Making Ceramic Molds For Glass Fusing

The molds need to be coated with kiln wash primer to prevent the sticking of your slumped glass.

Making ceramic molds for glass fusing.

This example explains how molds are made from clay. You can also create your own molds by using. 1 16 of 294 results for glass fusing molds 100 pieces high temperature nichrome wire jump rings u hanger hooks for diy pendant ceramic ornaments fusing in glass 21 gauge with plastic storage box. Molds are pre drilled with air relief holes where required.

Mold making for glass art a tutorial by dan jenkins when dan jenkins retired he did not originally intend to make tools and molds for glass artists. However his wife and friends who work in fused glass were constantly calling on the skills he developed during 30 years as a marine. There are no products listed under this category. My husband and i had discussed mold making techniques year ago and since then i had come across other materials and ways of making molds for glass fusing.

Hump molds are used to form the interior of the slumped glass. Fusing glass to ceramics is an ancient craft that is becoming popular again. Melting glass to a glazed surface is the process of merging two separate layers of glass. Our ceramic molds can be used dozens of times to create decorative slumped glass bowls dishes trays and serving plates wind chimes and many other shapes that you will find interesting.

The key is to make the mold out of the right material which will withstand the 1 200 degree temperature in the kiln. Famous last words if you ve ever been in this situation i bet you re shaking your head at me for being so naive. We carry a full range of ceramic molds for fused glass. An ordinary ceramic kiln is adequate to fuse glass to ceramics but care must be taken with firing and cooling.

They are slip cast from a specially formulated clay body have a very smooth surface accept kiln wash uniformly and do not crack under repeated use when handled correctly. I use a paragon janus 23 multi purpose kiln capable of firing glass or ceramics with the fl. How hard could it be. Custom ceramic texture molds for fused glass.

There are two basic types of molds in glass slumping. Warm glass molds can be use for frit casing slumping and novelty molds just to let you art glass creativity take over. It adds adds depth texture and color to an object.