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Old December 25th 04, 01:37 PM
nimu
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hi
I'm wondering how accurate is the freezer test for compatibility?
In India , there's no stockist of tested fusible glass. I have to make
do with the glass which is available for stained glass. & some of the
spectrum system 96 which I have brought from SD is what I'm using for
testing with all sorts of colored glass that are available for me. the
choice is very very limited.
The freezer test I do is like this. Clear system96 on colored glass of
undetermined type is full fused & then is kept in the freezer for a
day. remove & put it in hot water. Almost all the glasses seems to have
withstood this test.
Now, I feel this is strange as I'm yet to come accross a tested pc
which has failed this test. Is the freezer test 100%conclusive?
Or shd I resign myself to depending on copper/silver foils for adding
color to float glass?
thanx in advance
nirmala

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Old December 27th 04, 02:46 AM
C Ryman
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According to one book the freezer test isn't a true compatibility test but a
test for stress. I don't know if fusing and testing small pieces of glass
will do. If the pieces you need fused aren't to big ( for stained glass?)
then just fuse it and test it with the freezer and hot water. There is the
polarized lens test but I don't know what you have in India.

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hi
I'm wondering how accurate is the freezer test for compatibility?
In India , there's no stockist of tested fusible glass. I have to make
do with the glass which is available for stained glass. & some of the
spectrum system 96 which I have brought from SD is what I'm using for
testing with all sorts of colored glass that are available for me. the
choice is very very limited.
The freezer test I do is like this. Clear system96 on colored glass of
undetermined type is full fused & then is kept in the freezer for a
day. remove & put it in hot water. Almost all the glasses seems to have
withstood this test.
Now, I feel this is strange as I'm yet to come accross a tested pc
which has failed this test. Is the freezer test 100%conclusive?
Or shd I resign myself to depending on copper/silver foils for adding
color to float glass?
thanx in advance
nirmala



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Old December 28th 04, 04:06 PM
nimu
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thanx C ryman,
there's hardly anybody here, in India,who's heard of fused glass, leave
alone stocking any reqd items. When I mentioned in my earlier mail abt
the coloured glass, I meant the glass which were originally meant for
stained glass. I make fused glass which range from small pendants to
say abt 10" tiles, & a few slumped over projects. So far, I have been
using only floats. Now, since I have located some dealers who sell
glass for stained glass projects, I have been trying them for fusing.
So, the query abt the compatibility tests. I guess I have to locate a
polariscope soon.
thanx again for your time & patience..
nirmala

C Ryman wrote:
According to one book the freezer test isn't a true compatibility

test but a
test for stress. I don't know if fusing and testing small pieces of

glass
will do. If the pieces you need fused aren't to big ( for stained

glass?)
then just fuse it and test it with the freezer and hot water. There

is the
polarized lens test but I don't know what you have in India.

--
Connie Ryman
Cryman Studio

"nimu" wrote in message
oups.com...
hi
I'm wondering how accurate is the freezer test for compatibility?
In India , there's no stockist of tested fusible glass. I have to

make
do with the glass which is available for stained glass. & some of

the
spectrum system 96 which I have brought from SD is what I'm using

for
testing with all sorts of colored glass that are available for me.

the
choice is very very limited.
The freezer test I do is like this. Clear system96 on colored glass

of
undetermined type is full fused & then is kept in the freezer for a
day. remove & put it in hot water. Almost all the glasses seems to

have
withstood this test.
Now, I feel this is strange as I'm yet to come accross a tested pc
which has failed this test. Is the freezer test 100%conclusive?
Or shd I resign myself to depending on copper/silver foils for

adding
color to float glass?
thanx in advance
nirmala


 




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