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Posted on October 23, 2022October 21, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Fused Glass Mesh Melt Platter, Project Tutorial Part 3

This is the third and last part of that platter project using the pieces from that fused glass pattern bar made in the mesh melt project. If you haven’t already seen Part 1 of that platter project , or Part 2 I suggest you watch them first.

In this part, I’ll finish off with some coldworking and then the final slump into the platter.

The tutorial includes the design, materials, equipment information, and the full fuse to make the piece.

Posted on October 16, 2022October 15, 2022 by Jeff — 2 Comments

Fused Glass Mesh Melt Platter, Project Tutorial Part 2

This is the second part of that platter project using the pieces from that fused glass pattern bar made in the mesh melt project. If you haven’t already seen Part 1 of that platter project I suggest you watch it first.

In this part, I’ll continue with cutting and cold working the glass, then doing a full fuse to create the platter.

The tutorial includes the design, materials, equipment information, and the full fuse to make the piece.

Posted on October 2, 2022October 1, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Fused Glass Mesh Melt Question. What’s The Design? Project Tutorial Part 1

Remember that fused glass mesh melt project? So what is the final design? Will it stay in one piece or be sliced up into strips? The decision has been made. In this, the first part of this project, I’ll talk about the design and start making the piece.

The video tutorial includes the design, materials, and equipment information, the full fuse to make the piece, the slump, and the final review.

Posted on June 12, 2022September 7, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Score, Snap! Oops! Things to Cut Glass With, Glass Fusing Stuff

Yep, if you’re a glass fuser, you need to cut glass. As do most glass artists. A bit obvious, right? So what do you use? In this video, I’ll be showing you what I use to cut glass for my fused glass projects.

Posted on April 22, 2017September 7, 2022 by Jeff — Leave a comment

Fused Glass Clock for Jacob

My first attempt at a clock worked out fine, for a while at least. That is until the clock fractured through the hole I had drilled the hole for the movement. It was hanging on the wall in the studio at the time so you can guess what happened when it hit the concrete floor.

Time has come for another clock. This time as a gift for my grandson Jacob.

Posted on January 10, 2014June 30, 2020 by Jeff — Leave a comment

‘Flawed Physics’ – Fused Glass Bowl for Mykel

A little while back I told my son Mykel I was going to make him a bowl for his new apartment and asked what he would like. Well, if you knew my son you would not be surprised when he asked for a bowl with the entire number for Pi on it, and in a blue theme. Yes, the entire number.

As I am sure you are aware that number is considered to be infinite. I definitely couldn’t make a bowl big enough for that, but not to be beaten I accepted the challenge and did come up with a compromise.

Posted on August 8, 2013July 11, 2020 by Jeff — 1 Comment

Modifying a Standard Tile Saw for Glass

As usual, being on a budget, when it came to buying a tile saw I opted to visit the local hardware and see what was on offer.

A little unsure about exactly what I needed, as I hadn’t actually done any sawing of glass with a diamond saw, I looked over the various saws available. Surprisingly, they didn’t have that many, but the price difference was substantial.

Guess what? I chose the cheapest saw and hoped for the best. Things didn’t go quite to plan, but they didn’t work out too bad either.

Posted on April 4, 2013March 23, 2020 by Jeff — 4 Comments

The Beetle Bits Glass Cutting Station

Just a quick post to show you our cutting station. This is where all of our glass is cut and prepared.

When we started we didn’t have a cutting system and just cut directly on the table. If you look closely you will see a wooden ruler that I screwed to the table as a guide. In addition I used a carpenters square for cutting straight pieces etc. It worked, sort of, but had some failings.

I was endlessly cleaning up glass slivers and chips after cutting and sometimes during. If I didn’t clean it up I found my self laying new glass down on small slivers that I am sure scratched the new pieces, and certainly made the piece unstable. The carpenters square was too heavy and made it difficult to manipulate the glass. It also tended to slide when I was cutting and caused me to go off line.

It became obvious this had to change.