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by The Hobbyist
Wed Mar 26, 2003 3:19 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Kiln location - basement?
Replies: 9
Views: 13791

Be careful that you don't do too good of a job. If the fan pulling air from the basement is too strong and adequate fresh air inlet is not provided, you can draw furnace exhaust gases down the chimney. This can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning.

G'pa Jim
by The Hobbyist
Wed Mar 19, 2003 3:44 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Bob Leatherbarrow's Class
Replies: 20
Views: 27436

Brock & Carol: Sorry to have offended you. Just learning the new board, thanks for putting me in my place.

G'pa Jim
by The Hobbyist
Wed Mar 19, 2003 1:26 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Bob Leatherbarrow's Class
Replies: 20
Views: 27436

That might be quite a challenge were it possible. She will be walking, or should I say running, by then and I predict she will be "investigating" everything.

Myabe I can bring her if WGW is in Portland again. She lives in Eugene.

G'pa Jim
by The Hobbyist
Wed Mar 19, 2003 11:09 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Bob Leatherbarrow's Class
Replies: 20
Views: 27436

Lisa: Do you know you're opening the door for a proud G'pa to bring his shoebox full of pictures? haha Nikki & Lisa: Yes, I'm flying in Friday and plan on being at the slide show that evening. I was hoping to meet you both then. I'll call Vitrum again and remind them I'll be there too. Nita: Don...
by The Hobbyist
Wed Mar 19, 2003 9:29 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Bob Leatherbarrow's Class
Replies: 20
Views: 27436

Looks like it'll be a Warm Glass BB class.

I'm taking the frit/powders class too.

See you then........................................G'pa Jim

ps. I'll also be there this weekend for the Roger Thomas class, anyone else?

Margot says HI
by The Hobbyist
Mon Mar 10, 2003 5:08 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Another box design, with a twist.
Replies: 18
Views: 31022

What a fabulous piece. It immediately invokes a carousel in my mind, since I'm old enough to remember them. Why don't the sides fall in when you fuse the assembly? I thought that was why you had to do these in sand. One of you superb tutorials would be greatly appreciated by this amateur and probabl...