Frit Sifter (1)

Much larger than expected, nice surprrise! I make my own frit for craft projects and needed sifters to sort glass by size. Saw these and had heard of them before, were on sale so ordered them. They make the work so easy- screens snap in and out for cleaning and these are well made and very sturdy. Sorted 2 folgers canisters of glass in less than an hour. So pleased with these, exactly what I needed and they work perfectly. To keep them from getting stuck together when storing I wrapped each one in cheese cloth and it keeps them clean and dust free as well/ Excellent products, highly recommend these!

It’s a very nice example of a frit softer at that price point. It’s thin metal and the screens are snapped into place, one came out quite easily. I took clear silicone and carefully applied some around the screen and smoothed it being careful not to get any on the screen. It held it in place quite nicely and now it works great. Coupled with a frit piston and you are good to go.

These generally work as described, however frit pieces can get between the side of the sifter and the screen. If not carefully cleaned the next color can be contaminated with previous colors that were stuck between the wall of the sifter and the screen. Otherwise these are working as intended. Would purchase again if needed.

I use this 4 piece set of frit sifters when I Crush glass to make various sizes of frit. They are excellent quality and have been very durable. This makes separating frit into different sizes so easy

I smashed some clear tekta and sifted through each of these and they work perfectly. I got powder, fine, medium and corse frit that are very close in size to bullseye frit.

Sturdy construction, easy to clean with a hose rinse, four mesh sizes to help sift out frass. I keep beetles in a separate container over bedding and mesh screen for easy sorting of eggs (as they hatch, baby worms fall through screen) Screen #1 (coarse) will sift all beetles, pupae, a few larger feeder worms and large debris Screen #2 sorts medium worms, occasionally a larger worm slips through Screen #3 sorts medium to small worms, not ready to feed Screen #4 (finest) sorts smallest worms and bedding from the fine frass (ie worm poop) I usually keep all four screens together, working with small amount clearing each screen before shaking the finest screen into a large foldger’s coffee container to minimize dust in the air and to save the frass for later use. Frass doesn’t really have a smell and can be a great fertilizer for potted plants or gardens. I *highly* recommend wearing a mask when working with the frass because it is certainly a respiratory irritant and can cause a bad cough, congestion and sneezing for a few days if you breath any in.

I knew what I was getting, so no surprises. I would caution against using silicone to seal around the screen/metal connection as some reviewers have recommended, as now I have glass particles sticking to the silicone and contaminating subsequent batches. Better to just tap it a lot to clear out stuck pieces in the joint areas than have to manually chip it out of the silicone.

Well made, heavy sifters perfect for crushed glass frit.