Re: Nuggets
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 12:25 am
Easy, easy!
By cutting small squares and layering them 2-3 layers deep you can get nuggets of varying sizes. One quarter inch squares one layer thick will ball up nicely. You can stack larger ones 2 layers thick, alternating the stack so you have a "star." Really large pieces may need 3 layers of glass.
Fire AFAP to fusing temps (til you see they're round) drop AFAP to 950, cool to room temp. NO need to anneal.
If I want really tiny ones I'll just nip off tiny pieces in a rough cut with my glass nippers. You can get great little dots. I'll fire my little kiln full of varying colors and sort them to use when I'm designing. Very handy.
You can also buy glass rods and just nip them, but the dot size is limited by the rod size, so I prefer to make my own.
By cutting small squares and layering them 2-3 layers deep you can get nuggets of varying sizes. One quarter inch squares one layer thick will ball up nicely. You can stack larger ones 2 layers thick, alternating the stack so you have a "star." Really large pieces may need 3 layers of glass.
Fire AFAP to fusing temps (til you see they're round) drop AFAP to 950, cool to room temp. NO need to anneal.
If I want really tiny ones I'll just nip off tiny pieces in a rough cut with my glass nippers. You can get great little dots. I'll fire my little kiln full of varying colors and sort them to use when I'm designing. Very handy.
You can also buy glass rods and just nip them, but the dot size is limited by the rod size, so I prefer to make my own.