[TheForge] RE; Tempering Glass

Tue Mar 16 14:59:00 2004

Ralph,

Probably a good photo, but  I  can't view it unless  I am  a member 
of  that particular yahoo group.   It says "members only"
I tried several ways to see it.  Ended up joining ... now just waiting for 
" approval / confirmation"

Dann

At 12:12 AM 3/16/2004 -0800, you wrote:
>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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