Recycled Glass Tile Molds

Often I get questions regarding the molds I use to make recycled glass tiles.  There are two types of molds that I use, stainless steel and ceramic. I make both types and each has its strengths.

Stainless steel molds are:

• easy and quick to make
• work best in small sizes, tend to warp in larger sizes
• must be kiln washed before every use
• can have sharp edges and corners

 

Empty Stainless tile molds (1" x 6")

 

Filled Stainless Tile molds (1" x 6")

Ceramic tile molds:

• more difficult to make and require drying and firing.
• very durable and inexpensive to make.
• can be very nearly duplicated for production work.
• easy to kilnwash

 

Empty ceramic tile molds (1" x 4" and 2" x 2")

 

Filled ceramic tile mold (4" x 4")

Tile - Slicks

Here is a sneak preview of new tile from my shop. These are from the Slicks line, we have sanded, then frosted and clear, followed by aqua and cobalt. These will be standard colors, and will follow the price structure listed in a previous posting.

Tile Prices

Thank you so very much to everyone who came to the Live Green Festival yesterday. It was a terrific event, and the weather was wonderful.

Here are the prices and sizes for all of those who didn't get a copy of the price list. I'll have pictures of all the colors and sizes very soon.

Thanks again for your support and interest!

2 x 2 Triangle $2.00
2 x 2 Square $2.50
1 x 4 Rectangle $2.00
2 x 4 Rectangle $3.25
4 x 4 Square $4.75
1 x 6 Rectangle $4.75
2 x 6 Rectangle $6.00
6 x 6 Square $12.00
3 x 8 Subway $7.50

Tile Testing

Recycled Glass Tile - Coming Right Up

The question that I get more often than any other is "can I mix bottle glass?" The answer is yes, with caveats. I wish I could claim credit for the technology, but the CWC.org folks figured all of this out for us sometime in the late '90's. You can read the white papers on their website.

The long and short of it is, it all depends on temperature and glass particle size. What you see here is one week's worth of testing of different glass colors, temperatures and particle sizes. I am working out the last few bugs on a line of recycled glass tiles. This is about a third of my test firings. It's hard to see the stacks and stacks on the right hand side of the photo.

Tile photo's coming up. Stay tuned.