[TheForge] RE; Tempering Glass

[Ralph]

At 07:57 PM 3/15/04 -0600, you wrote:
>Well I want to learn glass slumping.  I have done several designes where 
>that would have been great.  I have considered finding a local glass 
>worker to collobroate with.   Is it something that can be done with the 
>average propance forge?   What is entailed in it?
>
>Charles

Propane forge will work but it is a tad bit harder.
In a short nutshell here it is:
Prep the iron ( any forging needs to be finished as well as most of the 
clean up work) Heat to a low red slowly. Put glass in position and replace 
work back in forge. Might be best if at this point the forge is off, and 
just use residual heat. Once glass starts to look like honey I remove and 
rotate over and over until the glass has evened out ( remember I am placing 
it into a hole going thru the iron) Now here is the part that a coal forge 
is best for, I place the work back in the forge ( not lit for a gasser) and 
let is 'soak' for about 15 mins If the forge is too hot it will soften the 
glass till it falls out or droops. After the hot(warm) soak I place to the 
side and let cool to the touch ensuring glass is NOT touching anything 
else. The following link to a Yahoo group has a picture of what I am 
talking about
http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/anvilfirefotos/lst?.dir=/Red+Iron+Forge+-+Ralph&.src=gr&.order=&.view=t&.done=http%3a//photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/anvilfirefotos/lst%3f%26.dir=/%26.src=gr%26.view=t 



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