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any advice about rubino oro moretti by
Janet R
I finally got my hands on a small stash of rubino. This glass
evidently needs to be handled differently.....ugh! On a few occasions
I have had success, but mostly I end up with mud or smudges in the
glass. I am making 3 petal flowers and one of the three petals will
look burnt.
Any advice or...
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crumbling glass by
nimu
hi all
In one of the earlier threads, i had mentioned that some of my marble
glass had crumbled like cookies when fused.. But my later firings of
the same batch of glass were perfect. Its then I realised that glass
comes out all crumbly when the kiln wash is old. Now, I make it a point
to fuse...
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March 9th 05 10:30 AM
by nimu
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Custom filter by
Martin
Looking for a supplier for a customized glass filter:
material: glass (no plastics)
sorted float glass might be OK
aprox size: 20x14 inches, 3mm thick
coatings: face1: AR, Magnesium Fluoride as the more likely candidate
face2: ND, 60% transmission (aprox).
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March 8th 05 04:20 AM
by Martin
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a Glass Clear material??? by
rasmus andersson
I am looking for a Glass Clear material that can be used as a
grout/joint(?) for a mosaic. The mosaic is made of small glass tiles so
the material has to adhere to glass,(and wood).
I have tried with an acrylic paste but it does not adhere very well to
the glass, and during evaporation it looses to...
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Glass Eye 2000 by
Glassman
After all these years I finally tried out the demo of the Glass Eye
designing program. Very impressive! The catolog of glass colors and textures
is amazing. Any of you actually use it in real world design work? If so
which version did you spring for? Seems like you can spend anywhere from $99
to...
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glass bead pendant components by
lampworkbunny
I have seen some interesting pendants in Germany made with lampworked
glass beads and assembled on a threaded rod with screw on bails and
end caps.
Does anyone know a findings shop or materials supplier that sells
these specific type of components that one can them make up with one's
own beads...
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glass etching advice needed by
alpha
hello, i am hoping to try mirror and glass etching and sell the work i
produce, but need advice on what equipment i should buy for decent
results. I have seen many cheap begginers starter kits for sale but i
dont want to buy anything that gives second rate results....can anyone
advice on what...
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Cutting A Glass Headlight? by
Radio Man
For a science project I need to remove the front circumference
from a glass automobile headlight. I tried using a manual glass cutter
but could not get it to scribe. Any suggestions would be most
appreciated.
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Copper foil. What the heck do you do with it? by
Mike Beede
This is speaking of hot working. I've used silver leaf and
silver foil, picked up on a bubble. Some extremely cool
effects can occur. I picked up some copper leaf at the
same time. What the heck--it was cheap. However, I've
become convinced that it isn't really intended for hot
working, since...
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A Question Regarding Nondenominational Religious Windows by
kfg
I may be getting a contract soon to do a panel for a hospital chapel. It should not be specific to any particular religion. My question is: What sort of subject should I use? Has anyone out there done any projects like this?
Thanks,
KFGlover
Ars Vitrea
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Glass Color Information by
Amit Agarwal
Search enough of the web to find glass color that I can make myself
but didn't find anything useful.
What metal / metal oxide do you use for make glass colors like Red,
Blue, Green.
Any help or pointers on the net would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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March 6th 05 12:38 AM
by Kitty
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Glue Chip Plate? by
Moonraker
Anybody know of a source for 3/16"? All I can find locally is 1/4" plate.
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windshield repair scratches by
Fatdaddy
My daughter came home from school and she has
2 wiper scrape..What do you do to try to remove them.
Or help remove them.. You think she hears it scratching
she would stop and get fixed.
Also email me raveatusit.net
email me
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Charter & (pointer to) FAQs by
RCG.FAQ.BOT
CHARTER for REC.CRAFTS.GLASS
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March 2nd 05 07:45 PM
by nJb
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Borax info by
figjam62
G'day all,
I am trying something new, and get devit with this one particular type of
slumping project, coming off 720oC / 1328oF or so, but only with this one
recent project.
Normally work with float, and coming off same programmes have no devit
problems, but this is bottle glass. I don't crash...
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Black glass? by
Okidokee
Does anyone know a supplier of black glass panels? I've searched around and
can't find one. I'm looking for normal picture sizes 5x7 8x10 etc.
Thanks
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pricing by
nimu
hi all
I'm a small time fused glass hobbyist..
I have made several pcs. multi coloured tiles, wall vases, floral
formers(i hope this is the right term for the slumped over stainless
steel form).
now, I'm planning to have a solo show. I'm at a loss as to the pricing
of these items. I have heard that...
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March 1st 05 06:53 PM
by AL69
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Charter & (pointer to) FAQs by
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CHARTER for REC.CRAFTS.GLASS
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test(again) by
Michele Blank
I'm baaaaaack! thanks doggy! m
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