Awesome! I’ve done this a couple of times. I’m happy to learn about those baskets, as I had to add a wire to a colander. Thanks for this! One tip, after I’ve made frit, I’ve spread it onto a baking pan, set in the oven and turned it to 215 (closest to boiling point) and let it bake for an hour to evaporate the moisture. Shut off and let it cool down and then remove and pour into containers.
I don’t worry about specifically cleaning my scrap pieces, other than general light cleaning. I’ve found the quenching process does a good job of burning off or draining off odd bits when I decant the frit from the water. This is a great way to make frit blends too. I do drop my hot glass into an old stainless steel pot, not a plastic bucket.
I made another round today using two failed projects and then a frit blend too! I worried a bit about the plastic buckets but I can’t tell any ill effect so far.
Great video, I do this to make frit out of bottle glass taking my kiln to 1250 as fast as possible. In less than an hour I have course frit. The baskets were genius. I love your channel❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
I watched a lady in the UK do this once. Definitely love the idea of it over any of the other methods. Like you say, truly a little intimidating at first glance. But your video and comments on it are delightful. Basket find was great..I even have an Instant Pot 😅. Thanks for another great video 🎉
Great video. Being a professional grade worrisome person, myself, I would advise testing the integrity of the baskets prior to each use to make sure they haven't suffered any stress in the kiln. Love your videos, Jamaison. I learn so much. Thanks! Happy New Year!
I love using the thermal shock method for making frit, especially if you have a limited edition piece of glass that you like the colour of but need it in frit.
I'm so glad you showed how much fine and medium you ended up with as well! I assume the more smashing/stomping of the bag you do before sorting, the bigger the proportions of smaller grades of frit you'd get. If you were wanting mostly medium or fine frit would this be the method you'd use, or do you think another method would be better for the smaller sizes?
I’m thinking another method if you wanted smaller, or just a whole bunch more pounding? Maybe my frit piston as a second step? But I really prefer these larger chucks for the melts I’m doing these days.
I use a large stainless steel bowl from ikea for the water bucket, and a fire poker to scoop the glass out of kiln. I go full to 1300 and hardly need to break it up after.
Thanks for another great video. I do this with scrap glass and things that haven't turned out but use a very large stainless steel Ikea bowl to drop into. Just in case. I had not thought about using a stainless steel sieve. great idea.
Thank you soooo much for this video!!!!! Others have done this but with metal crushers, blender and pounders. They then have to put magnets in to get out the metals the out, and the large gridders leave a gray mist all over the crushed glass. That is way to hard for to it their ways!!! BUT YOUR way looks great and eliminating all of the other problems!!!!🎉🎉🎉
I’ve been doing quench frit making since 2020. It’s a great way to reuse failed fusing projects, scraps. Sometimes I end up with frit that I’m not sure if COE has held and am not willing to risk that frit in my pieces. So I set it aside in well marked COE? Containers to be used in Resin projects.
I have been doing this for years, I love the noise when the hot glass hits the cold water. I use a blender to break up the glass then my frit separates things.
Great demo!! I like the baskets! When Cliff and I did this, we put a twisted wire into a glass pile on SilkeMat and lifted out when kiln reached 1000°F. I'd feel much safer using these mesh steamers
Great video Jamaison! Quick question; do you hold the scrap for any length of time at 1000 degrees or do you just take it up to temp and then plunge it? Thx and happy Holidays :-)
It may have held for about 10 min? But that was just because I wasn’t finished eating my lunch! LOL. I did another batch this weekend and pulled it as soon as it hit 1000°, no hold, and got the same result.
Do you have a link for the baskets? I have a metal pounder..it takes forever and leaves metal frags in it! I would love to try this. Do you ramp? Or just set it to 1000 and let it rip?!
No, none at this low temp. Perhaps if I took it any higher? But at 1000, no spalling whatsoever yet (and I've used them a few times now). Time will tell...
What is frit? I am a collector of random things. That's probably one reason YT provided me with your video! 🙂 What to do with a bucket of broken glassware? It can't be recycled through the municipal pickup. I also have a large bin full of beautiful pieces that belonged to a stained glass artist, including whole rectangular sheets! Any suggestions on what to do with these things? I subscribed.
Frit is crushed up fusible glass that we use in kiln-fired fused glass art. Your stained glass may or may not be fusible… some are but there’s a lot of incompatibility issues between different types of glass. Your best option may be to try to connect with a local artist or glass store who may be able to tell you what you have. That was a kind gift from someone! Good luck!
Thanks for this video Jamaison. I've been wanting to give this a try myself. You made it look easy. Cringed a little when I saw the Crocs on your feet. The 1000° F glass would have melted through them like butter.
Yes, good point. Crocs are my “studio shoes” so I’m always wearing them. I did this again today and so you’ll see them in another future video. 😉 Thanks for your concern.
In theory, and if the fruit is fine and well mixed, combining different COEs and then re-fusing the result into one piece should create a new glass, of unknown CoE, that holds together fine. In practice though, who knows!
WOW! That was one of the coolest things I have seen for a long time. On another note, I just finished trying to contour fuse some Tekta…. Nothing happened. I think you made a comment about that at the end when you were showing us the glass blob. Is that why my glass did not fuse properly because it’s Tekta??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🐢
I’ve have done this before. I just used my Aga which goes up to 250’C., put the calander on a baking sheet (only for glass use) Left it in there for about 20/30mins , then it plunged in a bucket of ice water (or just do this in the winter and leave a bucket of water outside !)
Holding a new, untested, container at 1,000° on the end of a pole almost over bare feet protected only by holy crocs is asking for disaster, surely. Not incidentally, screwing a small hook into the end grain of a wooden pole results in a relatively weak joint. There would be many better, safer ways to secure a hook to a pole. I'd say you were lucky.
Also, there’s a lot you can’t tell by camera angle alone. The hook has about an inch and a half of screw down in the pole. It’s VERY secure. But how would you know - oh, you can’t. I also opened the kiln, hooked the basket and gave it a good shake and shimmy before moving it. It felt very secure. You don’t know that because you weren’t here and I didn’t show that part (I was being safe and not filming). The crocs? Sure, could maybe have made a different choice. But I was also standing at a distance (the point of a four-foot pole) and never felt the glass was anywhere close to my feet. Thanks for your concern.
@@JamaisonSchuler I have yet to try this. But I'm relieved (for you!) that there is good reason to believe it was not as dangerous as it appeared, and I'm grateful to you for your thoughtful and detailed response.
Awesome! I’ve done this a couple of times. I’m happy to learn about those baskets, as I had to add a wire to a colander. Thanks for this! One tip, after I’ve made frit, I’ve spread it onto a baking pan, set in the oven and turned it to 215 (closest to boiling point) and let it bake for an hour to evaporate the moisture. Shut off and let it cool down and then remove and pour into containers.
Yes, I have a fan on it but I like this idea much better
Another great video Jamaison!! Also enjoyed all the comment responses with the additional tips & tricks!!
I don’t worry about specifically cleaning my scrap pieces, other than general light cleaning. I’ve found the quenching process does a good job of burning off or draining off odd bits when I decant the frit from the water. This is a great way to make frit blends too. I do drop my hot glass into an old stainless steel pot, not a plastic bucket.
I made another round today using two failed projects and then a frit blend too! I worried a bit about the plastic buckets but I can’t tell any ill effect so far.
Thank you for the video! I have wanted to try this myself. Not so scary after seeing your demo!
It was easier than I thought! Did another round today!
Thank you, having fun and saving money , BRILLIANT !
Wow, I am impressed with all the innovative ideas in your video!
Love this... impressed that plastic bucket held up... that's awesome! HOPE!
The water was only bath-warm after super cooling the glass and strainer, and I wasn’t touching the bucket so no concerns there.
Thanks I will try this ! Thanks for all the videos and taking time to share.
Thanks for the demo!
Great video, I do this to make frit out of bottle glass taking my kiln to 1250 as fast as possible. In less than an hour I have course frit. The baskets were genius. I love your channel❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤.
I watched a lady in the UK do this once. Definitely love the idea of it over any of the other methods. Like you say, truly a little intimidating at first glance. But your video and comments on it are delightful. Basket find was great..I even have an Instant Pot 😅. Thanks for another great video 🎉
I’m glad you found it helpful, good luck to you!
Awesome! Thank you so much for sharing
Great video. Being a professional grade worrisome person, myself, I would advise testing the integrity of the baskets prior to each use to make sure they haven't suffered any stress in the kiln. Love your videos, Jamaison. I learn so much. Thanks! Happy New Year!
Yup, I’ve used them a few times now and they are holding up great!
I love using the thermal shock method for making frit, especially if you have a limited edition piece of glass that you like the colour of but need it in frit.
Good idea!
This is exactly what I was wondering about, for a special purple frit option 🥰
Great demo. Thanks
I'm so glad you showed how much fine and medium you ended up with as well! I assume the more smashing/stomping of the bag you do before sorting, the bigger the proportions of smaller grades of frit you'd get. If you were wanting mostly medium or fine frit would this be the method you'd use, or do you think another method would be better for the smaller sizes?
I’m thinking another method if you wanted smaller, or just a whole bunch more pounding? Maybe my frit piston as a second step? But I really prefer these larger chucks for the melts I’m doing these days.
I use a large stainless steel bowl from ikea for the water bucket, and a fire poker to scoop the glass out of kiln. I go full to 1300 and hardly need to break it up after.
Thanks for another great video. I do this with scrap glass and things that haven't turned out but use a very large stainless steel Ikea bowl to drop into. Just in case. I had not thought about using a stainless steel sieve. great idea.
I’ve done this a few more times since making g this video and I think I’m hooked!
Thanks for sharing the experience. I’ll give it a shot.
Good luck!
Great job. I just crushed clear and sifted into course,med, fine and powder. Thanks ❤❤❤
I am pleased!
Thank you soooo much for this video!!!!! Others have done this but with metal crushers, blender and pounders. They then have to put magnets in to get out the metals the out, and the large gridders leave a gray mist all over the crushed glass. That is way to hard for to it their ways!!! BUT YOUR way looks great and eliminating all of the other problems!!!!🎉🎉🎉
Yes, the other ways may work for some, but this was really good for me
I’ve been doing quench frit making since 2020. It’s a great way to reuse failed fusing projects, scraps. Sometimes I end up with frit that I’m not sure if COE has held and am not willing to risk that frit in my pieces. So I set it aside in well marked COE? Containers to be used in Resin projects.
Yes, I just did this another time today and used some failed projects!
Thank you for this experiment now I can’t wait to try this myself
Good luck!
Awesome idea! Was the water in the bucket ice water? Or was it just “ room temp”?
It was cooler than room temp but not icy at all. It was just from our garden hose on a 60° day
I have been doing this for years, I love the noise when the hot glass hits the cold water.
I use a blender to break up the glass then my frit separates things.
Yes, very satisfying!
Great demo!! I like the baskets! When Cliff and I did this, we put a twisted wire into a glass pile on SilkeMat and lifted out when kiln reached 1000°F. I'd feel much safer using these mesh steamers
Yes, and they did well. I did this again today (future project video) and they were great again!
This is the next thing I will try . You mentioned sifting Frit. Is there somewhere I can buy the Frit sifters so I can sort into different sizes?
I think lots of glass retailers probably carry them, but I got mine from Amazon. amzn.to/41Ik2DQ
Please, Where did you get the baskets you use? Thank you
amzn.to/41GgsvR
thanks very much
Great video Jamaison! Quick question; do you hold the scrap for any length of time at 1000 degrees or do you just take it up to temp and then plunge it? Thx and happy Holidays :-)
It may have held for about 10 min? But that was just because I wasn’t finished eating my lunch! LOL. I did another batch this weekend and pulled it as soon as it hit 1000°, no hold, and got the same result.
Do you have a link for the baskets? I have a metal pounder..it takes forever and leaves metal frags in it! I would love to try this. Do you ramp? Or just set it to 1000 and let it rip?!
I ramped 500 per hour because I just didn’t want to risk my shelf breaking. But I’m extra cautious sometimes. 😉 Here’s the link! amzn.to/422Bh2U
Did you feel these baskets had any spalling?
No, none at this low temp. Perhaps if I took it any higher? But at 1000, no spalling whatsoever yet (and I've used them a few times now). Time will tell...
Awesome! That's very helpful!
@@JamaisonSchuler
Weren't there little flakes from the steel basket?
Nope, no spalling (so far) at this low temp. I’ve done this a few times now.
How did the bag hold up with the crushing. ?
One of the seams was weak to begin with and needs to be resewn but otherwise well!
What is frit? I am a collector of random things. That's probably one reason YT provided me with your video! 🙂 What to do with a bucket of broken glassware? It can't be recycled through the municipal pickup.
I also have a large bin full of beautiful pieces that belonged to a stained glass artist, including whole rectangular sheets! Any suggestions on what to do with these things? I subscribed.
Frit is crushed up fusible glass that we use in kiln-fired fused glass art. Your stained glass may or may not be fusible… some are but there’s a lot of incompatibility issues between different types of glass. Your best option may be to try to connect with a local artist or glass store who may be able to tell you what you have. That was a kind gift from someone! Good luck!
Thanks for this video Jamaison. I've been wanting to give this a try myself. You made it look easy. Cringed a little when I saw the Crocs on your feet. The 1000° F glass would have melted through them like butter.
Yes, good point. Crocs are my “studio shoes” so I’m always wearing them. I did this again today and so you’ll see them in another future video. 😉 Thanks for your concern.
That's great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Have you mixed COEs? What was your result?
Heck no… I’m a Bullseye only guy. Mixing COEs sounds like a disaster in the making.
@@JamaisonSchuler yeah, I know better. Lol. But just thought I'd ask. Thanks. I'm loving your videos.
In theory, and if the fruit is fine and well mixed, combining different COEs and then re-fusing the result into one piece should create a new glass, of unknown CoE, that holds together fine. In practice though, who knows!
@@MarcFreskoYou try it out and let us know. ;)
WOW! That was one of the coolest things I have seen for a long time.
On another note, I just finished trying to contour fuse some Tekta…. Nothing happened. I think you made a comment about that at the end when you were showing us the glass blob. Is that why my glass did not fuse properly because it’s Tekta??? 🤔🤔🤔🤔🐢
Tekta fuses great in my experience, including contour fuse. What temp did you fire it?
I’ve have done this before. I just used my Aga which goes up to 250’C., put the calander on a baking sheet (only for glass use) Left it in there for about 20/30mins , then it plunged in a bucket of ice water (or just do this in the winter and leave a bucket of water outside !)
I am trying to use a Vice. Hope you do better
My setup has worked well… I’ve done this a few times now
I just tried this and my stainless steel bowls discolored the glass
Never heard of this happening before… certain they were stainless steel?
@@JamaisonSchuler yes someone said it happen. It did not show up when I tested the glass in the mold. I guess it burned away.
Holding a new, untested, container at 1,000° on the end of a pole almost over bare feet protected only by holy crocs is asking for disaster, surely.
Not incidentally, screwing a small hook into the end grain of a wooden pole results in a relatively weak joint. There would be many better, safer ways to secure a hook to a pole.
I'd say you were lucky.
I’ve done this a number of times now and feel very safe each time. Tell me Marc, how do you do this?
Also, there’s a lot you can’t tell by camera angle alone.
The hook has about an inch and a half of screw down in the pole. It’s VERY secure. But how would you know - oh, you can’t.
I also opened the kiln, hooked the basket and gave it a good shake and shimmy before moving it. It felt very secure. You don’t know that because you weren’t here and I didn’t show that part (I was being safe and not filming).
The crocs? Sure, could maybe have made a different choice. But I was also standing at a distance (the point of a four-foot pole) and never felt the glass was anywhere close to my feet.
Thanks for your concern.
@@JamaisonSchuler I have yet to try this. But I'm relieved (for you!) that there is good reason to believe it was not as dangerous as it appeared, and I'm grateful to you for your thoughtful and detailed response.