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by PDXBarbara
Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:31 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 85519

Dani wrote:And Charlie is our shy King of Maglesses who gives a resounding Non. A pity since being from sunny AZ, he could have added some thermal balance to the cold-cutting. Then we would have dermal and thermal balance. Balance is so important. :twisted:
aHA!

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by PDXBarbara
Fri Jan 23, 2004 2:09 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Kleening Kwikkie
Replies: 9
Views: 9254

Lisa Allen wrote:a water-pic with distilled water, so you don't get trapped mineral deposits. Then, tump and dump water, air dry and fill with frit.
Great Idea, Lisa! Thanks.
Your PB Pal,
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by PDXBarbara
Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:46 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 85519

Dani wrote: The King of Maglesses says Nein, Nix, Nada, Never, Not! That leaves the King of Coldworking. The question is... which Tony is already on the list??
OK, I'll bite Dani... so who are these kings?

HerMajestyGirl..
by PDXBarbara
Fri Jan 23, 2004 1:29 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Kleening Kwikkie
Replies: 9
Views: 9254

Kleening Kwikkie

Hi guys... Drilled out a bunch of unwelcome bubbles this afternoon. Just a regular fused piece...1/4-inch blah blah blah. MY QUESTION: what clever ways have ya'll devised for cleaning out the craters after drilling out the bubbles. I'll be re-fusing, adding frit next to the craters. Thanks, pals. PD...
by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:27 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Anyone Used This?
Replies: 7
Views: 7009

Hiya Kelly... John Goth has made a fritter that's larger than the EKMiller, but you can handcrank or attach a motor, if I recall correctly. John (& Harry) are in the Oregon Glass Guild. A couple months ago he demo'd his crusher for a few of us hanging around after the meeting. Email me off-board...
by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 15, 2004 10:08 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Warm Glass calendar!!!
Replies: 98
Views: 85519

Calling Chip & Brad... How do we sign up to buy our calendars???? Chip, was there a decision about contributions?

InTheDarkGirl
by PDXBarbara
Sun Jan 11, 2004 11:18 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: xerography questions
Replies: 6
Views: 10844

Not sure what would happen with color xerographic toners. Inkjet printers use an ink made up of mostly organic dyes that will burn up during firing. Ron Exactly right. I tried to fuse a 4/c Lazertran decal between 2 pieces of clear Spectrum. Result: voila...clear glass. total burnout., but very cle...
by PDXBarbara
Sun Jan 11, 2004 10:54 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 62375

Thanks for the info, Brock..
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by PDXBarbara
Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:06 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: Amy . . .
Replies: 39
Views: 39257

Oh yeah, and I've loved your work, Amy, since I first found your website months & months ago....special special special.
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by PDXBarbara
Sun Jan 11, 2004 12:05 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: Amy . . .
Replies: 39
Views: 39257

The material I have problems with is my favorite, WOOD. For some reason in my mind it just doesn't work with glass, and I'm a woodworker. I can honestly say I've seen very few pieces of glass and wood together that work for me. Hi Ron... I'm with you on the wood/glass thing. I haven't articulated i...
by PDXBarbara
Sun Jan 11, 2004 5:07 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 62375

As I was packing up some paperwork while moving out of my old studio, I came across an article I'd printed out at some point. It's called: " A Practical Guide to Iridizing Glass" by Arthur Allison. My disclaimer... I don't know anything about Arthur Allison, but maybe one of ya'll do... I ...
by PDXBarbara
Sun Jan 11, 2004 4:51 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 62375

well it's in the oven now.. after irid's blasted off. We shall see.......... ommmmm. BB Pix at http://www.pbase.com/pdxbarbara/whats_new . (Click on "pitted Cosmos.) Took the flattened piece up to 1500, short soak. Fired with the pitted side up on fiber paper (not Thinfire). Nice & smooth ...
by PDXBarbara
Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:53 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: recommended reading
Replies: 5
Views: 7035

Brock wrote:Techniques of Kiln Formed Glass - Keith Cummings ... Brock

I have deep & ever-abiding love for this book.
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by PDXBarbara
Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:08 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: NGR time again...
Replies: 34
Views: 29063

Brock wrote: . And, he's the only person to have been at Woodstock, and the first session of Pilchuck.

Shazam!!
Wasn't that the answer to a trivia question once?
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by PDXBarbara
Fri Jan 09, 2004 3:18 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 24938

Re: Cold Kiln

When cold my controler gives me error message I sit with kiln a few mins as temp warms up ( elements on ) Then controler works Ok B4 that with error mesage kiln is on full so I manually turn on + off Brian Hi Brian....I'm picturing you sitting with your kiln a few minutes, & hugging it in your ...
by PDXBarbara
Fri Jan 09, 2004 12:01 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 24938

Bert Weiss wrote: when the glass cleaner froze to the glass so I couldn't clean it before cutting. .
eeeeek. imagining a tongue stuck there.... eeeeeek.
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by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 08, 2004 11:59 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Irid pitting - revisited
Replies: 72
Views: 62375

Re: pitted piece I referred to earlier in this thread......... However, you can check out that thread at: http://www.warmglass.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=1928&highlight= You can see pix of my glass with the problem at: http://www.pbase.com/pdxbarbara/crystalized_irid_mystery_pix PDXFebruary well ...
by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 08, 2004 1:10 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: size of kiln and doorway
Replies: 5
Views: 5719

Just unscrew some of the external bits like handles or whatnot & take off the lid. That's what we did when my 1414 didn't quite fit in the freight elevator.
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by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 08, 2004 1:10 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: size of kiln and doorway
Replies: 5
Views: 5719

Just unscrew some of the external bits like handles or whatnot & take off the lid. That's what we did when my 1414 didn't quite fit in the freight elevator.
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by PDXBarbara
Thu Jan 08, 2004 12:51 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Cold Kiln
Replies: 28
Views: 24938

Kevin Midgley wrote:The danger of running cold kilns is not the cold so much as condensation that can form on the controller circuitry that could possibly cause a malfunction. Kevin in Tofino.
ah HAAA!