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- Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:17 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Warm Glass Weekend Update
- Replies: 49
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Corning is really in the middle of nowhere, on the Pennsylvania border. The closest Southwest Airline city is Buffalo. Pittsburgh and Philadelphia make a triangle with Corning. Check out maqpuest for maps and driving directions. I found an airfare to Elmira for $270 (from Portland ME). The alternat...
- Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:32 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: kiln casting with metal... please help!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 50235
- Wed Mar 17, 2004 1:49 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: kiln casting with metal... please help!
- Replies: 50
- Views: 50235
- Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:25 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Inspiration
- Replies: 119
- Views: 168866
- Fri Mar 12, 2004 11:32 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: My most recent
- Replies: 33
- Views: 42300
Can you give us a brief lowdown on the techniques you used to create this? There is a basic tutorial on our website. It's two pages so be sure and click on the continue button at the bottom of this page: http://www.emstudioglass.com/shoptour.htm E thanks for sharing your art and for the great basic...
- Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:00 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: refuse? Any kings horses here?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9787
- Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:01 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Had to try Potmelt
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10037
- Thu Mar 04, 2004 11:34 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Sink pictures (only a few of them)
- Replies: 35
- Views: 42091
- Thu Mar 04, 2004 2:56 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Floral form drape....help!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8010
Thanks AZ, just what I needed! It's beautiful to see all of that draped glass, now I'm inspired. One more lovely wannadoosoon. Now I can visualize Dianes' tip for 8 points too.AZ gram wrote:One example of the type of drape that I was attempting is at www.sunlightglass.com
- Wed Mar 03, 2004 9:06 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Floral form drape....help!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8010
Re: Floral form drape....help!!
My collection of "learning" projects keeps growing. ... I tried my first drape over a floral former (tall) and it actually worked. (10" square placed on top of form, with 7" square on top of that) (sys 96.) The only problem is that the top, smaller square fused to the larger,bot...
- Tue Mar 02, 2004 10:03 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: refuse? Any kings horses here?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9787
Good ideas, I'll pitch these to Dave and try to advise. The edges are sharp, so thinking about straight out fuse. Thought about breaking a bit more and then fusing to another background and calling it a mosaic in the italianate 1220's style of Antoine de'La Mosaaaiecs. I think he'd go for the idea i...
- Mon Mar 01, 2004 10:06 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: refuse? Any kings horses here?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 9787
refuse? Any kings horses here?
re-fuse? http://webpages.charter.net/warmglass/My_Homepage_Files/Page15.html Smashed to smithereens, can this be saved? What we have here is one layer of thin be amber cathedral first layer. Second layer is wasser thin white opaque, patterened with be flowers and stringers. Fused successfully, put i...
- Sun Feb 29, 2004 7:42 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Bottle slumping mold
- Replies: 9
- Views: 10996
Re: bottle slump mold?
Not "needed", can do without. Depends if you want flat or "boat" shaped. I do both. Got my molds from Delphi.AZ gram wrote:Where can I see/order these? I didn't realize that a mold was needed for bottles. I want to try slumpling a few wine bottles for the first time.
- Fri Feb 27, 2004 12:52 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: WORKING WITH COPPER
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8928
- Thu Feb 26, 2004 7:32 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Frit/Blender ???
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4664
Yes. Get your $5. Then spend it on a used osterizer or other blender with sturdier and/or larger blades! I got two at thrift shops after my first one went kaput. The next was cheapie and took forever. I couldn't wait for it to wear out; I caved and went to the osterizer. Can get lots made lots faste...
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:55 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Why can't I melt my pot...er, I mean...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32276
<<OK, its oh-dark-thirty and the pot melts I've been looking at are 5-7 inches in diameter. Kinda big for pendants, cut them up and you loose the spetacular design elements. Slumps seem possible. Can't all be used as rondels n suncatchers??>> Actually, I wouldn't be losing the design elements if I ...
- Thu Feb 19, 2004 1:21 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Why can't I melt my pot...er, I mean...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32276
.........here's one that was in the kiln during the magless sort...... Ah, Thank you Charlie! Thats what I was trying to think about. Head is in a fog these days, I've got a student. First time teaching in warmglass. previous teaching was computer classes. Really have to wrap the brain up cause it's...
- Wed Feb 18, 2004 2:23 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Why can't I melt my pot...er, I mean...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32276
- Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:36 am
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: Marty - here's that texture . . .
- Replies: 36
- Views: 35912
- Sat Feb 14, 2004 10:50 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Why can't I melt my pot...er, I mean...
- Replies: 30
- Views: 32276
so then, what are you doing with these melts? After viewing some of the novel things you folks are doing with the slumped wine bottles, I'm real curious. noimagination intheAMkid Ron, would the same talc work in a shallow face mold used with frit for casting, to keep the mold material from sticking ...