Blue Lustre Striker Transparent Bullseye Rod 1714
- Description
- Working Notes
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All rods are 42cm in length and 4-5mm diameter. Bullseye is 90COE and isn't compatible with Effetre or Vetrofond Rods. The annealing Temperature range is 505- 520 Celsius.
Colours That Strike
Many glasses that Bullseye produces appear pale or even colourless in their cold form but “strike” or mature to a target colour when fired to the right temperature. These styles are marked with the symbol above.
Not recommended for Stained Glass or Mosaics as Kiln required to achieve colour shown
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Striker
This style may not reveal (strike to) its target colour until fired.
Contains
Lead, Silver
May React With
Selenium, Sulfur
Cold Characteristics
Dark transparent blue.
Working Notes
Torch: A reducing glass that can develop a metallic sheen similar to polished hematite. Begin by working 001714-0576 in a neutral flame. When ready to create a metallic sheen, the glass should be relatively cool (no visible heat) and stable on the mandrel. Create a reduction atmosphere by turning the propane (fuel) up and watching for the surface of the glass to become metallic. Once this has happened, the piece should be put into an annealing kiln. This is a finishing step. It will dissipate if the metallic surface is reintroduced to a neutral flame. It can be brought out again by returning it to a reduced atmosphere. When molten, this glass has a low viscosity and can be quite soft, which may result in a blurred edge where it meets other glasses. In addition, the process of reducing the glass can cause a metallic sheen over areas of glass immediately adjacent to this style.
Kiln: Not recommended for kiln forming.
Other
001714-0576 is relatively heavy glass, and there are 14 rods per 450 grams (compared with 18-20 rods for most other styles). Labelling is encouraged because 001714-0576 stays deceptively blue until reduced.
Lustre rods are not part of the Bullseye Compatible line for kiln forming and are formulated solely for flameworking with Bullseye rods. We advise labelling all lustre glasses.