Posted by Danny Baronian on February 20, 2004
PatrickAnyone else have a photo of a one piece chip to share here?
The glass in this photo is the replacement for the one I broke a few days ago. Went to check on it this morning and here's what I found. I won't claim it as the best because the best I've seen so far is one that I believe was in SignCrafter. It was larger than this and looked like a pretzel.
Danny
have an entire set of letters like this that says CHUCK'S. It happened because the glue was too thick and was speed dried. The resulting chip is much like yours. A thick layer of glue or any layer of glue if it is dried too fast passes a critical period in which the collegen developes fissure patterns that set the pattern that the glue will chip in. So far I have observed regular patterns that I have named as follows. Ferns,crab claws, clams, snails and oceana (in which the glue rolls up like parchment paper or taquitos).
The key to mastering gluechip is keeping exacting notes, as there are so many variables. Water to glue,
glue temperature at application, controlling thickness, maturing or initial drying rate (this seems to play a heavy part) and final drying (which currently I feel seems to play a lesser part in the final outcome)
I recently bought an 8' X 6' metal shed to set up for chipping. I intend to test both electric and gas as heat sources. It should provide plenty of draft as well as safely contain the glass laiden chips, a concern that has been posted for pet owners and parents.
Keep on chippin'
Pat
Danny Baronian
PatrickThanks Pat, good information.
How often do you double chip, what determines if you will double chip, and do you often get areas that are frosted, that fail to chip? I assume frosted areas would be one reason for double chipping.
A single chip usually has a nice pattern, but the poorly chipped areas near the edges or frosted areas don't gild well.
Danny
Danny,
I do a double chip when I want a brighter, tighter chip.
Double chipping removes the frosted fissure lines and dulled satin finish that is very dominate in a single chip. When I suggest a glue chip treatment to a customer, many say they don't like glue chip glass. However when they see a sample of double chip they like it. I thick its because the chips are tighter, brighter and
deeply concaved thus manipulating light more intensely, more lens-like.
Pat
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