Re: Where to buy clear colored glass?

HI Dean

On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:45:16 -0700 (PDT), DeanB
<deanbrown3d@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mar 25, 1:24 am, nJb <bobo1...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2008 23:52:42 -0400, "  Moonraker"





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"DeanB" <deanbrow...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:e78420a9-ccdd-4b17-Apologies! I am in Princeton, NJ, USA. Thank you for
your input - is
there a word I should use instead of 'plain'coloredglass? What I
mean is no pattern or texture, just regular flatglasslike a window.

Cheers for the info and link.

-Dean<<

The technical name for what you are looking for is "cathedral"glass.  It
has no white mixed into the moltenglass, thus not "opalescent".

Obviously, theglassyou want is made, otherwise camera filters wouldn't
exist.  I don't recall ever seeing any perfectly plainglassin an artglass
sample box.  There are some with minimal patterns and textures and bubbles,
but if you are looking for something with an optically clear presence,  I'd
be a a loss to tell you where to find it.

I'm fairly sure you would be able to find a plain, butcoloredPlexiglass.
You may also want to check with LOF or another POG (plain oldglass)
manufacturer to see if they offer colors.

Some or all of the Spectrum fusible transparents come smooth. 2x2
sheets.

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Yes, I have just ordered the Spectrum sample set, and that has the
colors and styles that I think are the close. I know its expensive,
but in the long run I think it will be good for choosing colors.

This is for a project I want to build into a skylight in our living
room - the sun comes in as a rectangular beam, and I think it would be
beautiful if it were through either one straight rectangle, or some
kind of cathedral-style mosaic, though I have never made anything like
this before. I was imagining a window which includes perhaps 20 pieces
of glass in a simple pattern, perhaps just group of rectangles. I'd
like to put it under the existing window, which I won't touch (we
never open it), and maybe make alternate patterns to swap out
occasionally.


Sounds nice !
I don't think you told us the dimensions of this window.
There are various ways of constructing it from coloured glass -
possibly the simplest of you've not done any of this before is to use
copper foil tape (the Tiffany technique) and then solder the joints.

However, if the window's any size at all, and given that it sounds to
be mounted horizontally, you'll need to include some reinforcement in
the design, otherwise it may sag in the middle and eventually fall
apart!

Alternatively you could look at using lead 'came' (= channel) to hold
the window together - but it will be considerably heavier and will
also need reinforcement.

An 'off the wall' idea.....
Make up a complete window in a frame, same size as the skylight, using
clear glass. You can then cut the coloured glass to shape / size, and
simply lay it on the top of the clear glass - arrange some way of
fixing the new clear framed window in position (chains, hooks,
hinges..?)

When you get tired of the effect simply lower the complete frame down,
and rearrange / replace the glass.... how's that for a plan ??

There are also 'bevels' available in clear and coloured glass. There
are thicker pieces of glass which have had the edges ground / polished
at an angle - so they will break up white light into rainbows. Not
expensive - and might produce a nice effect...

Thinking about it - I don't think that you'd notice the slight texture
that you get with Spectrum waterglass - might even add to the interest
- it's also relatively cheap, and easy to cut.

Good luck
Adrian


-Dean
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