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- Sun Dec 02, 2012 7:18 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Bookends
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8523
Re: Bookends
cut out the interior portion of an IFB, line it with fiber or treat it with kiln wash, and do a pot melt into it. should end up being about 3" X 5-6"" and 2" thick. anneal well. alter the shape you cut out if you want somethin a little different. use 2 bricks held together with a...
- Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:29 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: bumpons
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21613
Re: bumpons
I've got many, 3-M brand. cost $.06ea. let me know if you need some.
- Tue Nov 13, 2012 9:25 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Building outdoor screen - Epoxy - sources?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12705
Re: Building outdoor screen - Epoxy - sources?
check with Blenko, they used to sell the epoxy for use with their glass.
- Sat Nov 10, 2012 10:13 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: setting up for large production
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5034
Re: setting up for large production
each item has it's unique properties that requires different equipment and facilities.not being able to see the exact items you are talking about makes it a little difficult to make many suggestions. I've done mass production of many different things and they all require a production unique to that ...
- Tue Oct 23, 2012 11:21 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: square up on straight talk
- Replies: 28
- Views: 39825
Re: square up on straight talk
any possibility that would work witha Kindle Fire? or netbooks with WIFI cconection? We have a very old and inexpensive phone plan and don't want to spend all the $ for a smartphone upgrade.
- Sat Oct 13, 2012 7:33 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: best quality bump on feet for bowls
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7966
Re: best quality bump on feet for bowls
just bought a couple thousand 3-M brand and they seem to be working very well. they were much cheaper than any others I found. can send you some if you need a few hundred. about $.06 ea. if any of them get very hot they can slip around and fall off. don't put them on a light or in intense sunlight w...
- Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:26 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: ISO Metal Spinner
- Replies: 14
- Views: 11253
Re: ISO Metal Spinner
spinning stainless to a height of 20" with a small diameter, i.e. 5" or less is very difficult, if not almost impossible. stainless is very difficult to spin as opposed to other metals. how about having it spun in cold rolled steel and then chrome plated. It can also be fabrictaed by rolli...
- Tue Oct 09, 2012 8:45 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Glass extrusion
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6243
Re: Glass extrusion
glass tubing and rod is always pulled not pushed thru dies. furnace needs to be about 1950-2300 depending on type of glass. Boro will probably need to be even hotter. flow needs to be continous once it starts.
- Fri Oct 05, 2012 8:21 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Fused Glass Drawer Pulls
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12827
Re: Fused Glass Drawer Pulls
Tennessee Tom on this board has some really nice ones, reasonably priced. I think I paid around $50.00 for 21 a few years ago. Brock, how do you find Tennesse Tom, I did a search and nothing came up. Bob well after a lengthy go around and Brad's help I am finally able to post on here again. He told...
- Fri Aug 31, 2012 10:09 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Lower Fire Combing Schedule?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9237
Re: Lower Fire Combing Schedule?
I trust the temps on many thermocouples about like I do candy thermometers. when you think it's getting close open the kiln and check .if it's not warm enough, wait 3-5 minutes and try again. repeat until it works and make a note of what your pyrometer says. proper timing and temp is everything and ...
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 11:57 pm
- Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
- Topic: Color theory and interaction
- Replies: 6
- Views: 11030
Re: Color theory and interaction
Albers and his wife did quite a lot of stained glass when they were at Black Mountain in N.C. I have one of their books that shows a lot of their glass. It dealt with color and basic rectilinear shapes.
- Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:08 pm
- Forum: Art, philosophy, and content
- Topic: Ritsue Mishima in Architectural Digest
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15651
Re: Ritsue Mishima in Architectural Digest
the real thing here is getting the Venetian guys to be loose and not make exact calculated pieces like they traditionally do. We Americans, on the other hand, have embraced this looseness for the last 50 years and that's what drove the Studio movement for the 1st 30 years and then the Italians came ...
- Sat Aug 04, 2012 8:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Drill bit opinions?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 17293
Re: Drill bit opinions?
I've had good service with diamond drills from Dan Lopacki, www.lopacki.com, he sells his 1.5" diamond core drill for about $38. I've used them in hand drills and in drill presses. when starting with a hand drill be sure to start at an angle and them slowly raise the drill into an upstraight po...
- Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:26 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: BIG Adhesive Question
- Replies: 13
- Views: 15263
I'd suggest VBB type adhesive from Tangent Industries, Winsted, Ct. I've got 4 fountains that are in a museum in Nashville that have been outside for 3 years with water on them and weigh over 85lb. a piece just glued onto a flat sheet of granite and stuck on a vertical wall. It is a silicone based p...
- Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:41 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Need Recomendation on Adhesive
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6079
Get in touch with Tangent Industries, Winsted, Ct. Their owner/pres. can give you several suggestions. I have some glass fountains that have been outside with water on them for 3 years and are still doing fine, all put together with some of their adhesives. If you're nice, he might send you a sample...
- Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:20 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: National Liberty Museum, Philadelphia
- Replies: 19
- Views: 22851
I donated a piece to their cause 2 years ago. They are legit. They have a very impressive group of collectors as their members including some of the owners of some big name galleries. They listed the following galleries as participating: Holsten Gallery, Habitat gallery, Riley Hawk Gallery, Maurine ...
- Mon Mar 01, 2004 11:40 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Display Lighting & credit cards
- Replies: 24
- Views: 32465
I used to sell a lot of halogen lighting manufactured by WAC Lighting. They are reasonable and have proven to be of decent quality. I put them everywhere in my new house 4 years ago and have only had to replace 2 bulbs in that amount of time. get the 12volt versions and get fixtures that have an ope...
- Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:03 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Health Insurance in Florida?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7528
Health insurance
I just switched to a Florida company for my health insurance. It was about 1/2 of Bc/BS, You might ry these people, Life of The South, Health Insurance, 100 Wset Bay St., Jacksonville, Fl. 32232, 904-350-9660, or 800-661-6385. They should have an agent somewhere close to you. I just had a few existi...
- Fri Jan 16, 2004 12:03 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Jan/Feb. Cash flow
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11307
Sara: I am incorporated but you still have to file corporate taxes by March 15th and changing of the the corporate fiscal year just makes for a lot more bookkeeping and problems becaause of being out of sinc with everything else. or am I missing something? The wholesale shows don't really come until...
- Thu Jan 15, 2004 4:47 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Jan/Feb. Cash flow
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11307
Jan/Feb. Cash flow
I am interested if anyone has come up with any solutions to the following problem. I, like many others am on a cash basis accounting system. We all know that we try to deplete the checking account by years end to suppress the amount of taxes we will owe. (any thing left at the end of the year over a...