Kris2456 Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Hi, me and a few friends are making a film. I have made some sugar glass for it, and was wondering what you think of it. The video isnt very good quality, but you can see how it smashes when shot. Ive made it in a few colours, but he next test is to see if i can make it clear. The one on the film was blue btw. Clickster Post comments below... Link to post Share on other sites
lionel Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Look's good... Although the sugar glass seems a bit soft when shot at... You'll want it a tad bit more brittle Link to post Share on other sites
XenoBait Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 breaks nicely. looked good on freeze frame Link to post Share on other sites
rizzo Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Nice, but plate glass breaks into much small pieces. Link to post Share on other sites
XenoBait Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Nice, but plate glass breaks into much small pieces. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Are you getting mixed up with toughened? Toughened glass breaks in to thousands of small pieces but plate tends to stay in big nasty sharp lumps. Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Yep, and trust me this stuff is REALLY brittle. I dropped a piece from 10cm on the floor it smashed into 6 pieces. Link to post Share on other sites
rizzo Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Sorry, when i said plate, i meant just sheet glass (not bottle glass ) You tend to get lots and lots of tiny pieces with any glass really. Anyway you can make it shatter more? Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Well, im not sure, maybe if u pumped air into it to make it bubbly. But im not really sure. Anyway, im off to see if i can make it see thru and clear. Ill post back any sucess... Link to post Share on other sites
corpral pain Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 how do you make it? Link to post Share on other sites
cpaxton Posted May 19, 2005 Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Yeah I wa sgoing to ask the same thing, can someone give me a link to ow to make it. Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2005 Lol, i was wondering if anyone would ask that. It took me a while to perfect it, but its still not perfect IMO. anyway... The hardest part of it is the mold. You need a base, and a square of something which holds the sugar glass. Both should be made of metal. The square should rest nicely on the base, and should be free to move around. Heres a pic of what i mean (with glass inside): Ok, get about a cupful of sugar. Put some water in it so it covers it. Mix it up a bit. Put a frying pan on the stove and turn on the heat. Pour in the sugar water. Mix this, make sure u use a wooden spoon. While thats boiling, tape the square to the base. It also helps if you have something to cover the square, and something heavy to weight it all down. Check the sugar, the water will boil away, and you will be left with syrup. Add some food coloring if you want, and mix in. It will start going a bit frothy, keep mixing. Smell the mixture ocasionally and if you smell burnt sugar, its ready. MAKE SURE, that the mixture is not giving off any water vapour when this happens, as water will *fruitcage* it all up. When you are ready, take the pan off the gas, and leave it for about 15s. Then, pick up the pan and run to your mold, and pour it all in. Make sure the mixture is level in the mold. Then, cover the square, and weight it down so you dont have any leaks. Leave this for about 15 mins. Then check back. Take off the weight, take a knife, and tap the mixture. If it makes a "tap tap" sound like glass, then you have done it well. If not, well then good luck getting this stuff off. Put the whole mold into the freezer for about 10 mins, and go play video games (this step is important ). Then, take out the mold and put it on a table. First, remove the tape, and lift off the square. You should have a nice square of sugar glass. Now, taking it off the base can be VERY difficult. Try and figure something out . Shoot the glass, its fun. WARNING: The hot sugar is like plastic, if it goes on your skin it burns like *fruitcage*, and sticks on. Please be careful. Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Ok, i tried to make it clear, but unfortunatly it failed miserably. It turned a brownish yellow, and looked pretty lame. Still, it shattered pretty well when i chucked it at my garage. Oooh, 10 points to the first person to guess what gun i used in the video to shoot the glass. Link to post Share on other sites
Soloman Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 TM P90 TR KWC Berreta 92FS UHC MP5 SD6 ^^ one of those Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Damnation,i kn ew i shouldnt have added that to my profile. Ok, its pretty easy to guess now. Link to post Share on other sites
Vice Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 Erm, to make it more brittle, I suggest you cool it very quickly. The sugar crystals will be much smaller. Try put it in a freezer when its in the mold. If you cool it fast enough you may be able to achieve clear glass, because of the tiny crystaline size.. If not, try cool it very slowly, ie put it near a radiator. Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 The problem is that caramel itself is brown colured, so not amount of cooling will make it clear as it just has that colour. Im pretty sure the glass that is used professionally is made with something else. Still, anyone tried to make this yet? Link to post Share on other sites
visionviper Posted May 20, 2005 Report Share Posted May 20, 2005 I might try this weekend. Link to post Share on other sites
MooCow Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 i do something similar when i do my caramelised onions Link to post Share on other sites
lowblow Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 There is a way of making this stuff almost clear I will dig through my recipe files for it (vaguly remember some I worked with bonkers pastry chef using it) great idea actualy. Link to post Share on other sites
XenoBait Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 The problem is that caramel itself is brown colured, so not amount of cooling will make it clear as it just has that colour. Im pretty sure the glass that is used professionally is made with something else. Still, anyone tried to make this yet? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> search for 'smash resin' if you want the pro stuff. http://www.barnesproducts.com.au/barnessmashit.htm for example Link to post Share on other sites
Shin_Kudo Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 I always wondered.... can you eat sugar glass? Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 search for 'smash resin' if you want the pro stuff. http://www.barnesproducts.com.au/barnessmashit.htm for example <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Woooh, that stuff looks whack. Im looking into purchasing it, but im pretty sure itll be expensive... Link to post Share on other sites
Jow Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Can you eat it? Link to post Share on other sites
visionviper Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 yeah, you can. its just sugar. Link to post Share on other sites
Kris2456 Posted May 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 Yeh, i tried a bit of it. It just tastes like burnt sugar. Link to post Share on other sites
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