I tried posting this on sci.astro and got no replies. Maybe this is a better place to ask. Books on amateur telescope making emphasize that machining lenses and mirrors is prone to produce astigmatism, whereas hand grinding lenses and mirrors tends to randomize errors and thereby avoid...

In sending the last post, it took about the same long time to upload as it did to download???? -- Hal Keeney (dba) Eugene's Studio Stained Glass Artistry

Curious about saftey..And what about common glass, such as anything from the food store, brown/green/white~can these be used? are there aditives that can be used to work with these glasses? Still back reading the forum...definetly looking for an oxeygen source other than bottled. any...

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There is a beautiful glass paperweight model of a E-Type Jaguar for auction at http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3653241710&category=20& rd=1 finishes 17 January 2004

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Opticians lenses - they look like this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20089&item=2585482012 I don't need vintage ones, as I want to use them in my crafts. I have found full sets that sell for hundreds of dollars, that is too steep for me to spend - I am wondering if...

Hi, I get some really gross looking edges when I grind certain glass. it looks like cardboard. for instance Spectrum blue waterglass . I have tried going over with a very fine diamond grinder..still looks crap..what is the problem?? do I need to get a polishing disk???

I have some scrap dichroic glass, 90 COE standard thickness, black back smooth, primarily blues, purples, etc. Nice size pieces, priced at $30 per pound plus shipping. Contact me for more information or pictures if needed.

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Does someone have any info on How can I create small air bubbles in glass , are there any chemicals I could use . Cheers Jason

CHARTER for REC.CRAFTS.GLASS PREAMBLE: The newsgroup rec.crafts.glass was created primarily for the purpose of discussion related to working with glass. In order to improve the mechanism whereby we may do so without undue distraction, we, the netizens of rec.crafts.glass, do hereby ratify the...

I make furniture in wood and metal. Never worked glass before. There's a technique I'm keen to try which involves insetting "jewels" of glass into forged ironwork. You work the iron, hot-punch a hole into it maybe 1/2" across then fill it with a rough piece of scrap glass. Some work with an...

Hello folks. Just got a new hobby, etching glass and am looking for some glass. I also have some questsions. Can tempered glass be etched? If so, does it lose it's strength? Can plexi or lucite be chemically etched? I have some of the etching cream and it doesn't seem to work on lucite. ...

Am wondering if anyone can direct me to a collector or antique dealer that might be interested in purchasing 120 year old planes of glass. They are 8 X 10 inches and about 1/16 of an inch thick. Clear glass, although they had some kind of shipping material between them that gives it a colored...

Hello, group! I'm a beginner and have really enjoyed doing the 10 or so projects I've completed. I've tried both lead and foil and like the look of foil much better. The start and finish of a project is the most fun for me, and I'm looking to find a way to hasten some of the more artisian...

A novice, looking at buying a kiln, and was originally wondering if I can use a form of this enamelling as abalone shell replacement (not substitute) for musical instrument decoration. But now having read Karen Cohen's book, I see what a wonderful process enameling can be. Is this the right group...

I recently got some info regarding introduction of Kugler 'glowing' glow in the dark colour rods from Glassworks Services Ltd in the UK. Has anyone tried these and what are the effects like. I haven't found any info on the Kugler site or elsewhere.

Zijn er nog andere mensen die met glasblazen en ovens bezig zijn hier? Zie ook: http://paijmans.net/Glas/ovenbouw.html http://paijmans.net/Glas/glas.html Graag in het nederlands antwoorden. The charter forbids posting in other languages here without

A bench for working glass may be a highly personal thing. But, is there such a thing as a standard for size, shape or arrangement of equipment, etc.? My wife has been doing stained glass off and on for a number of years. I being a woodworker have been more then happy to make benches for her to...