How Do You Fuse A Dichroic Glass Pendant?
Learn how to fuse a dichroic glass pendant in your kiln. Each step will briefly describe how to fuse two layers of glass. One layer is a piece of dichroic glass and the other layer is a piece of clear glass. Basic techniques you will need to know include: scoring, breaking, grinding, and use of a kiln. Step 1 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2070836/TemplateonDichroicPiece_Full.jpg’); }); Template Glued onto Back Side of Dichroic Glass First, make a template. Draw the shape and size of the pendant that you want and then use transfer paper to transfer the drawing to a thick piece of cardstock. Cut out two of the shapes and glue one to the back of the dichroic glass and the other to a piece of clear glass. Step 2 jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep2 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/GlobalPhoto/Articles/2070836/Grindingtheedges_Full.jpg’
Learn how to fuse a dichroic glass pendant in your kiln. Each step will briefly describe how to fuse two layers of glass. One layer is a piece of dichroic glass and the other layer is a piece of clear glass. Basic techniques you will need to know include: scoring, breaking, grinding, and use of a kiln. First, make a template. Draw the shape and size of the pendant that you want and then use transfer paper to transfer the drawing to a thick piece of cardstock. Cut out two of the shapes and glue one to the back of the dichroic glass and the other to a piece of clear glass. When the glue has dried, score and break the glass around the template. Grind both pieces of glass so they are the same size and to make the edges smooth. Use a glass cleaner to clean both sides of each piece of glass. Now the two pieces of glass are ready to be fused in the kiln. Heat the kiln to 1475 degrees and hold for 10 minutes so the entire glass pendant reaches the same temperature. Anneal the glass pendant as
