Do You Know What Flame

You Are Using?

Oxidizing Flame – is the flame produced when an excessive amount of oxygen is used. When the amount of oxygen increases, the flame shortens, its color darkens, and it begins to hiss and roar. As its name suggests, it oxidizes the glass surface. Some glass colors love to be worked in this flame and others do not.

Reducing Flame – is the flame with low oxygen. It has a yellow or yellowish color due to carbon or hydrocarbons which bind with (or reduce) the oxygen contained in the materials processed with the flame. [1] The reducing flame is also called the carbonizing flame . This is a much cooler flame and some colored glasses love to be worked in this flame.

Knowing the difference in flames is especially important when using Silver Glass. So knowing the difference in flames, may determine how successful you are in working with silver glass.

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