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Yes, the SoBig virus (and most of these viruses) uses Microsoft products as a gateway. This one attacks computers that run Windows 2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP and doesn't attack computers running Linux, Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX, or Windows 3.x. However, that's just ...

Some background information about the worm that is making the rounds: The most common one I'm getting (and I received 362 emails with this virus in the last 24 hours) is called W32.Sobig.F@mm. It is a mass mailing worm that sends itself to all email addresses it finds on a person's computer. It &quo...

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Click on the numbers before each line to see a photo of the magnets.

I'll also be putting the "how they were made" info online in the next few days.

Their public relations/media email is: media@craftscouncil.org.uk

Something else happens to plaster around 1300 F. After that it does not harden again if water is added. Does anybody know what really happens there. Something is gassed out, you get huge bubbles if you slum into a palster mold in that temp. Is this a one-time process, counteracted by prefiring the ...

wow... that's excellent... I never knew how easy it would be. I am a glassblower/ Lampworker but I "dabbled" in fusing so I knew the tech. to a point. Never knew that a ceramic kiln was just as good. I feel compelled to make one small comment here. You can use a ceramic kiln to fire glass...

Niche is August 31 -- http://www.americancraft.com/artist/art ... _page.html

New Glass is October 15 -- http://www.cmog.org/page.cfm?page=450

Let's see now, you pay him $150 to enter and he gets to keep the piece. Maybe we should explore that for the next WG@BE :lol: On the plus side, he promises to give you credit for the piece and to sort it by size before he displays it. Sure hope the show comes to my area. I'd like to know what "...

Yes, that's ok.

I looked at info from entry and contest rules from WG@BE2 and did find any restrictions on size of works, weights, or mounting restrictions ? What are these...if any ? Regulation number three spells out the size limitation, which is basically that size is limited to works that can be hand-carried b...

Question about qualification for art : If a piece of art is displayed at the Millenium Glass Center during the Warm Glass Conference could it still qualify for entry in the WG@BE3 exhibition on the west coast? We (at BE) don't have a problem with that. But that call is also up to Brad. - Lani No pr...

$60 is a great price, Charlie, and less than I pay for them as a distributor. And you're right about the lifetime guarantee, it's a great feature.

The Aztek that Avery uses and recommends is the Aztek A4709. It's a top of the line model and the only one I carry or sell: http://www.warmglass.com/Aztek.htm

Two things to note about casting glass versus other metals. First, you can use plaster/silica as your investment. 50/50 or a little more silica than plaster if you want a softer mold for carving. (Unlike plaster alone, uncured plaster/silica is very easy to carve.) For small items you can get by wit...

Most jewelers use a lost wax technique for casting. This is a technique that uses a wax model of what you would like to cast. The simplest way to do this is to work directly in wax. You want to use a good microcrystalline wax (Victory Brown is the most common), or you can get a workable substitute b...

With glass, floor elements are most often used for casting (along with side and ceiling elements, too). The combination of heat from all three areas allows for the most even heating, which is important for fusing and slumping but really important for large castings. Ceiling elements are a bit differ...

You can also use one of the liquid rubbers from a company like Smooth-On. Most are two parts, which are mixed together. They become rubber-like once they cure and can be used to make multiple wax duplicates of the original.

http://www.smooth-on.com

How did you come up with 52 x 32 for dimensions? Was it based on max area your available power would heat, economical use of materials in construction or something else? It's two 20" square shelves (total of 40" by 20" shelf space), plus fiber insulation and a little working space ar...

The problem with rolling tables is vibration when rolling them into position. Stuff moves around on top. Also, if your floor is at all out of level then they can be a pain to adjust over and over. Exactly. The advantage of a stationary table is the ability to lay out an intricate work on the table,...

Originally, I was going to just lift up and come back down in the same place, and a regular hoist would work fine for that. The bell has the elements (side and top); the bottom is just a welded frame with legs and a welded box to hold the fire bricks on which to sit a shelf. The shelf's at waist lev...