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« on: March 02, 2010, 12:30:30 AM » |
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I read about "freeze and fuse" and wanted to try it. A bit late for "v" day but these are molds for chocolate. I read that the larger the frit the more transparent the object. What's nice about it is I used smashed reg glass for these. I have no idea if they will work or not. 1 has CMC mixed and these rest were just frozen with water. Here they are after I put them in the kiln.
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Marsha
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« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2010, 05:23:02 AM » |
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I've done a few of those and they are fun!! I am curious to see how the regular glass turns out!
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nansea121
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« Reply #2 on: March 02, 2010, 07:10:09 AM » |
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Fun projects Shereen:) What does CMC stand for?
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Shereen
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« Reply #3 on: March 03, 2010, 12:43:47 AM » |
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Here they are right from the kiln. I thought this topic would be a tad more popular - I just made some with bullseye glass to use with clear glass shaped hearts . I can send you the photos if you'd like when I'm done :) I'll also send you a link about CMC :)
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« Reply #5 on: March 03, 2010, 07:32:59 AM » |
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wow, those are awesome! I've never heard of this process before, always something new to learn! Thank you for sharing.
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Kev
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« Reply #6 on: March 03, 2010, 07:40:11 AM » |
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That's really cool! Think of the possibilities!
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ct4mom
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« Reply #7 on: March 03, 2010, 09:23:21 AM » |
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Cool Shareen tell us more about this process. Do you just freeze the frit in the chocolate molds and fuse? I have tons of chocolate molds.
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« Reply #9 on: March 03, 2010, 04:15:17 PM » |
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Thanks for that link Marsha! |
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« Reply #11 on: March 03, 2010, 05:01:48 PM » |
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Thanks for the links Marsha and Becki
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« Reply #12 on: March 03, 2010, 05:13:10 PM » |
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Ya! This is great:) Thanks Becki.
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Shereen
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« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2010, 01:44:09 AM » |
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I'll post photos of the hearts I did last night, tomorrow. I found putting some of that CMC REALLY helped. I made 15 hearts and only one didn't look all that great. I tried bigger size frit and the color was an almost purple and the frozen molds were like a frozen sand and felt more unstable than the next batch (the mold only holds 5) I sprinkled red frit powder into the sandy size frit and it felt almost so much easier to to put in the molds and the frozen molds were extremely stable. I had read that you HAD to have a flat surface on the mold - I chickened out trying it both ways but i will next time. This new batch is SOOO much better. In the kiln right now I cut 2 clear glass hearts the same size and put one over and one under a heart- I'll post those too tomorrow :)
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« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2010, 12:52:40 PM » |
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Paul Kimball invented freeze and fuse. I was present at the 2005 Hot Glass Horizons when he presented the tequnique to the public. What a great guy. A scientist, in his former life, it was interesting how he searched for the perfect binder for frit. His wife Jennifer is awesome too. If you go to Vegas they usually run a table there. http://pkimball.clarityconnect.com/pyros/default.html |
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« Reply #15 on: March 04, 2010, 01:15:33 PM » |
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Judy I could not connect to this site said could not be found.
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« Reply #17 on: March 04, 2010, 01:52:22 PM » |
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Hmmmmmmm.... Link does not work for me either.
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« Reply #19 on: March 04, 2010, 03:14:27 PM » |
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Works for me.
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