Vetromagic Frits COE 104
Multicolor light - is a silver glass that can be "struck" into a wide variety of color variations using high heat and rapid cooling.
The color spectrum ranges from light turquoise, to beige, violet, and blue...
Processing instructions:
First, roll the base bead (especially suitable: black, amethyst, on light blue opaque, light ivory from Ornela (not Moretti!), and on clear glass) in the frits, melt the frits in, make the bead very hot, and then cool it down rapidly, e.g., by pressing or rolling it on metal / graphite.
Wait a little - Multicolor begins to color itself again.
Now strike in the back of the flame - when the frits appear dark brown, the striking cycle begins.
Now you can gently reheat the glass, let it cool down, and repeat until you are happy with the effect.
The result becomes particularly colorful if you do not heat the entire bead evenly, but only parts of it at a time and then, for example, swirl it.
Multicolor light is only conditionally suitable for single-gas torches because there is not enough heat generated for the first step.
For beginners, we recommend Magic, as the reactions are easier to achieve, or a mixture that contains Magic, Multicolor, and a few other colors - e.g., Citylights.
The frit mixtures previously available usually have a COE of 92-98.
Although the glass used has the advantage of being very color-intensive and creating beautiful reactions, it also has several disadvantages: many colors tend to devitrify, contain a lot of lead, and react strongly with silver.
Above all, the COE, which deviates from the glass of the base bead and the overlay, can lead to difficulties.
Therefore, we have decided to offer frits and frit mixtures in COE 104.
Glass powders and powder mixtures with a Coefficient of Expansion (COE) of 104 are made from exactly the same glass that is most frequently used in bead making: Effetre (Moretti), Reichenbach 104 lampworking series... and is therefore completely compatible and suitable for both beginners and advanced bead makers.
