Trying An Additional Variation to Making Frit by Heating and Quenching it in Water (video 356)

[@stellaschloss3939]

Another super helpful video. Thanks for doing these experiments. I would suggest a stainless steel bucket to quench. To break-up the pieces I keep the glass dry. Wrap in brown waffle paper and hit it with a dead blow hammer (similar to what you're using). The paper prevents any metal/plastic mixing with glass.

[@JudithMcFadden]

I was jealous of the sun shine we are having a Spring snow. Thank you for the video on your frit making experiments.

[@charbraun9469]

I was jealous too but we could just take the baskets outside and put them in a snow bank…or melt the snow on the driveway one basket at a time 😂

[@tammykerr928]

I’ve heated mine to 1200 then quenched it. After you pour out the water, place it on a towel and fold the towel over it and just walk on it! It works very well!

[@kathygabriel422]

Jamaison, I love your hook on the end of the dowel, it is so smart. I struggled with finding a way to hook the bowls that really helps.

[@tammykerr928]

It is absolutely beautiful frit though! That’s going to make some amazing projects 😊

[@AnnetteRintelmann]

Thanks Jamaison, I agree that it would be easier to use a magnet.

[@KathyLuglio]

The bucket flexes with the smashing. A thrift store metal 4-6. Quart dutch oven would jold up better and probably be cheaper, too

[@JamaisonSchuler]

👍🏼

[@JamaisonSchuler]

Do you think that would flake/chip/scrape off metal into the glass?

[@KathyLuglio]

@@JamaisonSchuler perhaps. I don't know.

[@Ironpumper]

Great informational video… thank you.

[@MônicaNunes-j2b]

Maravilha! Sempre aprendendo. Amo o vidro mesclado e marmorizado. Obrigada. 🩷🌷

[@3PairDesigns]

Jamaison, that was a good idea and I think you could still use the rubber mallet but not directly on the glass. One way you could try is instead of bashing it inside the bucket, what if you then do what you did last time and lay the glass between either newspaper or some fairly sturdy paper (packing paper? The kind used in glass shipments?) and take the mallet and "hammer" it down onto the paper? This might give you a better variety of sizes of chunks. Or what if you put duct tape over the mallet head to prevent the rubber from coming off, and still use it IN the bucket? Just a thought. Also, your camera doesn't shake while your walking, it actually was a good view of the process! I imagine the camera harness is annoying, but it looked good! 😄 It seems like you still had good success overall though. Thanks for sharing!

[@JamaisonSchuler]

Thanks for the ideas and feedback!

[@pumpkinglassgallery]

When I have made frit before, I took the class to 1200F before quenching. It seemed like taking it hotter created glass crazing for smaller sized frit pieces.

[@mellisa9459]

Good info thank you. I watched a video somewhere about a guy who used a vise. Not sure how well it works though.he just said keep using the vice till you get what you want.

[@JamaisonSchuler]

Interesting…

[@brendamcfeters6939]

I've used ice water in a porcelain-lined kettle, then after pounding into bits in the kettle, poured into large coffee-filter-lined strainers to dry

[@elizabethwatson71]

I’ve used my regular oven broiler and ice water

[@elainefuehrer5739]

so i havent tried this method yet.. how ive made frit in the past is to put it between those layers of paper that Bullseye wraps the glass in and use a hammer.. so im just asking after u have done this method if u couldnt put them between that paper and crush it that way?? also what is the hook thing u are using to lift the metal containers out of the kiln with.? how long? i do like your handle u use to life the kiln lid.. my handle is so hot! thanks for sharing

[@JamaisonSchuler]

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[@JamaisonSchuler]

And a subsequent follow up video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iYOUant9Z7R5mbc

[@catheyfoss2890]

whats the pole made of?

[@JamaisonSchuler]

It’s just a wooden rod, I think it was a curtain rod? It’s been laying around my garage for years.

[@laurar8486]

Hi Jamison! I love how you experiment! Have you thought of trying to do a glass press in the kiln so the pieces are really thin, you'd have to make them smell like pancakes, and then drop them into the water. I wonder how that would work if you don't have such thick pieces to bang up. You could try the duct tape on the mallet and just keep changing it or adding to it as it degrades. Of course you don't want duct tape and with the glass, but it might work?

[@JamaisonSchuler]

Both are good ideas!

[@laurar8486]

Just watched for the 2nd time. When you had the Home Depot buckets upside-down I noticed that there's about a quarter inch raised rim. I wonder if you used a flat bottom dish pan, like the ones you had the glass in at the end, if that would make it sturdy enough to not crack. I'm interested to know if you have tried any other ways since this recording?

[@JamaisonSchuler]

Something with a flat bottom could be better, I agree. I have done it one other time and wrapped it in canvas to smash it up. I have a few other things I want to try in the future too

[@harcosparky]

You might want to cut a round of wood to fit under the bucket when using the hammer. There is a small lip on the bottom of the bucket that keeps the bottom of the bucket off the floor. Smashing the glass will cause the bottom to flex possibly weakening it over time.

[@kkarpinski1569]

I don't understand what the quenching in water does if you still need to pound it with a sledge hammer???

[@JamaisonSchuler]

In my experience, quenching makes it much more brittle and easier to break. It also gives it safer edges so it’s less likely to cut you.

[@treefroglyn]

I think the Malloy would work if you wrapped it in a tough, non-porous cloth.

[@sheryllambert8186]

There’s a hole in the bucket. Dear Liza, a hole. 😂

[@JamaisonSchuler]

Glad someone picked up on that!!! 😂

[@jokappel2430]

But I love the sound of the glass hitting the water

[@JamaisonSchuler]

Very satisfying!!!!

[@elizabethwatson71]

Nevermind. I turned off and restarted. I’ve gone this with my thicker glass

[@kristibbradshaw]

Dump that water out in your yard. You could wrap the mallet with cloth.

[@zacpackman9186]

wouldnt you be better to put the glass in a plastic bag )after cooling off) wrapping in a towel and then smashing with mallet ?

[@JamaisonSchuler]

I tried this in other videos… (canvas bag). I found the glass ripped right through and still made a mess. I want to find tougher bag material next… like the kind pet food comes in

[@charbraun9469]

@@JamaisonSchuler my local pet store chain collects the bags from customers to recycle…you might ask your local store them. If you use metal buckets I would guess they would be more durable…to skip the metal chipping I’d lay old towels at the bottom and one on top and that would keep the rubber mallet away from the glass. I think the folded bath towels would be more durable than even a towel bag. As the towel gets holes just fold it differently.. you can get towel pretty inexpensively at rummage sales and thrift stores. I kept thinking though it would be a whole lot easier to do that though if you moved one of the cars into the driveway…I had visions of you getting caught on a side mirror .

[@kimwalker5974]

The pet food bags are working great!

[@ninaarntzen]

I use masons tubs to cool off the hot glass