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Glass engineering - designing and making photochromic glass

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"There's only one material on earth that won't stick to molten glass and that's platinum."

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How to make small batches of specialty glass with minimal equipment.

Good overview glass engineering book from 1920 (how to choose ingredients):
http://www.wallace-venable.name/Glass/b  astow_American_Glass_Practice.pdf

Alumina melting dish on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Crucibles-Melt  ing-Dishes-Ceramic-4-Size-Casting-Torch-M  elt-Jewelry-Gold-Silver/291595276663

Source of kiln paper, mold release, molds, glass fusing supplies:
https://www.delphiglass.com/

Paragon Quickfire kiln:
https://www.sheffield-pottery.com/defau  lt.asp

Case of 12 insulating fire bricks:
ebay.com

Graphite mold:
ebay.com

Relevant patents for photochromic recipes:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=pate  ntimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US25  15936.pdf

https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=pate  ntimages.storage.googleapis.com/pdfs/US35  48060.pdf

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis  .com/b1/76/10/d4bd570c1a161c/US4374931.pd  f

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis  .com/26/71/a3/481dc009490fe6/US2515275.pd  f

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis  .com/a1/cf/ef/a11d9037375914/US2684911.pd  f

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis  .com/0c/b0/d2/d53ec9e6fd478a/US3548060.pd  f

https://patentimages.storage.googleapis  .com/3d/31/3b/0b3bc6c18b7ef3/US3419370.pd  f

Glass colors:
https://www.compoundchem.com/wp-content  /uploads/2015/03/The-Chemistry-of-Coloure  d-Glass.png

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