Fun with Float Glass Part 1
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- Опубліковано 11 лют 2025
- Sorry this video is so long, but there is a lot of stuff you might want to know. In this video I will talk about float glass, how it is made and what you can do with it. There is also an interesting section about tempered glass. Part two (In process) will be about coloring or "getting artsy" with float glass. If you have constructive comments, please post them below. If you find this video informative, please hit "Like" and subscribe to my channel.
Great video on cutting thick glass:
• Cutting Float Glass
Very good online article about float glass:
www.glass-fusing-made-easy-.com/float-glass.html
Capt. Mike you are awesome!!! I have learned a lot of tricks of the trade. Love it keep it coming.
Hi. Some great ideas here. I'm new to playing with glass in the kiln. Do you have a video on times and temperatures to fire the pieces you have in part 1 and part 2?
I really love and appreciate your videos! I always learn so much. Than you! ❤
I was so scared when you were sawing the tempered glass. I jumped out of my skin! You really got me.
Float glass, not tempered!
Well shit… the second I saw that Tempered glass shatter on the saw made me rethink my life choices in getting recycled glass. 😂 Thank SO much for this! I can’t wait to see what you do with the shatter glass. I’m graduating to learning about using float glass in my projects. This helped a lot in telling me what I can and cannot do. 🌱💚
Glad you like the video! There are many interesting projects you can do with tempered glass, Refiring it after it has shattered makes an interesting texture. Expect many fail;ures with recycled glass, but remember its FREE!
I am really enjoying watching your videos... I've learned some neat ideas too! Thanks
Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Howdy, Good ole Southern-boy glass fusing experimenter and teacher. THANK YOU! Am learning so much form your videos. Really appreciate how you show the miss-haps along with the successes. Have always learned best from my mistakes, now with your guidance maybe I won’t make so many. (My ‘lesson learned the hard way’ box is getting pretty full!.) Please make more for us newbies. (PS you have a great belt buckle collection- wonder if a glass one would work? I’d like to try making bolo ties next.)
Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I really like watching
I really appreciate your watching my videos!
Hi, thank you very much for all the info you are giving!! Do you think I can kiln cast 2 inch thick slabs using Float glass? Because in my country art glass is really expensive.
You can fuse float glass together, but remember, glass wants to be 1/4 inch thick, so you will need to build a ceramic form or use something that will stand the heat to hold the glass to the thickness you want.
Thanks for the video! Much appreciated. Definitely earned a like, Capt.
Enjoying your videos and always learning something new! At some point you said you were going to try FolkArt Glass Enamel glass paint that you can buy at Walmart. Did you try it and did it work?
I have used it and cooked it per instuctions in the oven. It makes it stick better than not heating.
Thank you again for this wonderful video. I would like to know what brand of superglue you’ve used for the glass.
I'm not in my shop right now, but I think it is Starbond. I buy it online and 16 oa at a time. I use a lot of it in my wood turning.
I used to check the dumpster at binswanger, but it was always tempered glass. I wonder if glass can be 'un-tempered' in a furnace.
I got some double pane window units (that is, the sealed glass part, no metal) from a construction project that they were going to toss in the dumpster because they were cut to the wrong size. (it was either 3/16 or 1/4" reflective coated) and I framed them in my cabin in the woods (in place of the 1/8" single pane.
"Tempered" glass can be un-tempered by heating it up in a kiln. Not sure of the temps though, but I would assume somewhere around slump temps. Make sure you are dealing with tempered glass and not laminate. You can tell the difference by trying to cut the glass. Tempered glass will not cut. It will shatter into thousands of small pieces. Laminate or safety glass is two pieces of float glass bonded together. If you try to fuse or slump it, the bonding will burn and stink....I think.
Hi Capt Mike, I have made a couple of little pictures with float glass and frit in a microwave kiln, they are Christmas presents but one has a crack in it, can I put this into the microwave kiln again? Or am I better just ignoring the crack and framing it as if it's not there? Thanks, Charlie
Charlie, if you are sure you used compatable glass you can try firing it again. There is a good chance that the crack will get bigger if you don't try again. You have nothing to loose. Thanks for watching!
@@CaptMike I've just watched your most recent video and I think the problem is the glass isn't compatible, I used glass left from a broken picture frame and put bullseye frit on it. I'll see if I can salvage it with other materials. Thank you for your response!
@@charlottelewis5114, the glass was compatable. It's just that I tend to run my microwave on high and the glass heats up too fast. I am going to experiment with low settings to start.
What sort of kiln do you use to mold the glass, Captain? I love your videos, and got myself a small microwave kiln after watching your raku video 😁 I'm going to try to fire and glaze some tiny pottery at home. If you do requests, I would be thrilled to see you do some more fun with clay pottery in your microwave kiln!
I'll see what I can dream up!
Is the breaking button just two square 1" pieces of glass made into a circle? I can't seem to find out how to make them.
Yes, you could do it that way or use a 1/4" piece of glass. Another idea is to use a large marble slumped down. Hope this helps.
@@CaptMike Thank you.
I am JUST starting out and I was wonder can you put glitter on the glass before melting it and could you melt a picture with the glass? Hope this makes sense.
April, glitter is usually a plastic material and will burn away during the firing process. Micas, on the other hand will hold up to glass firings, but is not as showy as glitter. Photographs will also burn away, If you want an image n you glass, try decals specifically made for firing, I think I have a video on how to do that.
@@CaptMike Thank You so much
How did you get the handles in the grey one you did
If it is the grey piece shown at about 2:29, it was done in a slump mold. You can find them at slumpys.com.
Capt Mike thank you.
Do you know of a way to smoke glass? I really like that look, but cannot find anything on the process.
Can you give me an example of smoked glass? All I can think of is sandblasted glass.
@@CaptMike it's usually a brown, green, or black looking transparent glass. www.google.com/search?q=smoked+glass&prmd=isvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi8oZ3y177fAhWOxFkKHZouCSMQ_AUoAXoECBIQAQ&biw=360&bih=673#imgrc=xPdSsnUDnS1_aM
I used my homemade silicone mold to make hollowed out with sunflower on back, for my beads or for tealights, mold for glass slumping...do i need something ontop of the mold before i lay a peice of glass on it?
I have made a low fire clay cup, it will be just a little bigger then my kiln...could i lay it on its side to fire? I really dont want to pay local clay shop to fire this smaller item thanks sam
it would be great to find free glass
Try going to your local glass replacement shop. One that replaces windows and picture frame glass. It usually is 1/4" and thinner and they always have a lot of scrap. They always give it to me for free. Another place to look is at a recycling center. People bring in broken glass and sometimes the pieces will be large enough to use.
@@CaptMikethank you for the tips! I will try those. Have a great weekend!
Free is def good! 😁👍
Can i get an email so i can send a picture of, with my work just almost finished i made a frame for a pet i want to use for a memorial peice. I heard you say glass paint...where can i find that so i can make a front peice for the frame, i used resin for my idea but wanted it to look like the ceramic gloss finish or enamel but see through with color, pastel for the back part. Thanks Sam
Do you have a facebook account? If so, go to facebook.com/groups/161038851286152/ and send me a message. You can attach photos to your message. It will be no problen to bisque you item any way you can put it in the kiln, just do not let it touch the elements. To glaze it, you will have to place it on stilts, but be advised they will leave small prick holes where they touch the glaze. For some projects they will hardly be noticeable.
@@CaptMike no face book just messenger, were under Terry Nicholson...my account for sam is not working my tablet broke...since facebook merged accounts we cannot sign in well. If you could semd me your info i will send project photo. As for the kiln ill have to is the large microwave one and that project is just for me on the cut i need a oen stand, thanks i may not dimish it with glaze though in a video i heard you mention the oven glass that can be dired at 300° where can i get it? Thanks
Glass paint can be as simple as the dishwasher safe craft paint you get at WalMart (You have to heat it to 350 degrees in your oven) or you can use the more expensive semi transparent pait from Pebeo Porcelain Paints (Amazon). It to has to be heated to become permanent. The alternative will require firing in a kiln. These paints are made by Delphi and Unique Glass Colors. I am sure there are other, but these are the one I have.
@@CaptMike do you know the name of the glass paint at walmart?
@@CaptMike thanks for all the tips, they all are very helpful
Can you fuse glass out of picture frames for fusing jewlery
Glass from photo frames is what we refer to as "float glass". It has a COE anywhere from 78 to about 88 (Never know for sure). It is not compatible with COE 90 or 96. Laguna Clay has float glass compatible frit at the moment, but they informed me they were discontinuing it. You can use glass paints on float glass and mica's too. Check out Susan McGarry's videos for use of mica's. Float glass will fuse to itself, but not much in the way of color.
Thank you
can you make a video on how to make molds for glass?
There are molds for glass frit, slump molds, drape molds and texture molds, to name a few. Which would you be interested in first?
Picture frames or windows ok now I understand.
I should have made that clearer. Plate glass from windows and glass from picture frames is all considered "float" glass. It is usuall 3MM to 6MM or better and is clear although some is tinted. Make sure you do not try to cut tempered glass as it will shatter into thousands of pieces.
I am not able to find the notes
Honestly I wish there was flexible glass
Me too.
How can i dind you on messenger?
If you can somehow get on Facebook, go here and send me a message facebook.com/groups/161038851286152/?ref=bookmarks . You can send me a message and attach photos. My email address is captmike03@hotmail.com