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arranging glass
I am arranging a 2 layer plus design piece. The bottom layer is red transulecent - the top clear (both BE 90).....then various 90 coe pieces. My question is....Does the top layer of clear HAVE TO BE a solid piece of glass ( a bit larger than bottom) layer? When I cut the glass it broke into two large pieces ( 16 inch circle). Could I just put them down and disquise the 'break' with my design? Could I glue them together? What would happen during the firing? My question also applies in the reverse....could I use two pieces that broke for the bottom layer topped by a solid piece? Help much appreciated.
Re: break
no, it'll stay put.doctac wrote:Thanks Charlie, but will it shift and move during firing...
if you put the clear on the bottom, the color will seep down into the crack, making it be a tiny bit more color in that area and you'll see a dark line through the color.
if you put the clear on the top, you'll most likely see it as a shadow on top of the color, as what happens is that the 2 pieces of clear shrink away from each other when heated, and then flow back together. anything in that crack that opens gets sealed in, and causes the mark.
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