Bubble trouble
Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2022 6:46 am
Hi all,
I have tried to make a piece with an air bubble trapped in squares formed by stringers.
To do this, I tack fused stringers in parallel lines at regular intervals, on two pieces of glass, then fused the two pieces together having turned one through 90 degrees with te stringers sandwiched by the base glass on either side.
I was hoping to find a single bubble set in the centre of each square (formed by the stringers) but instead have ended up with four smaller bubbles, one in each corner- see atached image.
While it looks nice (to me, at least) it is not quite the effect I was wanting.
The fusing schedule I used is the preprogrammed medium speed full fuse programme for Skutt / Glassmaster kilns using COE96 glass. ie 350F per hour to 300F, hold for 10, then 600/1645/10, then AFAP/950/30 then 150/800/10
Any ideas on how I might modify this to achieve the desired effect??
Thanks,
Jon
I have tried to make a piece with an air bubble trapped in squares formed by stringers.
To do this, I tack fused stringers in parallel lines at regular intervals, on two pieces of glass, then fused the two pieces together having turned one through 90 degrees with te stringers sandwiched by the base glass on either side.
I was hoping to find a single bubble set in the centre of each square (formed by the stringers) but instead have ended up with four smaller bubbles, one in each corner- see atached image.
While it looks nice (to me, at least) it is not quite the effect I was wanting.
The fusing schedule I used is the preprogrammed medium speed full fuse programme for Skutt / Glassmaster kilns using COE96 glass. ie 350F per hour to 300F, hold for 10, then 600/1645/10, then AFAP/950/30 then 150/800/10
Any ideas on how I might modify this to achieve the desired effect??
Thanks,
Jon