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- Fri Feb 20, 2004 11:44 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: newbie float question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15758
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 5:47 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Float, enamels and tin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7823
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:36 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Float, enamels and tin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7823
Re: Float, enamels and tin
Paul It sounds like tin to me. Tin makes a brownish color. A company called UVP makes the short wave UV flashlight. They sell for about $40. I believe that HIS glassworks sells them now. I have seen the exact same light for as much as $180 (Bohle special ordered). My light comes with a purple filte...
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 9:59 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Float, enamels and tin
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7823
Float, enamels and tin
I fired four pieces of float last night. All pieces were cut from the same sheet. The enamels came out of the same jars. Two of the pieces ended up with some different colors than the other pair -- with some darker, brownish shades that seem like obvious color reactions. The only explanation I can c...
- Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:03 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Ceramic Mold
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7540
Re: Ceramic Mold
Newbie question... I have looked into the archives and wanted to claify. Can I use some of the bisque molds they would have at those you "paint it and fire here" stores? I would be slumping at a max of 1300. I know I would need to make sure the bottom where the glass would go into should ...
- Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flosing vidriarte flashed glass sandblasted
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11226
to explein me better,please see followng link: http://www.vidriarte.com/productos/muebles.htm please have a look the green wash-basin: imagine that marine scenary has been sandblasted before fusing ....this way is in negative way...i will work in poitive way...but problems about sandblasted areas i...
- Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:30 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: New Photo Setup
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13531
Hi Paul! Thanks for this. I have been trying to buy a light box from a store that keeps forgetting to place the order! Did you need to do any editing in order to get the objects to appear cut out and placed on a uniform background, or were they shot against the same colour background as on the web ...
- Mon Feb 16, 2004 12:27 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: New Photo Setup
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13531
Paul, Thank you for sharing. I like your new work, Your going in some interesting directions with it.... I see you use the holegen bulbs, knowing that they get hot. I was wondering if your Lamps are all metal. I had a blue photo bulb in a metal lamp with a ceramic base , go flying across the room. ...
- Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:51 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: New Photo Setup
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13531
Nice, simple setup. Three suggestions: 1. Use a polarizing filter to reduce or eliminate the glare. 2. Move the piece being photographed farther from the background or use a larger aperture (i.e., smaller f-stop number) or both with the objective of letting the background go out of focus (so the cr...
- Mon Feb 16, 2004 2:12 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: New Photo Setup
- Replies: 10
- Views: 13531
New Photo Setup
I invested some time and $ this weekend into a better photo setup. I used the plans that are located here: http://www.pbase.com/wlhuber/light_box The only thing I changed was I made it bigger (mine is about 30 inches in each directions). I'm using "Daylight" halogens. The whole deal (pvc, ...
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:12 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Jen-Ken Kiln question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13252
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 8:00 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Playing with even more copper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 38214
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 3:51 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: can you see this photo?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14776
I'm beginning to wonder if I can really see it :-k Why can I see it? Hey Jackie - Do you have a Yahoo account and does it remember your login? If so, that could be why you can get to it where others can't. Or, it could be that the kiln gods have joined forces with the computer gods -- in which case...
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Jen-Ken Kiln question
- Replies: 12
- Views: 13252
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:10 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42227
Rough grind is with 80 Grit, then 180, 400, 600 and then cerium. Pumice would help after the 600 and before the cerium. This is all with silicon carbide grit and water drip. Diamonds would be nice but costly and you need lots of running water, which I don't have in my studio. Thanks Ron. Is the gri...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42227
Just curious what type of bowl edges you're after Paul. I don't remember if you have a wbs of not? If you're after an edge like this bowl you need the flat lap grinder. I call this one a flat grind, very time consuming if you polish it to a mirror finish. It takes more than an hour of hard work to ...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 8:56 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42227
hope you have a LARGE compressor. there's an electric one out there that quite a few people on here have. fleshetti or some such is the name, but i forget the exact spelling. I have a 7HP 80 gallon single stage quad cylinder Campbell Hausfeld that puts out 16.8 scfm @ 90 psi. Oooooh - it makes me s...
- Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:19 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42227
- Tue Feb 10, 2004 10:50 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Newbie Questions
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3893
Re: Newbie Questions
I understand the basics of glass being compatable. But can you use small amounts of decorative glass such as millifiorni (sp) or dichroic. The rule for making beads is no more than 15% of non-compatible glass. Nope. I've seen even small amounts of incompatible powder cause surface cracking. You mig...
- Mon Feb 09, 2004 4:52 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Critique, Please
- Replies: 20
- Views: 22149
Re: Critique, Please
I've been fusing for about 9 months. I've mostly been spending this time experimenting -- And, of course, the more I learn, the more I relish the journey. I think it's time to gather some candid critique about my journey so far. I've been exploring rhythm and translucency -- using frit and powders....