This is my first slumping project. I've done a number of other glass pieces, but this is the first time I've used my kiln in this apartment, and I was thrilled to find out the breaker is rated to well over what this kiln requires.
Remove these ads by
Signing UpStep 1: Materials and Supplies
A glass bottle, preferably the size of a wine or alcohol bottle, that will fit in your kiln
A kiln
Kiln wash
Borax (optional)
Wire (optional)
To get the glass bottle, either buy some alcohol and drink it (if you are of legal drinking age), or if you don't drink enough (like me), ask your Facebook friends. Especially right after a holiday and before recycling day, when I asked, they are sure to have some bottles around. Or do what one of my friends suggested: ask at a bar or restaurant for empties.
My friend gave me this beautiful vodka bottle for my first try.











































Visit Our Store »
Go Pro Today »




Actually, I just searched and found they are screened on in an enamel process, which is GOOD news for me because it means I can slump them without worrying about label removal! Yay!
As far as removing and resticking other types of labels intact, that "trade secret" is pretty easily found using Google. :-)
I do feel compelled to create things, and I know I am better when I am creating; physically and mentally. I will draw on things around me, paint on whatever I can get my hands on and collect junk just for the potential I see in what I can turn it into. :)
PS - This is a very old method of making glass items, back when electricity and electric lamps were few and far between, but tried and true.
(I have made countless chimney's for kerosene lamps this way and many other glass objects and never cut myself on the end product, even without a touch of sanding)
Enjoy your projects. Post pics of your stuff here if you like.
Sunshiine
Do you need to press it flat after it's been heated, or does it just collapse on it's own when heated?