Turquoise Blue Opaque Bullseye Frit 116
- Description
- Working Notes
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Available in Powder, Fine, Medium and Coarse grade frit and a sample size of 30 grams, a 5oz Jar (141 grams) or 1lb Jar (450 grams).
It is made from crushed, screened, and magnetically cleaned Bullseye Compatible sheet glass.
The colour of the frit in its unfired and fired states may differ greatly. In application, colour saturation may vary. Thin layers may be lighter in colour. Thicker layers may be darker and more saturated in colour.
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Contains
Copper
May React With
Selenium, Sulfur, Reactive (000009, 001009, 001019)
Cold Characteristics
Uniform colour.
Working Notes
A copper glass. May have a dark colour reaction at the interface with cadmium/selenium or sulphur glasses including 000125, 000120, 000124, 001120, 001125, 001122, 001137, 001437, 000137.
During processes that require a greater network, such as pattern or flow bar techniques, Turquoise Blue Opalescent has the potential to deposit trace amounts of copper on the surface of the kiln shelf. These deposits may react with sulfur-bearing glasses in subsequent firings. Such deposits may not be visible and can react even when the shelf has been properly scraped and reprimed or when ThinFire has been removed and a new ThinFire is applied. This type of contamination is impermanent and may be burned out/fired out throughout subsequent firings. A contaminated shelf can be fired with glasses—other than sulphur-bearing glasses—and no reaction will take place. In our studios, we've observed the greatest contamination in subsequent firings with sulphur-bearing French Vanilla Opalescent (000137) and Spring Green Opalescent (000126). For a burnout firing, we recommend a rate of 300°F/hr to 1525°F, with a hold of 1:00 hour.
Frits are versatile and can be used in:
- Pate de verre and kilncasting
- Kilnforming, including glass sketching and painting with light techniques
- Torchworking and blowing, to create colours and patterns on surfaces.