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by Elaine Pieters
Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:18 am
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Low Tech - Low Cost Frit Crusher
Replies: 10
Views: 14900

Gale, Thanks for the picture, this was exactly what I had in mind. I'll show it to the forge who is making this baby for me. I'm glad to see that many others have had similar ones made, and that it usually cost very little ... the forge was beginning to say that they'd have to charge me a lot for th...
by Elaine Pieters
Mon Apr 14, 2003 12:23 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pestle and mortar for crushing glass
Replies: 15
Views: 22100

Pestle and mortar for crushing glass

I am new to casting glass and am looking into having a pestle and mortar made for crushing glass. This may seem very archaic but would be a vast improvement on what I do now (too embarrased to describe this!). Unfortunately machinary to crush glass would have to be imported and would be too expensiv...
by Elaine Pieters
Thu Apr 03, 2003 9:02 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: enamels
Replies: 13
Views: 18167

I am new to airbrushing with enamels but am getting quite good results using an airbrush over a template ... I took advice from a graphic artist who recomended many fine coats rather than one or two heavy ones. So I airbrush 5 or 6 coats, each with a very fine spray, letting them dry in between. The...