Vintage uranium glass cullet on ebay CHEAP!

If anyone here is interested in glass cullet, I have purchased several
times from this seller, and have been beyond satisfied! Be warned that
everything will arrive smelling unbelievably strongly of cigarette smoke
(a real accomplishment, for chunks of glass) but he's a super-nice guy
and he seems to live near an old glass manufacturer, because he dredges
up chunks of uranium and oxblood glass, among other colors, and sells
them *cheap*.

Be aware that shipping will be as much, or more than, the glass itself,
simply because it's so heavy. He charges actual shipping, which is nice,
and usually throws in a few little chunks for free.

http://snipurl.com/cullet

Just out of curiosity I had a look (never heard the work cullet before).
What do you do with those big chunks of glass? Just nosey!

--
Marisa (AU/NZ)
http://www.galleryvittoria.com
"I am NOT a floozy! I am a goddess..I can do what I like!", said Venus.
'The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen'

On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 21:16:36 -0800, Kalera Stratton
wrote:

If anyone here is interested in glass cullet, I have purchased several
times from this seller, and have been beyond satisfied! Be warned that
everything will arrive smelling unbelievably strongly of cigarette smoke
(a real accomplishment, for chunks of glass) but he's a super-nice guy
and he seems to live near an old glass manufacturer, because he dredges
up chunks of uranium and oxblood glass, among other colors, and sells
them *cheap*.

*gulp* Uranium? Are you for real???

Yes I know that there are some flavours that are less radioactive, but
but but....

It's just the color of the glass, I think. Right?

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net

If anyone here is interested in glass cullet, I have purchased several
times from this seller, and have been beyond satisfied! Be warned that
everything will arrive smelling unbelievably strongly of cigarette smoke
(a real accomplishment, for chunks of glass) but he's a super-nice guy
and he seems to live near an old glass manufacturer, because he dredges
up chunks of uranium and oxblood glass, among other colors, and sells
them *cheap*.

*gulp* Uranium? Are you for real???

Yes I know that there are some flavours that are less radioactive, but
but but....

Melts them to make beads, I believe.

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"Marisa Cappetta" wrote in message
...
Just out of curiosity I had a look (never heard the work cullet before).
What do you do with those big chunks of glass? Just nosey!

--
Marisa (AU/NZ)
http://www.galleryvittoria.com
"I am NOT a floozy! I am a goddess..I can do what I like!", said Venus.
'The Adventures of Baron von Munchausen'

oh I hope so - I just bought a pound of uranium yellow and it's sitting in
my kitchen!

"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...

It's just the color of the glass, I think. Right?

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net


*gulp* Uranium? Are you for real???

Yes I know that there are some flavours that are less radioactive, but
but but....

If it's the Effetre Uranium Yellow it's totally different from what's
on that website. Cool color though!

Tink

On Thu, 29 Jan 2004 09:04:38 -0800, "pam" wrote:

oh I hope so - I just bought a pound of uranium yellow and it's sitting in
my kitchen!

"Kandice Seeber" wrote in message
...

It's just the color of the glass, I think. Right?

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net


*gulp* Uranium? Are you for real???

Yes I know that there are some flavours that are less radioactive, but
but but....

Here's a great page on the history of Uranium Yellow glass. I love the
stuff and wish I had more money to spend on collecting it!

http://www.enclopedia.netnz.com/glass/uranium.htm

Mj



*gulp* Uranium? Are you for real???

Yes I know that there are some flavours that are less radioactive,
but
but but....

Hey, good to know! And the pieces in that article are gorgeous - almost
ethereal!

--
Kandice Seeber
Air & Earth Designs
http://www.lampwork.net
"Mj" wrote in message
...
Here's a great page on the history of Uranium Yellow glass. I love the
stuff and wish I had more money to spend on collecting it!

http://www.enclopedia.netnz.com/glass/uranium.htm

Mj



*gulp* Uranium? Are you for real???

Yes I know that there are some flavours that are less radioactive,
but
but but....

Just out of curiosity I had a look (never heard the work cullet before).
What do you do with those big chunks of glass? Just nosey!


comes from manufacturing plants where they make pressed glass --
the only way to use this stuff is to break it up into smaller pieces -then
"rebatch" it in a small crucble kiln/tank
or -- if you try to "lampwork " it - you can preheat small chunks in a kiln -
then take them out with tongs and work them.
Many "batch" glasses tend to do strange things in a torch however, because they
are made for a reduction furance environment .


Cheryl
last semester of lawschool! yipee!
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