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Aanraku Frit Piston - Glass Crusher - Warm Glass
Aanraku Frit Piston - Glass Crusher - Warm Glass
Aanraku Frit Piston - Glass Crusher - Warm Glass
Aanraku Frit Piston - Glass Crusher - Warm Glass
Aanraku Frit Piston - Glass Crusher - Warm Glass
Aanraku Frit Piston - Glass Crusher - Warm Glass

Aanraku Frit Piston - Glass Crusher

SKU: Z-D001D
No need to waste those scrap off-cuts of glass lying around your studio. Turn them into frit to use in your glass projects with this easy to use gadget.
£49.99

£41.66 ex. VAT

7 reviews
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Turn your scrap glass into frit with this heavy-duty frit piston.

Place your glass into the frit piston, insert the upper plunger into the tube and plunge, it couldn't be simpler! You can create as much or as little as you want in any size ranging from powder to coarse. Why not crush up rods as well and create a custom blend?

Make sure the glass you use is compatible (e.g. don't mix float glass or bottle glass with Bullseye). All the glass we sell is inter-compatible (CoE90).

  • Measurements:
  • Overall Height: 24cm
  • Piston Diameter: 7cm approx.
  • Chamber Depth: 14cm approx.
  • Weight: 2.5kg

Instructions are included as well as a rare earth magnet to remove any metal shards and fragments.

Always remember to wear safety goggles and a suitable mask!

Sift your frit into different grades using the Aanraku Frit Sifters, available separately.

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Frit Maker Instructions

Health & Safety

Warning: Grinding will produce nuisance dust. Avoid inhaling dust/mist and ventilate work area. Wear an FFP3 dust mask. Clean up with a damp sponge or HEPA vacuum.

Customer Reviews

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D Taylor
Painful to use...

The magnet doesn't pull all the filings, it scratches pretty easy. The plunger is very hard on the hands, making them quickly sore, and takes a long time to produce any fine results.

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Joanna Walters

I've only tried this once, with some clear offcuts, and have been unable to use the resulting fruit as it is contaminated with metal - I've tried removing this with the magnet, but it still looks really dirty. I am, sadly, very disappointed.

WARM GLASS REPLY: I am sorry to hear that you are disappointed with your purchase. We want our customers to be happy with all our products, so a member of our Customer Services Team will be in touch to help resolve this for you.

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Jude Howe

I'm finding this useful, in conjunction with the frit sieve. I create a disposable newspaper cowl, secured around the top of the piston with tape to stop powder being airborne.

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Anne Stuart

I have found this very useful especially when I need frit of a particular size and colour and have run out. I use my mosaic cutters first so the bits of sheet glass are of a similar size. also I don't overload the piston with glass. I didn't find there was an excessive amount of powder produced. however I do find that it is quite loud. the magnet is very efficient at removing any metal filings.

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Brodie Birss

Found it really effective for smashing up the large pieces of cut offs that I have into smaller pieces, could do with some sort of cushioning around the handles. If you only have small pieces of offcuts to smash up, I would stick to a mortar and pestel. Brilliant for big pieces but takes a while once they get to a certain size. Also there is quite a bit of powder thrown up while in use, so needs to be used outside.

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