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i saw and felt some tiny bumps on a pices of cast glass, and was wondering, are these caused from tiny air bubbles in the mold material,,,,,,,,,is is possible to coat the wax model, or whatever the master that is to be cast, with the BE KILN WASH to give it a BUBBLE FREE BARRIER between the master a...

thanks ron, keep up the wonderful work

rodney

the only program that ive used is FRONTPAGE 2000,,,,,microsoft extensions are on, probably all of the host sites, and its an easy program for me to use,,,i use about 1% of the features, since i have a very basic site, which i use for pic hosting, the other programs i cant say, but i can say this, if...

there is this stuff that i get at the glass store,,,it is a 1/8" fiber blanket material and you can cut it with sissors and put it between the glass, fire away, and poke it out with some wire when its finished,,works great
rodney

ON THE POWDER,,,,,is this material all of the fine stuff in the crushed glass, or is the "flour" glass washed away,,,,can anyone tell me the MESH SIZE of the powder on these wafers

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rodney

what did the master glass cutter do,,,using his palm and all,,, ive tried cutting glass right out to the kiln, when still hot, and that seems to work, but one thing im having problems with, when i put the plyers on the glass, the glass tends to crumble, even if its cold, when trying to break the gla...

hey there,,what is this SCORE AND TORCH thing,,,,,thanks, rodney

excellent

rodney

you wrote that you are lacking the social skills, ok dude, try this,,, get a baseball bat, go in, smash up the place, get your stuff and leave,,,end of story

but then again the police may not think its the end,,,hummmmm,,,,

rodney

jen-ken all the way for me,,,the service is great,,,you can call them and they will tell you anything you need to know,,,,,for me, you just cant go wrong with jen-ken

rodney

then rubbing it on with a rag. Clean up with pure acetone. Throw away the rags when you're done. It can leave a very subtle pattern from the wiping but you have to look very hard to see it. As always, glue in well ventilated places, try to keep your skin away from epoxy and acetone and test these t...

hey ron,,,,on these very fine powders, are they clear and clean when put on in a thin layer,,,,would they cloud up, if put on thickly,,,thanks,,rodney

im wondering about the fine powder that is left over after the crushing process to make frit,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,im lead to believe that this powder, if put into a thick piece for pate de verre, in volume, will make for a cloudy appearence, but is this the stuff that people use for enamalling,,,where on...

did anybody trip as they entered your space, that could end up being a nightmare

rodney

when you get those little BURRS, on the surface from the dichro,,,,you should be able to just hit it lightly ( by hand ) with a piece of 120 grit sand paper, and not even worry about refiring, this works to make the surface smooth enough to avoid snags, but it just depends on what you want for a fin...

since it seems the blade goes through quickly, is there a CHOP SAW setup for this sort of thing,,,does the blade need to be underwater

thanks

rodney

[quote="ellen abbott"]even at frit size 1 is so dense that when held up to the light it becomes very spotty. Every grain of the lt pink is discernable, no matter the ratio or other colors in the mix. Any suggestions? if the frit is visable on the surface, as flecks, it seems that they woul...

to make paint more pastel, you add white,,,,,,to make glass more pastel, i would say add clear


rodney

i remember seeing something where a guy has this pattern bar over a sharp edge, and then whacks the thing, and that breaks off a piece of the bar,,,,has anyone done this,,,,the specifics would be appreciated,,,im trying to find out a way of making slices, WITHOUT a saw,,,,,,can someone tell me how l...

does anyone have a suggestion for a spayer that wont get clogged with borax,,,,,,,,,also is there there a PERFECT mixture for the borax, is more better, is less better,,,,thanks,rodney