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- Thu Apr 08, 2004 9:30 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: cutting rods
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8069
- Thu Mar 18, 2004 9:33 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Blasting equipment feedback
- Replies: 15
- Views: 16754
1. A foot-controlled switch is great: definitely worth having. 2. All cabinets seem to leak, and none I've found are that comfortable to use. After a while, building your own cabinet seems to be the best option. 3. When in doubt, use a lower pressure (with a pressure pot system). I do surface etchin...
- Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:34 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: gold wire for pendants?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6486
I use brass and bronze fired between layers of glass now and then, and this works fine so long as the metal is not too thick. I'm not sure if a piece thick enough to form a bail would work, or if it could be polished after firing, but it's worth giving it a try. With pendants, I usually drill the gl...
- Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:45 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Lo-tech devit removal
- Replies: 11
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Bev, we're not too far apart and if you'd like to send the piece to me I can blast it and return it to you. Drop me an e-mail at corvos@ravenglass.org; mail only takes a couple of days (most of the time) between here and St. Louis.
- Wed Feb 25, 2004 9:42 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Kitchen cabinet windows???
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6402
- Wed Feb 18, 2004 10:11 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: floral former - but bigger
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14212
- Tue Feb 10, 2004 11:20 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: tac fusing L shape
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5071
It might be easier to make an L-shape by slumping over something like a piece of angle iron. For making more than one or two, I'd cut and weld some stainless steel to the desired shape, and then give it a good coat of shelf primer. I've made light fixtures this way, and an easy way to line the piece...
- Fri Feb 06, 2004 6:47 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Melting stringers?
- Replies: 15
- Views: 18361
- Tue Jan 27, 2004 11:04 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: A new computer virus out there
- Replies: 27
- Views: 27261
- Sat Jan 17, 2004 5:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slumping a cone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7500
These are going to be fairly small, about four inches in diameter. I figure to roll the stainless into a cone, weld the joint and grind it smooth. Then I'll tack a small circle of stainless on for the bottom. I want an angle of around 45 degrees for the finished piece, so I'm hoping two molds (30 an...
- Sat Jan 17, 2004 10:15 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slumping a cone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7500
- Sat Jan 17, 2004 7:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Slumping a cone
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7500
Slumping a cone
A broad cone shape (the shape of a martini glass) is one of the most difficult shapes to make using a torch. Has anyone had experience with making this shape by slumping the glass into a mold?
- Sat Jan 10, 2004 8:20 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Metals on pendants?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7791
Try brass foil or leaf, too. This has to be capped, but the brass turns a very light brass shade; almost like a platnium color. If you visit a machine shop you can pick up spirals of brass and bronze from a lathe: clean them well and cap them with clear, and the effect is interesting. Small amounts ...
- Sun Dec 21, 2003 6:51 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Signature
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13451
- Fri Nov 14, 2003 3:37 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: STRIP CUTTER
- Replies: 22
- Views: 25024
- Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:16 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Diamond Drill Bits and Fire Polishing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9430
- Sun Nov 02, 2003 8:06 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: BE Dense White
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6059
The BE white I've used (0113) is quite opaque, and doesn't seem to let any color, even black, show through it when it's fused on top of another color. I've never encountered any problems with this glass, but I believe it is a little harder--as in surface hardness--than other colors. From what I know...
- Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:42 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: jewelry for guys
- Replies: 22
- Views: 26041
- Wed Oct 15, 2003 11:15 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Wasser dots
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6419
- Wed Oct 15, 2003 8:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Wasser dots
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6419