Freeze and fuse firing schedule

This gives glass fusers an idea of a kiln schedule to use when making freeze and fuse pieces.  In the past I have tried the freeze and fuse technique, but I wasn't happy with the final outcome and I thought it was because of my kiln schedule.  I hope this schedule works better.  Remember to anneal at the annealing temperature for the brand of glass frit that you are using!

200 dph to 400 hold 30 minutes 

400 dph to 1320 hold 35 minutes

9999 dph to 960 hold 1 hour (the hold time depends on the thickness. 960 is Bullseye’s annealing point, 
other brands will vary.)

200 dph to 700 0 hold (for thicker pieces I go 100 to 700)

500 dph to 200 and off (again, for thicker pieces I slow this down as well)

Waxing, glass??? Yes, even glass gets waxed!

Waxing is a process used for a painted window. The cut glass is waxed onto a “light wall” in the same position as it was drawn on the cartoon. The glass is then painted with special stained glass paints. This process allows painting brush strokes to follow through the various pieces of glass and gives the artist a chance to view the window with light shining through it. Sometimes a portion of a window may also be waxed up to see how the colors blend and how the window will look in daylight