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- Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:58 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: effetre/moretti glass problem
- Replies: 12
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Shasta, we do some fusing with Effetre and have not seen this problem. We use Effetre when we incorporate murrine we make into fused pieces, but the murrine are complex and detailed which is why we use Effetre for them...can't beat that color palette! However, when I use millie in fusing I make my o...
- Fri Jan 02, 2004 2:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Moving Stringers
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9242
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:48 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What size grit do I use to sandblast?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14329
Thanks Tony, that is good to know. After we slice our murrine on the tile saw we always take them to 400 grit on the lap wheel prior to fire polishing to get the cleanest gloss, but if 120 or 180 works with sandblasting that's great! A more versatile grit. By the way, the sandblasting section on you...
- Tue Dec 30, 2003 9:09 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: What size grit do I use to sandblast?
- Replies: 17
- Views: 14329
I am wanting to sandblast the surface of pieces and then firepolish them back to full gloss. I am looking for Aluminum oxide grit and have a few questions. Do I want white or brown, and how fine do I need to get? Someone told me 180 should be o.k., but that seems a bit coarse if I want to get it bac...
- Thu Dec 04, 2003 9:19 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: New Photo Recycled Art Glass Vase
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14668
Hey Suntoys. Great work. We work in 104 too. I do some in bullseye, but our main work is in 104. We make murrine using the kiln and torch w/ Moretti glass and then incorporate it into fused pieces and torch made marbles (see our website below). We are in the beginning stages of setting up a small ho...
- Fri Nov 28, 2003 8:39 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: millifiori from Effetre Glass
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14323
Keeping them separate and labeled right when they enter your studio or home is a good idea. You can see from the color charts that 069, 072, and 076, as well as a few more will strike for you. http://www.beadfx.com/catalogue/glasschart.html Effetre colors are really beautiful, we use them for our mu...
- Wed Nov 26, 2003 2:12 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: millifiori from Effetre Glass
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14323
Dan, this is not the most helpful link but it should give you and idea, as the rods and sheet are the same colors. Just use your imagination to see sheet glass in place of rods.
http://www.beadfx.com/catalogue/glasschart.html
lissa.
http://www.beadfx.com/catalogue/glasschart.html
lissa.
- Mon Nov 24, 2003 2:31 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: millifiori from Effetre Glass
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14323
Peg, have you found this in general with Effetre in fusing, or only when you include millefiori? Do you make your own millefiori or are you buying it? We make our own milli and murrine and fuse them with effetre sheet and have not experienced incompatibility cracks. I hope we won't begin to see them...
- Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:22 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: millifiori from Effetre Glass
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14323
Arrowsprings has the best selection of Moretti colors COE 104 that I have found. They just added some new colors that are not on the site yet, you can ask them about them by phone or email. http://www.arrowsprings.com/html/moretti_sheets.html We use moretti to make lampworked murrine, some of which ...
- Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:32 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Marking glass
- Replies: 22
- Views: 20047
Sharpie has new (new to me, but I don't get out much) 'industrial strength' black markers that hold up pretty well in the saw if they have set for a few minutes. Clean off in a snap with alcohol or soap/water/scotch scrubby. The place I get my glass from marks all the sheets with a white paint pen a...
- Wed Nov 19, 2003 4:34 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Flip and firepolish?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9309
- Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Flip and firepolish?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9309
- Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:34 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Flip and firepolish?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9309
- Wed Nov 19, 2003 2:08 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Flip and firepolish?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 9309
Flip and firepolish?
With what I have been making recently, I have been wanting the side that was on the kiln shelf in full fuse to become the top/inside of the finished piece. I have been having a terrible time with surface defects when I try to flip and fire polish. I am cleaning the glass super well with soap and wat...
- Fri Nov 14, 2003 1:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: wax paper trick
- Replies: 20
- Views: 24254
- Sun Nov 02, 2003 9:40 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Photographic images fused/slumped/cast in glass
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8591
There is currently a thread running about this, check it out and see if some of the info. and links are helpful.
http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopi ... 420913cb46
lissa.
http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopi ... 420913cb46
lissa.
- Mon Oct 13, 2003 1:07 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Spectrum 96 White - discoloration?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 15231
- Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:41 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Galvanized steel in kiln?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8670
- Thu Oct 09, 2003 11:38 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fusing resources ? for NC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9916
They are just south of Asheville, off 26 at the airport exit, about an hour and a half or so west of Boone. They might let you stop in but they aren't set up for retail on site at all, but true to its name it IS a warehouse full of glass and related tools...fun! I think their retail site shouldn't b...
- Thu Oct 09, 2003 7:52 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: fusing resources ? for NC
- Replies: 9
- Views: 9916
As it is right now, they are not set up for retail on location, just mail order. However, this winter they are opening a great new retail space (also in Arden) that they will have flameworking classes at and everything (maybe fusing classes too?). They are super nice folks, visit their web site. lis...