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Old 2013-03-26, 2:43am
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Complete newbie here....
Just had two lessons and getting my gear to set up at home in a few weeks. I can not wait!
I have a question about frit. I thought it might be a good idea to make frit with the left over bits of glass. I saw a tutorial on here somewhere on dumping melting glass in cold water to shatter it. However, I was told that the glass used for frit is not the same as the glass used for lampworking rods. She said the color intensity on the frit glass is higher So that it shows it's color even in small quantities.
What are your thoughts and experiences?
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Old 2013-03-26, 2:47am
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lol....you were misinformed. a lot of people use 96 coe frits on the surface of 104 coe beads (and vice versa i'm sure) but there are just as many people/frit makers who make it out of 104 for use with 104.

i'm pretty sure your info source was referring to 104 users using furnace glass frit, which is true. furnace glass is very saturated with color.
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Old 2013-03-26, 3:50am
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Personally I don't like to mix COE's, for 104 I use 104 frit, for 96 I use 96 frit, for 33 (boro) I use boro frit. Furnace glass is much more saturated than lampworking glass, that is more the nature of the glass and its purpose than the fact that it is made into frit.
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Old 2013-03-26, 7:13am
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I suspsect they might have been thinking about enamels, a lot depends on the glass your starting with and what your trying to do.
Often frit from lighter and finner transparents can washout a bit depending on the base color.
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Old 2013-03-26, 7:17am
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You can use 96 reducing frit with 104 but you cannot use 104 anything with 96.
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I have made frit using the method you describe. It's fun and you can make your own mixes. Quick FYI: you will be heating the water as you dump hot glass into it. I used a small gourmet jam jar (8 oz) and I noticed both the jar and the water were getting quite warm. If you are making a large qty then you either change your water out or use a larger jar.
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Old 2013-03-26, 7:53am
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You can use 96 reducing frit with 104....
This. In small amounts on the surface of a bead. This is because many 96 colors are made with lead which gives them some "elasticity."
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Old 2013-03-26, 7:55am
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Using frit made from lampworking rods is fine. You will not typically get the same intensity of color, especially transparents, as you would from furnace cane. But since the COE of the frit will match your base bead, you can use more frit to compensate. Have fun with it!
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Old 2013-03-26, 10:58am
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Thanks everyone!
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Old 2013-03-27, 7:52am
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You might post some pix when you get a minute? Love to see what you come up with!
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Old 2013-03-28, 2:04am
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Fosterfire, I will. But it may take some time.....will set up in three weeks. Counting the days......
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