Steve Ackman Let's forget the preliminaries and Jump straight to the forming section. Skip right to the fusing info.
Warm glass is really a misnomer.
The operations generally included in this category, such as sagging or fusing, can take place anywhere between 1200 and 1700 degrees Fahrenheit. The most important, and obvious piece of equipment is the kiln itself. There are many manufacturers today of kilns suitable for the small studio, and even the home. They are lightweight, heat very quickly and are ideal for fusing small batches of glass jewelry. Their size pretty effectively limits them to that one function, though.