anyone got a link for a few pounds of powdered copper and brass? usage is in
molten glass, so can't be plastic coated (paint additives).

thanks,
charlie
cave creek, az
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts

In article , Charles Spitzer says...

anyone got a link for a few pounds of powdered copper and brass? usage is in
molten glass, so can't be plastic coated (paint additives).

I buy mine from Aremco Products, in NY.

Jim


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I just got a pound of powered brass at
THE COMPLETE SCULPTER. It was 10 bucks plus the same again for shipping.

http://www.sculpt.com/

LB


"jim rozen" wrote in message
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In article , Charles Spitzer says...

anyone got a link for a few pounds of powdered copper and brass? usage is
in
molten glass, so can't be plastic coated (paint additives).

I buy mine from Aremco Products, in NY.

Jim


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THANKS! they also have powdered copper after searching around their site.

turns out i can't use brass anyway. it contains zinc. the purpose of this
was to use in molten glass. zinc isn't a good product to put into a kiln for
an extended time without ventilation.

regards,
charlie
cave creek, az
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts

"Leonard & Peggy Brown" wrote in message
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I just got a pound of powered brass at
THE COMPLETE SCULPTER. It was 10 bucks plus the same again for shipping.

http://www.sculpt.com/

LB


"jim rozen" wrote in message
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In article , Charles Spitzer says...

anyone got a link for a few pounds of powdered copper and brass? usage
is
in
molten glass, so can't be plastic coated (paint additives).

I buy mine from Aremco Products, in NY.

Jim


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No link, just a question.
What does the copper do ?

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No link, just a question.
What does the copper do ?

it depends. i'm planning on fusing copper between 2 layers of glass.
depending upon how much oxygen is around the copper because the edges seal
before the middle of the glass fuses together, the metal reduces and can
form colors from blue to turquoise to pink to green, or even multiple colors
in the same slab. it's totally random and is a surprise when it comes out of
the kiln, usually after about 36-48 hours of heating for thick slabs. i
typically fuse up 1"-1.5" thick glass slabs, then slump them into ceramic or
steel forms.

this one's done with colored micas and glow in the dark ceramic powders:
http://www.glassartists.org/Images/U...mg38838_6a.jpg

regards,
charlie
http://glassartists.org/chaniarts