Carolyn's Project Proposal

Final Project: Fine Glass
Materials List:
• Fine glass
• Glue
o Epoxy
o Super glue
o UV glue
o Aquarrium bonding cement
• Solder
• Glass cutter
• Diamond cutter
• Miter
• Etching cream
• Heat gun
• Blow torch

Experiment One: Gluing
In this experiment I am going to try to find out what is the best type of glue to use for glue glass to glass. I would look into which glues are the strongest and which glues are clear and unnoticeable and which ones would leave a color residue and have bubbles that you would be able to see through the glass. In addition to this I would like to try to see if these glues are also good for gluing glass to other materials like wood or steal or if I different glue is needed when bonding these materials together. I plan on trying to use Epoxy, Super Glue, UV Glue, and Aquarrium bonding cement. I also want to try soldering two pieces of glass together to see if that works.

Experiment Two: Cutting
For this experiment I will be trying to see what is the best way to cut glass and what kind of cut you can make. I plan on using at least one type on glass cutter and possibly a diamond cutter. With these tools I want to see if you can only cut out straight lines or is curves and circles are also possible. In addition I will be testing to see if there is a minimum size you will be able to cut out.

Experiment Three: Etching
This experiment will test possible ways to etch into glass. I would like to see if any of the tools listed above also allow you to scratch into the glass without cutting it. Furthermore I want to see if you can etch into glass on the laser cutter. Last I want to try chemical etching into glass to what effect that gives.

Experiment Four: Bending
My last experiment if time permits is to test how much heat you need to bend a piece of glass. It till test how much of a bend you can get by heating glass with a blow torch. I also plan on seeing if a heat gun would heat the glass cut enough to bend the glass.