Frit Pile Press Part 1
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- Опубліковано 15 січ 2022
- This is the first of a two-part video series on a fusing process I've heard termed as "Frit Pile Press" and I'm using frit colors from Val Cox, www.valcox.com. This process is not my own, I learned from Val who shared from Helena Hennessey. Thank you Val, Helena and all of those that have tried this and especially to those of you watching! As I am posting this, the pieces are firing in the kiln. Once they are out of the kiln I will be working on draping them into flowers or other pieces and I'll share that in the next video.
I don’t recall exactly where I found the cookie cutters but here is a very similar set at Bed Bath and Beyond:
www.bedbathandbeyond.com/stor... - Навчання та стиль
can't wait to see how they turned out!
Thank you, I’ll we working on them more hopefully over the next week and hope to post part 2 by end of Jan.
Love my fellow rocker! 😘 glad to see u and i back at glass!
Thank you girlie!!!
Can't wait to see them!
Thank you! Should be done by end of this month (Jan 2022.)
I want to come to your house to play! You have FUN toys!!
I need more time to play!
Do you know when you will have the second video?
Hi @Sharon Olsen - I hope to do the next step tomorrow (Jan 23) and have video done and posted by end of the month. My work schedule (not glass lol) has had me working a lot of long days during the week.
Hi! Would you please explain how you use a colander and quench to make that chunky frit? Thanks! Thanks for your videos!
Hi Laura! First, thank you for following my work! So if you have a stainless steel colander, place some scrap glass in there, take it up to about 1200 (I’ve seen various people use various methods but this is what I’ve done) and then have a metal bucket that will hold your colander filled with water (not totally full, just enough that it will cover your glass filled colander when you plunge it in there) and not so much that it would overflow and make a big mess. It’s good to make a handle like a bucket handle that is made of high temp wire you can secure to the colander on each side to lift with either a raking tool, or long nosed pliers, like the really large ones for pulling cane etc. Anyhow, when it gets to temp, have your safety gear on, remove it from the kiln and plunge it into the water. It will sizzle and pop and best to not use plastic as even though you’re going to be cooling rapidly, you could still touch the hot metal to the plastic and melt it. Let it sit in there while you lay out a clean towel (not one you’re going to use on your body lol) and then carefully pull the colander from the water and dump onto the towel, you can wrap the towel over it and walk on it (with shoes!) and break it up more. You’ll notice the pieces are crazed with all kinds of little cracks and will easily break smaller. I wish I could post a pic here but hopefully that makes sense. You could also just lay pieces of glass on a treated shelf, and use graphite tongs to pick them up and drop them into water. The advantage to that is you wouldn’t have potential bits of SS. If you’re doing it in the colander, once you have your frit in a bowl, bag, etc. and it’s dry, run a magnet through it to pick up any bits of metal. Hope this helps, perhaps one of these days I’ll set up the camera and do a video. Let me know if you have questions!
@@FullMoonLoonDesigns thank you very much for the detailed answer! I hope to try it. I'm thinking you mean a heavier colander and not a wire one.
@@laurar8486 you’re very welcome! Yes for sure a heavier quality one, I did my first one using one of those steamer baskets that collapse - that was a hot mess literally! The little screws/bolts holding it together came out and not fun trying to get it out of the kiln. I prefer my next one to be without handles as I don’t trust them staying intact. Here’s one I’m going to order and try, hoping the high temp wire will fit through the holes but if not could always drill a couple on each side:
www.webstaurantstore.com/choice-4-1-2-qt-stainless-steel-fine-chinese-colander/40745QTSSFNE.html?GoogleShopping&gclid=Cj0KCQiAi8KfBhCuARIsADp-A558mgNLcYAX3U3pjG4kupAu-a-6k0RzDrDo5-jmg_7qcDTdhdcYlM8aAoliEALw_wcB
@@FullMoonLoonDesigns Excellent! Thanks for the link!
What fireing schedule do you use?
Hi Carolyn, I have my schedules at the end of the second video, here’s a link:
ua-cam.com/video/1dimN_TJPZw/v-deo.html
Hi. Where did you get your rings?
I apologize, I don’t recall. I think I picked them up in a little gift shop. They’re just concentric ring cookie cutters, available many places I’m sure. I’ll see if I can find similar and post a link.
Here’s a very similar set:
www.bedbathandbeyond.com/store/product/our-table-trade-8-piece-stainless-steel-round-cookie-cutters-set/5552575?skuId=69644126&store=457&enginename=google&mcid=PS_googlepla_nonbrand_bakeware_local&product_id=69644126&adtype=pla&product_channel=local&adpos=&creative=538318382101&device=m&matchtype=&network=g&targetid=92700065555513048&gbraid=0AAAAAD2J7j4MQ8WJSuMfC96jpCFCM2QQO&gbraid=0AAAAAD2J7j4MQ8WJSuMfC96jpCFCM2QQO&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk67U6brG9QIV0ubjBx3FrgAaEAQYBiABEgK__vD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
Where did you buy your frit
Hi Lorraine, sorry I just saw this! Most of the beautiful colors I use aside from the clear are from valcox.com.