Are There Differences Between Lead Bearing and Lead Free Enamels?
by Bill Helwig, from Volume 10, Number 1, February, 1991 Discuss this article in the Glass on Metal Forums Yes, both are vitreous enamels, just as a Ford and a Dodge are both automobiles. Both are different types of the same general thing. People who drive automobiles have a preference, just as those who enamel also have a preference. The ability to drive an automobile, like the ability to enamel, depends completely upon the individual, providing everything else is in good working order. Unlike enameling, driving requires a license. The license is a document that indicated that basic skills for driving and knowledge of the rules of the road have been met at a particular point in time. Any average person can learn to drive, just as any one can learn to enamel. If it be a Ford or Dodge, lead bearing or lead free enamel, the simple facts are that it doesn’t matter which are used. Both are just what they are, a car and an enamel. Neither make a professional driver or enamelist. It is up to
