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This is a bit of a digression, but was curious. I also emailed Judith about this question so I am not throwing this out without having first asked her about it. The piece I had in the WG@BEII exhibit, "Tangerine", was published in Glass Craftsman in conjunction with an article about the e...

http://groups.msn.com/chaniarts/fusedglassfailures.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=237 Lani's "book" raises some questions I've been puzzling over. First does everyone or most of you out there own "polarizing lenses" to check on glass compatibility? I've been using some Uro 90(...

nec code (in the US) states that one shouldn't run a circuit at more than 80% of rating past a startup time. phil, you should have a 60amp breaker and associated wire for 60amps for your kiln. a 91 amp kiln would require a 120 amp service. a lot of older houses only have 100 amp service, so would be...

Your local tile store/installer would probably cut it for next to nothing. Or someone that installs stone countertops. home depot. $.25/cut Wait, wouldn't one of those brown dry masonry-cutting blades work, if you went really slow? I'm talking table saw or skilsaw- those brown composite type "...

maybe. maybe not. how lucky are you?

tile saw.

sure. that's what a bracelet mold is after all.

well, if you put two wheels on, you'd have to add something to the other end to make it level. my tile saw has an optional stand with wheels on one end, the other end was longer. thus you did wheel it around like a wheelbarrow. however, it's too short and i have to work on it hunched over. when doin...

use a balance scale. piece of wood, two screw eyes, some cord and 2 identical containers. screw the eyes into the wood, measure to find the middle between the eyes, use cord to suspend the containers. balance wood on a knife blade. add 16 oz can of beans to one side, add glass to the other side. kee...

I had been told by another fuser that you had to fuse frit (powder and fine) at about 1385 or it would literally burn off some of it, thus losing some of the design. I am glad that you and Jerry have set me straight on that. Thanks to you both Dee it melts and diffuses, so gets lighter. that's mayb...

i bought a steel vase at cost plus, an import home furnishings place. it's 10-11" or so. they also have martini shakers, but they're more expensive than a restaurant supply store.

Lynne, you need a tiger torch used by torch on roofers. There are short handle ones and long handle ones. Convoy roofing supply. Don't have their number or location on the mainland. If you are really worried about heat on the hose, burn out the organics in fibre paper or blanket that you can use to...

Phil, thank you for the reply on respirators. I did 5 years in a magnesium plant where you had a respirator in your posession at all times, chlorine. Then 20 in an oil refinery. Started in steel mills. So I've inhaled my share of bad things and worn my share of respirators. I was hoping to be done ...

Thanks Brad but for some reason my computor can't load this PDF file. Once the glass strip has slumped over the bracelet mold, you carefully reach inside the kiln with your graphite tongs and tuck the end pieces under. Can you tell me why it doesn't just re-slump back down? when you are reaching in...

if by 'burn off' you mean flattened out and won't have the relief, then yes, a full fuse will do that. you'd have to full fuse the layers/stringers (taking into account what jerry said above), then tack fuse (or just a little more) a second time. i've done this with frit when i was making some flowe...

paint? it can be removed ultrasonically, which actually works by creating small air bubbles under the 'stuff' to be removed. shellac is used on lots of stuff, like pills and candy (m&m's, in particular). it's not water soluable, but is water permeable. it's applied by dissolving lac bug sweat in...

could be anything. varnish, catalized linseed oil, shellac, etc. what color was it? did it have any smell? i'd suggest it was either the ultrasonic or the solvent cleaner, not the temp of the water. you might try to remove it with a few different solvents from an existing one. alcohol will dissolve ...

This piece was made by Robin Mix. Can anyone tell me what does MURINI means? Her work is great and I think done as a roll up. http://www.sandraainsleygallery.com/frameset_artist.asp?ArtistID=25 Thanks, BobB think of a pattern bar. a hunk of glass built up of other rods, slabs, etc. fuse into a bar....

The glass should not have stretched at all slumping into a mold, just changed it's plane. Have you had it stretch, then refuse to return to it's original shape, when you have attempted this, Tony? yes, it has to change shape. the outside of the glass has to grow, since it is in tension on the curve...

if your thumbs are hurting, you're not using the grinder correctly. it takes some time to work, so you should be putting little pressure on the glass. overpressure is bad for the bearings in the motor, and wears out the head prematurely. 1: ensure you have water over the entire head 2: you're aware ...

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