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Viva_La_Revolution

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1. you'll have to melt the glass completely

Reply to mopinko (Original post)

Fri Dec 7, 2012, 09:07 AM

Dec 2012

I don't think you'll be able to get it hot enough over open wood. It usually takes a kiln.

Then you have to aneal the blocks so they don't shatter (heating again to just this side of melting, with a very slow cool down) to get the crystals to align.

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glass workers- would it be hard to make my own glass block? [View all] mopinko Dec 2012 OP

you'll have to melt the glass completely Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #1

can u make a little dyi kiln? mopinko Dec 2012 #2

I know people who use a blowtorch for small amounts Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #3