Happy New Year gang o' glass !
I had a friend visit who I showed how to do a plate in my studio. I let her choose the glass and do her own design. First time I had showed anyone what I have been doing with my free time:) After firing and slumping it looked pretty cool, however she asked me a question about why the dicroic glass doesn't smooth out as the other glass did? I didn't know the answer to that one javascript:emoticon(':oops:')
any help on that one? I don't use the Dicro glass in the pieces I have done
Thanks
Me Kim
Why bumpy Dicroic glass ?
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why bumpy Dichroic glass?
Me Kim,
It might help if you give us a little more information. What kind of dichroic glass did your friend use? Was the glass smooth or did it have a raised pattern? Was the dichroic glass the same depth as the rest of the glass in the plate?
Tell us a little more and we can probably help you out.
Alecia
It might help if you give us a little more information. What kind of dichroic glass did your friend use? Was the glass smooth or did it have a raised pattern? Was the dichroic glass the same depth as the rest of the glass in the plate?
Tell us a little more and we can probably help you out.
Alecia
Alecia Helton
Wear Original Wonders!
Carrollton TX
Wear Original Wonders!
Carrollton TX
It's the coating that prevent the glass from slumping smooth. I also experienced the same thing with iridized granite glass. If you want it smooth, you need to cover the dichroic or iridized glass with a sheet of clear, or if it's clear dichroic, face the coated side down. J.
Jeanette S. Cobb
J. Savina Stained Glass Studio
J. Savina Stained Glass Studio