Making Ceramic Molds For Glass Fusing

The key is to make the mold out of the right material which will withstand the 1 200 degree temperature in the kiln.

Making ceramic molds for glass fusing.

Molds are pre drilled with air relief holes where required. 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. You can also create your own molds by using. 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.

Warm glass molds can be use for frit casing slumping and novelty molds just to let you art glass creativity take over. 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. Melting glass to a glazed surface is the process of merging two separate layers of glass. There are two basic types of molds in glass slumping.

There are no products listed under this category. 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. An ordinary ceramic kiln is adequate to fuse glass to ceramics but care must be taken with firing and cooling. This tutorial will explain how i make custom ceramic texture molds to create fused glass art items used in this tutorial 1 firing the clay and glass kiln.

Fusing glass to ceramics is an ancient craft that is becoming popular again. This example explains how molds are made from clay. The molds need to be coated with kiln wash primer to prevent the sticking of your slumped glass. How hard could it be.

Custom ceramic texture molds for fused glass. Glass molds imd molds designed for glass slumping fusing are fit highest industry standards. Hump molds are used to form the interior of the slumped glass. 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.

However his wife and friends who work in fused glass were constantly calling on the skills he developed during 30 years as a marine. Molds for glass slumping are surprisingly easy to make. We carry a full range of ceramic molds for fused glass.