ASSIGNMENT PART A READ THIS ARTICLE HOSTED BY THE CRUCIBLE ON LAMP WORKING + FLAME WORKING 101 . Another Demonstration: How to Make Glass Beads! Glass generally starts becoming malleable enough to shape at 1200 degrees F. ANNEALING EXPLAINED Annealing Annealing is a term used in both metal and glass industries. When you heat glass, it expands and as it cools it contracts. This sets up stresses between the interior and the surface of the glass and if the glass cools too qui

VISIT THIS PAGE AND WATCH THE PBS VIDEO ASSIGNMENT PART A Read through in class, create a basic timeline of glass in your journal...

Properties of Hot Glass When heating glass to a molten or near molten state - full fuse (1450° F) it behaves like a very thick liquid. Surface tension naturally pulls the material into the most stable, lowest - energy shape it can achieve. For a flat piece of glass on a kiln shelf, that stable form is a uniform sheet that becomes ¼" (6mm) thick with rounded edges. A standard sheet of glass is approximately 1/8" thick. When firing a single layer of glass the edges will con

The introduction of molds in the Bronze Age elevated the crude manufacturing processes practiced by our ancestors. Mold-making techniques have been on the rise ever since, as manufacturers using advanced manufacturing techniques such as injection molding, thermoforming, or casting continue to rely on molds to create the majority of plastic, silicone, rubber, composite, and metal parts around you. Professional manufacturers as well as hobbyists interested in taking advantage o

Watch the following videos. These provide additional tips and tricks for cutting straight and curved lines as well as using a glass grinder to refine your glass pieces. Take the quiz on Schoology.

ASSIGNMENT : CREATE A METAL BASED ADORNMENT Design and create a wearable piece of jewelry or adornment. RUBRIC FOR METAL BASED ADORNMENT Name: 5 =expert: meets/exceeds criteria. 4=apprentice :meets most criteria 3=novice:working toward criteria 2=beginner:needs more practice ______/ 5 Sketch for design includes material(s) needed, measurements, planned joins and visually illustrates look of final piece ______ / 5 Piece has a minimum of one solder join ______ / 5 All solder

ASSIGNMENT PART A How do we go from this to this? What do you need to know or be able to do? What questions do you have? Watch the video: Sterling Silver Jewelry : How its Made What terms are new to you? What questions answered? New questions? Watch video from 2:15-3:51 Take notes: Explain conduction soldering. Explain the capillary action that takes place when soldering. Notes: Flux: All fluxes are designed to absorb oxygen and prevent oxides from building up. Which in tur

Assignment: Design a proto-type for a cement tile using clay. Design requirements: Tile should be an abstract or non-objectiv e...

UNIT OVERVIEW Material Science: We will begin by investigating the properties of ceramics. In class students will be working with clay...

August 18- September 10 What are crystals? Crystals are a special kind of solid material where the molecules fit together in a repeating...