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Mmm... It's got a crisp feel to it. Depth. :)
Mmm... It's got a crisp feel to it. Depth. :)
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Ooh, you know what? That sounds like it would be a darn good invention! I'm sure it's possible, but as most stained glass windows are made out of paint, we'd have to incorporate that into it. Perhaps using transparent shades of paint, and adding thin layers over the parts that don't need to be as transparent as the others. Do you see what I'm saying? :)
I think so. There are two obvious ways to go about doing it.
One would be to use existing ink jet cartridges, but lay down a thin enough layer so that it would produce a colored transparency. This should be possible with a software adjustment of the density laid down by the printer. The only potential problem that I can think of is stability in direct sunlight. Putting the ink on the inside of the glass would protect it from UV, but blue light is still pretty energetic and might cause fading. Nevertheless, the best ink jet cartridge manufacturers claim 50 year stability, but that may be in room light, not 100 times more intense sunlight.
The second would be a lot more difficult. Instead of using finely powdered organic pigments in the ink, one could use equally finally powdered colored glass, or the colored minerals used to make colored glass, then fuse it on in a kiln. This would be quite an R&D project, but I would think that there would be a substantial market for the product. It would last for many thousands of years.
One would be to use existing ink jet cartridges, but lay down a thin enough layer so that it would produce a colored transparency. This should be possible with a software adjustment of the density laid down by the printer. The only potential problem that I can think of is stability in direct sunlight. Putting the ink on the inside of the glass would protect it from UV, but blue light is still pretty energetic and might cause fading. Nevertheless, the best ink jet cartridge manufacturers claim 50 year stability, but that may be in room light, not 100 times more intense sunlight.
The second would be a lot more difficult. Instead of using finely powdered organic pigments in the ink, one could use equally finally powdered colored glass, or the colored minerals used to make colored glass, then fuse it on in a kiln. This would be quite an R&D project, but I would think that there would be a substantial market for the product. It would last for many thousands of years.
Not just churches. There are a lot homes that would replace a window that has a lousy view or interferes with privacy, or use it as a skylight.
Existing organic ink jet pigments cost about $2 per square foot, so you could get a good size window for under $100. The mineral pigments probably wouldn't cost much more, but it might take a lot of work to develop them.
Existing organic ink jet pigments cost about $2 per square foot, so you could get a good size window for under $100. The mineral pigments probably wouldn't cost much more, but it might take a lot of work to develop them.
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