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by Rebecca M.
Mon Apr 19, 2004 3:20 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Fusing glue
Replies: 15
Views: 27565

I've been using Aileen's Tacky glue. Clear, dichro, whatever and it hasn't left a mark. Sets up pretty fast too. I don't water it down either, just a little dab with a toothpick. I don't much like any Elmer's products, that's just personal preference I guess. Didn't Tony Serviente do a bunch of diff...
by Rebecca M.
Tue Apr 06, 2004 6:00 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: cutting rods
Replies: 6
Views: 7857

charlie wrote:if you can't score and break them by hand, they are best cut with a tile saw.
Uh, no. I don't have much luck cutting thick glass. But I can flip a switch like a pro. :lol: TY
by Rebecca M.
Tue Apr 06, 2004 3:56 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: cutting rods
Replies: 6
Views: 7857

cutting rods

This may seem like a no-brainer question. I just want to make sure. I bought a couple Pyrex rods. Are they OK to cut with the wet saw? The main reason I'm asking is that they were delivered 'cut in half' but it looks like there was some difficulty there. They look not so much cut, but like a stick w...
by Rebecca M.
Sun Apr 04, 2004 6:33 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Critique Section
Replies: 64
Views: 91106

I haven't posted anything for a critique, because I don't have anything yet that I want critiqued. I'm working on something now, working out the bugs mostly, that I will post to see if it has any potential and should be explored more or not. I guess I'm prepared for people to like it or not, to see ...
by Rebecca M.
Sat Apr 03, 2004 10:21 am
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: plasticine clay Q?
Replies: 12
Views: 15648

I found a couple of interesting how-to sites while I was searching for what I did wrong. Turns out everything I guess, or at least backwards. Anyway these have pictures and text, and seem to be pretty good if you're making small molds. http://www.mouldmaking.freeserve.co.uk/ http://www.hirstarts.com...
by Rebecca M.
Fri Apr 02, 2004 1:15 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Fusing strips
Replies: 5
Views: 7804

Thanks Jackie. I think A is going to be hardest to accomplish. Back to working on Triceps of Steel. Too bad nothing else is of Steel. :?
by Rebecca M.
Fri Apr 02, 2004 12:42 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Fusing strips
Replies: 5
Views: 7804

Fusing strips

I fused together a block of 3/8" strips about 5"X7" as an experiment for a design I'm trying to work out involving cutting the block up, adding another element and fusing it back together. It worked fine except for the look of the lines from the strips. The top of the block is fully f...
by Rebecca M.
Wed Mar 31, 2004 4:14 pm
Forum: Kiln Casting
Topic: plasticine clay Q?
Replies: 12
Views: 15648

I was messing around yesterday with my very first mold making, and I used some Sculpy clay that doesn't get hard unless you bake it in the oven. I'm not sure if that is like plasticene or not. It pulled right out of the mold, but got messed up. And it left a very good impression. I did have a proble...
by Rebecca M.
Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:46 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Share Painting Photos?
Replies: 51
Views: 50135

Do you have the Harry Clarke book/exhibition catalog? I love his church windows (and as I'm doing eastern orthodox icon research, marvel at all the "Harry Clark hands", or I should say Clark's style was very iconographic), but some of his book illustration is very bizarre, even troubling....
by Rebecca M.
Tue Mar 30, 2004 2:13 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: artists/studios/museums in ireland?
Replies: 14
Views: 16824

Travis, try to get to Trinity College and check out the Book of Kells. There are some Harry Clarke at Bewley's (sp?) Cafe. Also at St. Mary's I think. The National Museum of Ireland is awesome. The gold and Viking exhibits are amazing. For fun stuff, The Comedy Improv above the International is hyst...
by Rebecca M.
Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:10 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: glass cuttimg medium
Replies: 51
Views: 52413

What's the deal with the 'dry' cutters then? MacInnes says it's the carbide wheel, and Toyo has a dry cutter out now, I don't know what kind of wheel they have. Is that just hype or is there something to it? Just wondering.

I used olive oil once when I couldn't find anything else.
by Rebecca M.
Sun Mar 28, 2004 2:02 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Some progress on new studio
Replies: 7
Views: 8967

Re: Some progress on new studio

Don Burt wrote:Chip, New Rancor, Frogacuda and Don checkin out the new studio area.
Obviously excited about it.
So? Are you going to tell us which one is Don? teehee :P

The footing is looking good, but that photo is most excellent.
by Rebecca M.
Fri Mar 26, 2004 11:35 am
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: question about fusing -
Replies: 13
Views: 16927

Re: question about fusing

Thanks so much for all the input. I hadn't thought about Nichrome wire. Do most other metals show oxidation at high temps? I was hoping for a copper 'finish' or shine but will try anything. Is there an easy way to find the melting point of different metals @ varying thicknesses? Here is a chart for...
by Rebecca M.
Mon Mar 22, 2004 5:07 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pot Melt Problems
Replies: 16
Views: 17958

Ian, that disappearing post was just a fluke I'm sure, and weird timing. Got your PM, but I wanted to show this and maybe get some feedback from more experienced sanders. OK, this is the same one with the radial stripes and turtle poop issues; http://pic7.picturetrail.com/VOL205/1158394/2545936/4864...
by Rebecca M.
Sun Mar 21, 2004 11:25 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pot Melt Problems
Replies: 16
Views: 17958

Hi Steve, no they went around the inside perimeter of the pot like dominoes. I made little sandwiches of clear/color/clear-white/color etc., and stacked them vertically. They weren't exactly vertical either, but kind of leaning. That's the first time I did one and actually tried to calculate what wo...
by Rebecca M.
Sun Mar 21, 2004 8:16 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pot Melt Problems
Replies: 16
Views: 17958

I have found that Yellow and Blue hot glass color also make Turtle Poop Brown unless clear is imposed inbetween. Generally the reds and yellows react poorly with the greens and blues. If you had clear pieces mixed into the melt, then you may have had some of the mixture protected. I had clear or wh...
by Rebecca M.
Sun Mar 21, 2004 6:03 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Pot Melt Problems
Replies: 16
Views: 17958

I also had mud problems with my most recent potmelt. It had the yellow as well as red and some thin steel blue. They were all stacked in order with either clear in between and/or white-clear streaky and set up vertically around the inside. I have a small kiln and am not able to do a 4" drop. It...
by Rebecca M.
Sat Mar 20, 2004 11:37 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Critic's Corner (temp) Jim's Flagstones
Replies: 10
Views: 13710

I'll take a guess on the one you did 1st. The bowl? I can't give a critique either, but I do like the colors and the lines especially in the bowl. I have a couple questions about some of the design elements. 1. The bowl has groupings of off-color vanilla. Was that intended or was the treatment you u...
by Rebecca M.
Sat Mar 20, 2004 11:04 pm
Forum: Techniques and Tools
Topic: Criticism
Replies: 65
Views: 75852

I've got no business giving a critique, but I have a couple comments. I very much like the way the gold plays with the blue/purple irid especially on the unfinished portions. There is some wonderful negative space designs there and I think the way that offsets the formalness of the design is a wonde...
by Rebecca M.
Thu Mar 18, 2004 7:31 pm
Forum: Photos and Stuff
Topic: Havin' fun with pot melts
Replies: 23
Views: 37233

They look great! Me three want to see close-ups. I am really liking the double rim thing you have going on. 8)