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POWDERED FRIT,,,,,,,ENAMAL ?

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 2:08 am
by rodney
im wondering about the fine powder that is left over after the crushing process to make frit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,im lead to believe that this powder, if put into a thick piece for pate de verre, in volume, will make for a cloudy appearence, but is this the stuff that people use for enamalling,,,where only a very thin layer of powdered glass is used, thus creating a very clear and clean color

thanks
rodney

Re: POWDERED FRIT,,,,,,,ENAMAL ?

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:06 pm
by Bert Weiss
rodney wrote:im wondering about the fine powder that is left over after the crushing process to make frit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,im lead to believe that this powder, if put into a thick piece for pate de verre, in volume, will make for a cloudy appearence, but is this the stuff that people use for enamalling,,,where only a very thin layer of powdered glass is used, thus creating a very clear and clean color

thanks
rodney
Rodney

Not exactly. Enamels are finely ground frit, but the glass that is ground is formualated to be enamel, not just regular old glass.