Fused Glass Textured
Plate
How to make fused glass textured plate painted with glass powder and slumped in a glass fusing kiln.
This fused plate has been made from two pieces of glass, one of which has been painted with colored powder frit and then fused on a flat textured mold.
After fusing on the textured mold then plate is then slumped in a suitable curved mold.
You can use either COE 90 or COE 96; Coe 90 was used for this tutorial.
Size and colors can be altered to suit your design choices.
Fusing Supplies:
1 x 4 " square piece of clear and a piece of 1 X 4 1/4" square opaque yellow fusing glass.
Cutter.
Fusing kiln.
Kiln washed shelf or thin fire paper.
Flat textured mold
Slumping mold.
Proceed as follows:
Step 1. Cut one four inch square piece of clear fusing glass.
Step 2. Cut one four and a quarter inch square piece of yellow fusing glass.
Step 3. Paint clear layer as detailed on the powder painting page.
Step 4. When the paint is dry place clear layer painted side down on textured mold.
Yellow piece is then placed on top with sides overhanging the bottom layer.
Fusing Schedule:
| RATE | TEMP(F) | HOLD(mins) |
| 300 |
500 |
15 |
| 300 |
1000 |
15 |
| 450 |
1450 |
20 |
| 9999 |
900-950 |
60 |
| 200 |
200 |
OFF |
Step 5. Remove fused plate from kiln.
Step 6. Place fused plate in slumping mold, textured side up, and put in kiln.
Step 7. Use above schedule but replace 1450 with 1320 to 1350 for the slumping process.
Monitor slumping to ensure that the item slumps correctly.
Step 8. When cool, remove textured slumped plate from kiln.
The textured mold is one of a number of textured molds available from Creative Paradise and Delphi Glass.
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