glas globs aka dragon tears

linda s · Post by **linda s** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 9:01 am

Has anyone tried fusing these glass globs/nuggets that you see at the stained glass stores and craft shops? I feel an "experiment" coming on.

Tony Smith · Post by **Tony Smith** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 10:12 am

You can fuse them to each other, but without testing them, you have no way to know what type of glass they are made of or what the COE is. You may find that you can't find a compatible glass to fuse them to.

Tony

jj jacobs · Post by **jj jacobs** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 11:05 am

I fused some blue and green "blob" accents onto float glass windchimes once....the chimes with blue blobs cracked but the green blobs did not....
JJ

Chris H · Post by **Chris H** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 1:54 pm

I fused yellow for a center of a daisy with white opeal stained glass around the outside no breaking of either glass, non compatable. You just have to experiment.....

Lia Howe · Post by **Lia Howe** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 3:17 pm

I have tried lots of different combos ( globs to globs, globs to float glass, globs to BE,SP,URO) All eventually craked. Some cracks weren't visible to the naked eye but under spectro... lots of stress. I now make my own glob in the kiln. BE and URO both work great. Making my own takes time but in the long run I get wonderful reliable finished product.Lia

cindyj · Post by **cindyj** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 4:03 pm

I tried a few experiments and quickly gave up. Make my own globs now with scrap glass. Easy to do and then you know what you have and you get great different color combos.

rosyruth · Post by **rosyruth** » Fri Apr 04, 2003 4:39 pm

You might try this also. I pick out just one sheet of glass that has many different colors in many different areas, including large portions that have just one color area. You really have to look through a lot of glass to find sheets like this. I then cut out prime areas and small detailed areas, the idea that the small detailed areas are for globs and unique small pieces.
The theory is every part of the glass from the same sheet should be compatable - make globs or small pieces, then tack or full fuse them to the larger pieces of glass left from the same sheet. I love agate-ee looking sheets. Mostly, it works. Use an overspray - many of these sheets are not meant for fusing and love to "dit". Good luck!
Any one out there using Chicago art glass for this - I am but would like to talk with others who have had success with this unique glass.
regards - Ruth