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Create A Border - A border will help keep the edges of your glass clean and in proper shape. Glue borders to the base with Klyr-Fire to keep pieces in place when moving the glass from table to kiln. On square bases, strips of glass are ideal for creating a smooth edge, while Bits work very well for circles. Without a border, the edges of the piece may become distorted or lose their shape.

Create The Design - Decorate your glass blank with noodles, stringers, blocks, bits, strips, frit and scrap pieces of glass. Be sure to glue the pieces in place. Brushes designated for glue, cotton swabs or toothpicks are usefulin applying small amounts of glue. Frit of varying sizes is helpful for filling the gaps in your design or creating a speckled background.

Glass naturally wants to be 1/4" thick. Our glass blanks are 1/8" thick. Therefore, you will need to layer another 1/4" layer on top of the base. If you do not have two layers of glass, it will shring or expand to return to its natural state of 1/4" thick when fused. It is important to be consistent in the application of the top layer of your glass.

Once the customer has completed their design, the studio employee should carefully examine the piece to ensure the glass is layered properly and that they know which mold the customer wishes to use for slumping. The employees must be willing to add frit if necessary (or ask customer to add more) to reach the required 1/8" thickness.

Cutting The Glass - To cut glass blocks or strips, first score the glass piece with a glass cutter. Then use running pliers to break the glass along the score line. Cut small circles out of rods using mosaic nippers. Strips and noodles may be broken by hand, but caution coub be taken (such as wearing gloves) to ensure that the user is not cut. Be sure to wear safety glasses when cutting and breaking glass. Cutting glass on a work surface helps prevent glass chips from getting on the table or floor. Please refer to page 18 of our Warm Glass catalog for photos of the cutting process.

COE96. System 96 Compatible.

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