How to Anneal Finished Spun Glass Pendants

Video Transcript

"Hello, I'm Tom Wright, from Gingerbread and Glass, on behalf of Expert Village. In this segment we're going to talk about annealing your work after you're done with it on the flame. Now, to anneal your work you're going to need the kiln which I mentioned earlier. Now, you should already have your kiln cooking at 1050 degrees Fahrenheit. This is the annealing temperature for glass. Now, after you're done with your work, and after you detach your cold seal, and work it down, you're going to want to take it, go over to your kiln, open up your kiln. The longer you leave it in the kiln, the better chance your glass has of its molecules slowing down at a slower rate, which means they combine for extra strength, which means they'll be very durable in the end. So the longer you place them in there, the longer the better...it just works out for you. Now, once you've left it in there for as long as you deemed necessary, you just want to turn off your machine, and gradually let it cool down until it has reached back to room temperature, and then you will be all set. Your glass will be ready to take out, and you'll have a finished product."