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by RachelM
Fri Dec 05, 2014 10:21 pm
Forum: Community Projects
Topic: 2015 Magnet Exchange Now Underway
Replies: 10
Views: 33150

Re: 2015 Magnet Exchange Now Underway

I am ALL signed up and check is in the mail.

Woot! woot! :D :D :D


Rachel
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by RachelM
Sat Nov 29, 2014 9:56 am
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Has anyone perfected opaque frit balls?
Replies: 11
Views: 19495

Re: Has anyone perfected opaque frit balls?

Silly question perhaps but can you make opaque frit balls on thin-fire paper? Then just wash the powder off after they are fused into balls?

Rachel
Imaglassydiva@aol.com
by RachelM
Sun Sep 28, 2014 8:19 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: ROCIPROLAP
Replies: 6
Views: 8037

Re: ROCIPROLAP

Neoprene is what they make wetsuits for scuba diving from. Do you have pool noodles? Usually, here in the States, you can get these large floating pool "noodles" cheap at discount or drug stores. You could also try that material. Good luck and La Shana Tova! Rachel Imaglassydiva@aol.com
by RachelM
Sat May 17, 2014 8:43 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Dang bubbles
Replies: 13
Views: 15645

Re: Dang bubbles

A chad is a little piece of glass, that you use at the edges of the two layers of glass to help air escape during the bubble squeeze. It allows the center of the piece to start to fuse before the side do; as if the sides fuse first, then air, ergo bubbles, get trapped in the middle. Chads can be a s...
by RachelM
Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:54 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: ponderable?
Replies: 6
Views: 8148

Re: ponderable?

What a GREAT question! AND some great answers!

Rachel :)
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by RachelM
Thu Apr 17, 2014 2:45 pm
Forum: Community Projects
Topic: 2014 Magnet Exchange Sort
Replies: 15
Views: 42451

Mine are at my house! I am in Maryland for the holidays! Hopefully I will soon be in Florida with my Box O'Magless!

=P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~
by RachelM
Mon Apr 07, 2014 3:18 pm
Forum: Community Projects
Topic: 2014 Magnet Exchange Sort
Replies: 15
Views: 42451

Re: 2014 Magnet Exchange Sort

Dianne Van de Carr wrote:I am giddy with anticipation!
Dianne

ME TOO!!!!!! =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~ =P~

Rachel
imaglassydiva@aol.com
by RachelM
Fri Mar 21, 2014 12:39 pm
Forum: Jewelry Making
Topic: Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires
Replies: 7
Views: 29728

Re: Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires

This is a little off topic, but for glue on Sterling bails, you can use necklace "plaques". These are the little (about 1/2 inch flat thingies available at most findings vendors. Also come in gold filled. Very inexpensive as they are quite thin. Far far less expensive than the earring bai...
by RachelM
Thu Mar 20, 2014 2:39 pm
Forum: Jewelry Making
Topic: Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires
Replies: 7
Views: 29728

Re: Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires

I would think that any jump ring you use in transparent glass earring would show. I used some under dichro on clear and that's what happened. I didn't like the look. I use .999 fine silver to make rings. Off hand I can't remember the gauge but I'd guess 18 or 20. I get it at my glass supplier. It f...
by RachelM
Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:35 am
Forum: Jewelry Making
Topic: Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires
Replies: 7
Views: 29728

Re: Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires

fused glass earring.jpg OK. I took this from the internet images page. Earrings are made by Gallery Five so I thank Gallery Five very much for letting me use their picture as an example. There are tiny rings coming out the glass itself. Is that simply a stainless steel jump ring? Thanks Gallery Fiv...
by RachelM
Thu Mar 20, 2014 10:31 am
Forum: Jewelry Making
Topic: Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires
Replies: 7
Views: 29728

Earring Bails or Small Rings for Earring Wires

I often see people making earrings and they either have small bails glued onto them or some of them use some kind of small ring at the very top of the earring. I know I can buy small bails and glue so I am interested in the small rings that seem to be in the earring itself, and not glued on. I tried...
by RachelM
Sun Mar 16, 2014 9:26 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Orange park/ Jacksonville Florida
Replies: 4
Views: 7599

Re: Orange park/ Jacksonville Florida

If you have a wholesale account, you can go to Art Glass Warehouse in Cocoa Beach. Their website is not very good (unless they have changed it in the past few months) but once inside the store, you can spend quite some time. But again, only wholesale. Also some places in Atlanta but I know that not'...
by RachelM
Wed Feb 19, 2014 8:36 am
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Ben & Vanessa's Newcomer Questions and Endless Posts
Replies: 41
Views: 64595

Re: Ben & Vanessa's Newcomer Questions and Endless Posts

Marty wrote..."BTW it's devitrifying with a 'v'." Yeah.... I knew that.... stupid spell check and auto correct! Lol! Better to make the mistake here than at my day job (finance). When I wrote about depreciation, it took it as defacating....no bueno on my PowerPoint presentation! :shock: :?...
by RachelM
Sun Feb 16, 2014 6:14 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: SandBlaster Gloves
Replies: 10
Views: 13636

Re: SandBlaster Gloves

ok....I am going to approach the problem from the other view....not changing out the gloves. If your small pieces of jewelry are flying about because they are too small to hold in the big gloves, stick the individual pieces to a strip of duct (duck?) tape. You can tape a bunch of pieces on a long pi...
by RachelM
Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:54 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Ben & Vanessa's Newcomer Questions and Endless Posts
Replies: 41
Views: 64595

Re: Ben & Vanessa's Newcomer Questions and Endless Posts

Welcome. Not to get into a discussion of coe 96 versus 90, but you are about an hour north of AAE Glass, a great Bullseye resource center. AAE Glass is in Cape Coral. Also, you CAN fuse with leftover stained glass. But, since the coe is unknown, it would have to be fused unto itself, has a high prob...
by RachelM
Thu Nov 14, 2013 2:14 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Working With Silver Foil?
Replies: 4
Views: 7643

Re: Working With Silver Foil?

Thanks Brock! My game plan is to fire two layers of 3mm glass; one clear layer and one french vanilla layer. Then, layer on bits of silver foil and then a sprinkle of coarse frit in a reactionary color. So, I do not plan on capping it. Was worried about fumes and stains! I will proceed this weekend!...
by RachelM
Thu Nov 14, 2013 1:37 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Working With Silver Foil?
Replies: 4
Views: 7643

Working With Silver Foil?

So, I would really like to work with silver foil and I have some that I bought a while ago from a Bullseye Distributor. I was going to do something along the lines of the Bullseye's "a riot of effects" where you use silver foil, french vanilla, and some of the reactive blues. Those of you ...
by RachelM
Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:33 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Sample Firing Schedule?
Replies: 5
Views: 7502

Re: Sample Firing Schedule?

Check out Fusedglass.org as well.

A treasure trove of information.

Have fun.

Rachel M
by RachelM
Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:31 pm
Forum: Newcomer Forum
Topic: Sandblasting Pattern sheets
Replies: 3
Views: 6054

Re: Sandblasting Pattern sheets

Ty AAEglass.com.

I think they might have something like you are looking for.

rachel
by RachelM
Sun Apr 28, 2013 3:19 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Sandblaster
Replies: 7
Views: 9601

Sandblaster

The studio where I help out at is tossing around the idea of getting a sandblasting system. The studio manager asked me if the same unit could be used for BOTH glass and ceramics. He has no experience in glass ( he manages the ceramic side) and the owner is currently out on maternity leave. So, coul...