Blacksmith needs help pouring glass

[territorialmillworks]

I like to incorporate wood, brass, marble/granite (when I can find it) into my projects. I've watched items with a luke warm response double in sales/interest by adding these elements...... I saw a youtube video where the smith poured or maybe more of slumped glass into a scroll of steel. So here are my questions. 1 Can I bring 'recycled' glass to a molten level in a gas forge with a homemade ribbon burner...probably reaches 2400 deg max. 2. Can I use mild steel as a crucible? If not, what else 3. In the video it looked like the scroll was on top of a steel workbench and the smith was kind of tapping the edges of the pour to fill void along the perimeter. Obviously, I am 'out of my element' here and I sure don't want to have molten glass explode because of my ignorance....thx in advance for your suggestions

[loco]

How about a link to that video, it might help to determine what your looking to do.

[poncho]

1. yes you can, the glass should be pourable around 2250 - 2300 if not sooner
2. no you have to use a glass specific crucible, http://stores.intuitwebsites.com/crucibleconnection/-strse-13/FC0014/Detail.bok -- never used them, just did a search
3. seems odd with your description, usually when you pour glass the mold is already hot in a kiln, or your sand casting where you pour into a special sand mixture

look up hot glass casting, kiln casting, slumping, sand casting, billet casting, cold casting, on the web or youtube, you should find lots of info with these topics

[ornametalsmith]

great to see another metalsmith in the POT.......:)..........I'd also like to see the vid you mentioned.....gotta link?

[gn0me]

Also keep in mind that any glass you heat up will need to be cooled down in a controlled manner inside a kiln, preferably with a programmable controller to hold the glass at the annealing point for a period of time dependent on the thickness. :chilling: