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glass from China?
have any of you heard about or have you tried any of the stained glass
being produced in China? you may not be able to get it in the US yet, but Turkey seems to have an 'agreement' with China and my new wholesaler has it in stock. she says it may be problematic to work with for some. i'm just wondering if i should try it. it IS a lot cheaper than what we're getting from the US... have any of you heard about this stuff? thanks, A. (a former professor of mine in NJ has dubbed me 'the glass goddess'...now if i could only translate that into Turkish i could put it on my business card!!) |
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glass from China?
Hello!
I'm fairly new to glass work, but I have used a few different types of glass. You're right - the chinese glass is much cheaper! The stuff I bought was 4mm machine rolled with a slight ripple in it. I have to say that I noticed no difference when I was cutting it (although admittedly this may reflect my own inexperience). When I bought it my supplier told me that there was no problem with the quality, however, the colour can vary from one batch to another. So buy as much as you need in the one order! I've put mine in a leaded light which is now in my house - it looks fab even if I say so myself. I've no complaints. Give it a go and see what you think! JJ |
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glass from China?
Armstrong glass, which was produced in the USA at one time, is now produced
in China. I have tried some of it and find it easy to work with. wrote in message ups.com... Hello! I'm fairly new to glass work, but I have used a few different types of glass. You're right - the chinese glass is much cheaper! The stuff I bought was 4mm machine rolled with a slight ripple in it. I have to say that I noticed no difference when I was cutting it (although admittedly this may reflect my own inexperience). When I bought it my supplier told me that there was no problem with the quality, however, the colour can vary from one batch to another. So buy as much as you need in the one order! I've put mine in a leaded light which is now in my house - it looks fab even if I say so myself. I've no complaints. Give it a go and see what you think! JJ |
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glass from China?
If the Chinese can operate a space program, develop sophisticated
nuclear technology, and create advanced robotic production systems, it's safe to assume they can make decent coloured glass. You should expect to see a consistent increase in imports of art glass from China. The price difference is too great to ignore. The latest containerload prices I checked were just under $1./sf US for ring mottle and .55 cents/sf for cathedral. I'm anxious to see if the Chinese factories start producing fuse compatible glass - and expect when they do, it'll be COE 96 to fit with the Spectrum/Uroboros line of Systems 96. |
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glass from China?
Houston's Gecko line already has a fusible line of glass. Not 90 or 96
but fusible anyway. wrote: If the Chinese can operate a space program, develop sophisticated nuclear technology, and create advanced robotic production systems, it's safe to assume they can make decent coloured glass. You should expect to see a consistent increase in imports of art glass from China. The price difference is too great to ignore. The latest containerload prices I checked were just under $1./sf US for ring mottle and .55 cents/sf for cathedral. I'm anxious to see if the Chinese factories start producing fuse compatible glass - and expect when they do, it'll be COE 96 to fit with the Spectrum/Uroboros line of Systems 96. |
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glass from China?
wrote in message oups.com... have any of you heard about or have you tried any of the stained glass being produced in China? you may not be able to get it in the US yet, but Turkey seems to have an 'agreement' with China and my new wholesaler has it in stock. she says it may be problematic to work with for some. i'm just wondering if i should try it. it IS a lot cheaper than what we're getting from the US... have any of you heard about this stuff? thanks, A. I've been using some of the clears, and substituting them for their US counterparts, where there's a good match. The opals are still pretty poor looking. Keep in mind that the biggest expense in the cost of a finished SG project is, by far and away the labor. That's why the Chinese imports are so cheap, not because of the glass. If you're making something for pleasure or profit, it's your choice as to using great glass or OK glass. -- JK Sinrod www.sinrodstudios.com www.MyConeyIslandMemories.com |
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glass from China?
Advice well taken. right now, i need to 'create a market' here...
price counts...actually, i will have no competition for hundreds of miles... but the economy is still shaky... I've seen some of the Chinese streaky imports and don't think they are all that bad looking...maybe we're seeing different samples, I don't know.. I can't get as much for my labor as i'd like...at least not yet...so if i keep my material costs low for now, i'll be better off in the short-term. What I want to know is this...what's the 'working' quality like? will i see a huge difference between a US product and a Far East product? will i have problems cutting the glass? thanks arlene |
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Fusible in art glass normally means all the colors and clears are
compatible with each other whatever the COE. All glass is fusible in the sense of melting together, but if it is not tested compatible, then each combination of colors and clear must be tested by the artist for excessive stress before use in pieces which will be torn apart if not compatible. System 96 is tested compatible - all the glass so designated is tested regularly against a clear base glass so they should work without further testing by the artist. -- Mike Firth Furnace Glassblowing Website http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/ wrote in message oups.com... Houston's Gecko line already has a fusible line of glass. Not 90 or 96 but fusible anyway. wrote: If the Chinese can operate a space program, develop sophisticated nuclear technology, and create advanced robotic production systems, it's safe to assume they can make decent coloured glass. You should expect to see a consistent increase in imports of art glass from China. The price difference is too great to ignore. The latest containerload prices I checked were just under $1./sf US for ring mottle and .55 cents/sf for cathedral. I'm anxious to see if the Chinese factories start producing fuse compatible glass - and expect when they do, it'll be COE 96 to fit with the Spectrum/Uroboros line of Systems 96. |
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glass from China?
Armstrong glass has been made in chine for 3 years or maybe more!!!
"Mike Firth" wrote in message ... Fusible in art glass normally means all the colors and clears are compatible with each other whatever the COE. All glass is fusible in the sense of melting together, but if it is not tested compatible, then each combination of colors and clear must be tested by the artist for excessive stress before use in pieces which will be torn apart if not compatible. System 96 is tested compatible - all the glass so designated is tested regularly against a clear base glass so they should work without further testing by the artist. -- Mike Firth Furnace Glassblowing Website http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/ wrote in message oups.com... Houston's Gecko line already has a fusible line of glass. Not 90 or 96 but fusible anyway. wrote: If the Chinese can operate a space program, develop sophisticated nuclear technology, and create advanced robotic production systems, it's safe to assume they can make decent coloured glass. You should expect to see a consistent increase in imports of art glass from China. The price difference is too great to ignore. The latest containerload prices I checked were just under $1./sf US for ring mottle and .55 cents/sf for cathedral. I'm anxious to see if the Chinese factories start producing fuse compatible glass - and expect when they do, it'll be COE 96 to fit with the Spectrum/Uroboros line of Systems 96. |
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