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- Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Rollin' & Tumblin'
- Replies: 18
- Views: 21849
Re: Rollin' & Tumblin'
I just tried the archives on this one, but didn't find exactly what I'm looking for. I have a rotary tumbler that I'd like to use to tumble glass. I don't want to aggressively cut down shards into dull-edged beach glass. I'm just looking for a way to produce a smooth matte surface on small fused pi...
- Mon Mar 01, 2004 6:05 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Obsidian Glass
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9270
Re: Obsidian Glass
Good Morning/Afternoon I would like to know what would obsidian glass be compatible too? In addition to that would some tell me what is obsidian glass? Thank you all in advance for any info,suggestions & comments. If U get a realy thin shard of it in the correct direction U may C fine stripes l...
- Fri Feb 27, 2004 5:09 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: cellular concrete
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5610
Re: cellular concrete
good day all from the snow and cold of east coast Canada. I was wondering if anyone ever slumped glass with cellular concrete. I have seen this product In France and the use it ti insulate the houses but it is porous like refractory bricks so I was wondering how it handle itself with the heat... :r...
- Tue Feb 24, 2004 5:23 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Is there a devit fix?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5691
Re: Is there a devit fix?
If you remelt a project suffering from devit, do you get a second chance to change anneal schedule to avoid devit on the project? Tried a drop ring today but dropped through the mold and I'm not sure but it may be devitrification on the top of it. When I found it died on me, I shut the kiln off and...
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:50 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: motors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10360
- Tue Feb 17, 2004 6:09 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: motors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10360
Re: motors
specifically on my saw- it cut fine all afternoon, then I took a break (always a mistake) and when I went back to it the motor whined for a half second and then blew the breaker. The pulley turns freely. I don't see plugs for brushes. Is the problem the starter whatchamathingie on top of the motor?...
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:43 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Help Inducing Devit on Float(tempered) Fusing temperature
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13948
Thanks Brian My vote is for dissolving, crystalizing and weird. They have been dumped in a tumble-vibe to try and unweirdify them. :) I am no expert in this field But I do belive some class is made with a cristaline structure like opals n shuch Glass is actualy a very complex subject once u get a w...
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:31 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Help Inducing Devit on Float(tempered) Fusing temperature
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13948
Thanks Brian My vote is for dissolving, crystalizing and weird. They have been dumped in a tumble-vibe to try and unweirdify them. :) I am no expert in this field But I do belive some class is made with a cristaline structure like opals n shuch Glass is actualy a very complex subject once u get a w...
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 5:21 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42194
Re: Sprocket
Charlie, I need a heavy sprocket (#40, #50 or #60 chain) like the one Ron used to attach his shaft to the steel plate. I bought one on eBay that would have been perfect except the idiot seller mismeasured the bore. Apparently he couldn't tell 1 1/2" from 1 7/8". Here's a picture of it. Ji...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 10:58 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Help Inducing Devit on Float(tempered) Fusing temperature
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13948
This may seem kind of off track, or not. I'm not sure what I have here. I put some small pot melts in a bowl of Lime-Away to get some persistant kiln wash off the backs. The tops were nice and smooth. I forgot about them for 3 days, and they sat in the Lime-Away all that time. When I pulled them ou...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:48 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42194
- Tue Feb 10, 2004 7:17 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42194
Bowl edges? Flat lap? Why not a belt sander? I would never use the SW machine I once had to do bowl edges, for the Bee belt sander was so much more forgiving. If you want flat bottoms on warped bowls or vases made of Baroque which has uneven thickness, then the lap is the way to go. Brian's system ...
- Mon Feb 09, 2004 5:37 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42194
Thanks all for responding. I took a look at SW's site -- which only exposed additional ignorance on my part :) I my primary use will be bowl edges. What grits are people using? Also, can someone enlighten me to the benefits of a plain vs grooved disk? Mucho gracias - Paul U thinking of diomond or l...
- Sun Feb 08, 2004 2:30 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Help Inducing Devit on Float(tempered) Fusing temperature
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13948
Thanks soo much sorry about that link, i think I linked it to my Webshots soo its only good from my CPU. Really sandblasing will do the trick, cool. Havent been able to afford one yet but, soon hopefully. Wow ! I've been reading up in the Old archives, Brad this site is somethin else. I could be th...
- Sun Feb 08, 2004 2:24 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42194
Thanks all for responding. I took a look at SW's site -- which only exposed additional ignorance on my part :) I my primary use will be bowl edges. What grits are people using? Also, can someone enlighten me to the benefits of a plain vs grooved disk? Mucho gracias - Paul U thinking of diomond or l...
- Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:35 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Help Inducing Devit on Float(tempered) Fusing temperature
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13948
Re: Help Inducing Devit on Float(tempered) Fusing temperatur
Can anyone help me on finding the rite temperature to induce devit when fusing tempered (float) chunks together for a 16 inch square blank. I really like the devit especially when using for a wall sconce ! thanks Ive already tried My ramps have been 350-1000-10 700-(fuse)-(hold) Full-980-2.20 My ho...
- Fri Feb 06, 2004 7:12 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: flat lap questions
- Replies: 40
- Views: 42194
Re: flat lap questions
What size ??Paul Tarlow wrote:Where to buy?
What to look for?
In the words of Hans Schultz,
"I know nothing..."
His glass has a plan of one U build ur self
U can also buy second hand ones
Brian
- Mon Feb 02, 2004 8:34 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Devit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6685
Re: borax on enamels
So I have new work that uses enamels (Thompson) on float. I've got very light devit in the non-enamel spots. If I spray some borax will it have any negative effects on the enamel? Thanks, Paul I am not shure There was some chat about borax being water soluabble over time If the enamel has 'devit' o...
- Sat Jan 31, 2004 11:22 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Devit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6685
Thanks Brian and Ron. Interesting article. I always am wondering what physical-chemical reactions produces anti-devit stuff. I think anti-devit can't drop liquidus temperature enough to prevent crystallization from occur. I might vote for a nucleus dissolution mechanism, however I would like to kno...
- Thu Jan 29, 2004 7:07 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Devit
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6685
Devit
For those that wanna get some more knowledge on the subject The growth of ice is very similar in many respects In the article note No neucleation points = no ice This is also true of other materials which can exist in a cristaline / liquid form In glass when using anti devit stuff the newcleation po...