Has anyone used Spectrum's black transparent 1009sf, I was wondering how transparent it is. I am designing a piece that would be back lit and I would like to have some black in it But I want to make sure it wont totally block out the light.
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Hi Bob-
I am hesitant to say anything because I could be completely wrong, but I think that sheet is opaque.
I see it listed as transparent on Spectrum's overall product list, but on the system 96 list, it shows as an opal. (Not to mention that is all I have ever been able to get my hands on here.)
http://www.system96.com/GlassTables/System96Glass.html
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I am hesitant to say anything because I could be completely wrong, but I think that sheet is opaque.
I see it listed as transparent on Spectrum's overall product list, but on the system 96 list, it shows as an opal. (Not to mention that is all I have ever been able to get my hands on here.)
http://www.system96.com/GlassTables/System96Glass.html
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Thanks Guy, I was up on their site and that is what I thought also, it does look like an opal. After thinking about it I will blow some black shards and use them over a clear, this way I will get the black I want and be able to control the transparency.
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Black transparent and white transparent are oxymoronic where I come from.
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Many black glasses are, technically, transparent. If you blow them out thin enough (or stretch them in a torch) they'll turn dark transparent purple or sometimes brownish. Doesn't mean they're not black in any reasonable thickness--they're so dense they read as black.
Bob, if you're looking for a uniformly smoky color you might try transparent greys. Some of them can give that effect.
Bob, if you're looking for a uniformly smoky color you might try transparent greys. Some of them can give that effect.
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Thanks Cynthia, that may be the way to go. I will try making some chards on my torch that way I could throw a little white in it for an effect.
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I once painted a stained glass window, where a set of shapes represented spruce trees in the distance. I had a particular black enamel from Standard Ceramic. When I painted and fired on my antique flashed glass, the look was a nice dark green transparent. I ordered another package of it, and the material that arrived was black and opaque. When I inquired, they did tell me it had changed.
I've seen black glass that was derived from purple, red, or green.
I've seen black glass that was derived from purple, red, or green.
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Don,Don Burt wrote:Black transparent and white transparent are oxymoronic where I come from.
For some reason over here it has been the tradition to call clear glass "white" and the white stuff "white opal"
I agree with Cynthia's explanation of transparent black.
Of course when we are looking for the visual effect, both explanations are nonsense.
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