Things You'll Need:
- glass fusing kiln
- glass cutter, such as the Toyo Pistol-Grip Cutter
- fusible glass
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Step 1
Sketch out your design for your mezuzah.
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Step 2
Gather your tools and materials, including the fusible glass in the colors you want to use in your fused glass mezuzah project.
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Step 3
Cut a piece of fusible glass that is 5-1/2 inches long and 1-1/2 inches wide. This piece of glass will be the base plate for your design.
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Step 4
Cut other pieces of fusible glass and arrange it on the base plate in your design. You can use a drop of Thompson Klyr-fire, Bullseye Glass Glastac or Elmer's® Blue School Glue, No Run Gel to hold the pieces in place if you like.
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Step 5
Fire the fused glass using the following schedule as a guide:
Ramp ºF/Hr Target temperature Hold for
1 600 1490 15
2 Full 950 10
3 150 750 0 -
Step 6
Cut a piece of Fiberfrax 550 Fiber Paper, Ceratek Fiber Board or Kaiser Lee Board. Place the fiber in the kiln on a prepared kiln shape and then place your fused glass on top of the fiber so that it is centered.
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Step 7
Slump the glass in your glass fusing kiln using the following schedule as a guide:
Ramp ºF/Hr Target temperature Hold for
1 200 1000 6 min.
2 Full 1250 6 min.
3 Full 960 1 hour
4 150 750 0
