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Step 2Preperations...
Before you start gathering glass and blowing into glass, there's a few things you're going to want to set up first.
One is the frax/mold combo. When working with frax, make sure you wash your hands immediately after use. It's very bad for just about everything. On that note, frit is also very bad (it's powdered glass), you don't want to breathe it in or get it on yourself. Make sure your area is well ventilated, and take proper care whenever using hazardous materials. It's good practice to wear a respirator when setting up your frit and frax.
First you want to set a stool, or other higher up object near the annealer for you to work at before you put your piece away. Second, you want to line that mold with the frax so that when you tap your ornament off it rests ever so gently in the frax.
Frax doesn't soak up any heat from the glass, or cool the glass off in any spots, which lets you add some final detail to your ornament, without it breaking from a temperature difference.
One is the frax/mold combo. When working with frax, make sure you wash your hands immediately after use. It's very bad for just about everything. On that note, frit is also very bad (it's powdered glass), you don't want to breathe it in or get it on yourself. Make sure your area is well ventilated, and take proper care whenever using hazardous materials. It's good practice to wear a respirator when setting up your frit and frax.
First you want to set a stool, or other higher up object near the annealer for you to work at before you put your piece away. Second, you want to line that mold with the frax so that when you tap your ornament off it rests ever so gently in the frax.
Frax doesn't soak up any heat from the glass, or cool the glass off in any spots, which lets you add some final detail to your ornament, without it breaking from a temperature difference.
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