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Glassworks Scholarship at Bild-Werk Frauenau



The scholarship Glassworks at Bild-Werk Frauenau is a great opportunity for an intense research about the material glass. I used the first months for doing some experiments and tests with the material. My fokus was mirroring and coating glass with conductive materials. In this article I share some results and important links.







coating sheet glass with conductive materials







Electroplating with copper



If you want to electroplate glass, you need to coat it with a conductive material first. I used some silver laquer. In its description it said that the laquer sticks on glass, but in reality it peeled of easily. Next step is to put it in the Galvanic Bath with Copper Sulphate and connect it to your power supply unit. After the Galvanic Bath, the laquer sticks better on the glass and it is even possible to solder the LEDs on the copper.
The result depends on the duration of the power and the amount of electricity flowing through - my knowledge about is still very poor, but as soon as I continue working with this technique I will share some more information about it.









copper tape



Copper Tape with conductive glue also sticks on the glass very well and it is even possible to solder the LEDs on the tape. Nice, cheap and easy to work with, but I was not happy with the look of the results - to handicrafty!





Graphite Paint



I started my tests with graphite paint from Bare Conductive. You can get the paint in a pot or a small tube. I used the tube, because drawing the conductive lines were easier to handle. The paint sticks well on the glass, dries fast and functions well. I like the look of it, too:







mirroring with silver and copper