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Beau Lyons wrote:Andy T,
I am attemping to buy a Taurus 3 ring saw here in Australia, I was quoted $1,800.00.
Currency conversion is USD$.98 -AUD$ 1.00.
So I will not be helping the poor Australian retailer to rip me off.OK

Well, I'll admit...that is a bit steep.

Yes I am aware of the freight costs, but the retailers here charge that and much more. The market here is not so big and therefore not very competitive. I buy lots of stuff from the US and even with freight costs it is generally cheaper to do that. Perhaps if you were a retailer and have that kind ...

I think once you consider that Uro makes compatible glass with Spectrum...then the palette gets pretty big. I don't think theres any special considerations between BE and Uro/Spectrum...pretty much a matter of choice.

Andy

I've used Weldbond with good success.

Studiodunn wrote:Spab says "non-glass" topics, so I wasn't sure about this one...I do apologize. The board administrator has my permission to delete...

I think your post falls under the category of "content".

Two layers of glass. Dense teal and clear green. then maybe slumped into a mold.

Make a bisque mold and have a dog step in the clay. Fire. then make a reverse mold. fire. then slump the glass on the reverse mold.

Looks like the cat's fault.

Make a model out of clay or whatever material you can manage to form. Then make a castable refractory mold, or a wetfelt mold. We had a local clay place make a full size mold and then they are going to cut it into about 12 sections. I then want to slump glass pieces or maybe drape them...I just don...

Make a model out of clay or whatever material you can manage to form. Then make a castable refractory mold, or a wetfelt mold. We had a local clay place make a full size mold and then they are going to cut it into about 12 sections. I then want to slump glass pieces or maybe drape them...I just don...

If you were to make a sconce shaped like the pic and it was about 40" tall and 20" across and was divided into several sections, how would you make a pattern for the glass so that it would slump properly?

I agree on the tile saw. I have 3 Gryphon tools one being the band saw, don't waste your money on Gryphon tools. I have had a bad experience with them and their tools and go out of my way to not recommend them, By the way if you are still interested I have a gryphon Band saw I am willing to sell fo...

Folks, I archived for this & got several discussions of glass saw but all dating back to 2003 & 2004. Am undecided between Gryphons Band saw, Ring saw & Titan 3 after a virtual assessment ... assuming these products came to the market post 2003/4 , I would like to know the pros & co...

kholtkamp@fuse.net wrote:The System 96 site seems to include everything but the price. Is the price comparable to Thinfire?

the 96 is slightly higher than thinfire.

I started with a full sheet 20.5" x 20.5" on a 20" shelf. I had three test projects, all 2 layers of 1/8" glass. Test project #1 was 2 layers of BE transparent. Test project #2 was two layers of Wissmach 90 transparent. Test project #3 was two layers of Spectrum 96 opal. The sch...

Crowneglass wrote:Has any one tried Spectrum's new ceramic shelf paper. I am firing on it for the first time today and I will post my findings tomorrow.

Never heard of it. got a link?

Brad, Do you think I could just use a torch? Picture the bottom of the wind bottle cut from the narrowing neck.... Can I use a torch to just slight melt/take of sharp edges on the piece? Thanks, Ginny Nope. the bottle would need to be heated up entirely at the same temp. Unless...you put the bottle...

Brad, Do you think I could just use a torch? Picture the bottom of the wind bottle cut from the narrowing neck.... Can I use a torch to just slight melt/take of sharp edges on the piece? Thanks, Ginny Nope. the bottle would need to be heated up entirely at the same temp. Unless...you put the bottle...

G's wrote:Thanks Andy,
Does 1250 just round edges and NOT slump the glass?
Ginny

so, are you firing pieces of wine bottles? I'm pretty sure if you are firing rounded pieces then they will most likely start to flatten out unless you can fit them into a mold of sorts or maybe some fiber blanket.

Hi All, I purchased two vermiculite boards from a company that sells refractory materials. I was told this is the board he most often sells to glass hobbist. I know this is not much information but do any of you know if I should possibly pre-fire? If so hot long and to what temp? I suppose I will n...