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- Sat Oct 04, 2003 6:45 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Recommend 'thick glass' cutter
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15055
I'm looking into getting the heavy glass running pliers Bert recommended, I'll look at that Toyo 600svb too, thanks. I don't have arthritis, just puny girl arms! I don't have trouble with scoring or with breaking regular thickness glass, just the thick stuff. The long but not wide pieces I was talki...
- Fri Oct 03, 2003 10:08 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Recommend 'thick glass' cutter
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15055
What are you trying to do? I just had a very interesting experience teaching heavy glass cutting. Essentially I placed my tools in the hands of students who ranged from relatively inexperienced to professional. They all did very well. The person who had the most trouble was a pro and he had some ba...
- Fri Oct 03, 2003 2:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Recommend 'thick glass' cutter
- Replies: 15
- Views: 15055
- Wed Oct 01, 2003 1:33 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Thoughtful work?
- Replies: 145
- Views: 132186
Is it important that the piece immediately brings to mind for the viewer exactly what it expresses for the artist? If I have a piece that expresses sadness for me--it may convey none of that to you but its successful for me because I put that into the piece for me. Even if all you think is that its ...
- Tue Sep 30, 2003 12:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Thoughtful work?
- Replies: 145
- Views: 132186
Bob . . . earthy, organic, subtle Darn Jackie, I was trying for outrageous and sexy. You make me sound like a gardener. If I really want my voice to be heard I guess I had better shout. No more mumbling (heh heh). Cheers, Bob At least you got mentioned! I want to say that your work has a kind of pr...
- Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:47 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Thoughtful work?
- Replies: 145
- Views: 132186
I find this thread both enlightening and disturbing. There is an undertone that an artist needs to have a vision and a motivation that trancends the desire/need to make an object that is aesthetically appealing, technically challenging or personally rewarding to the artist... or what?... you don't ...
- Sun Sep 28, 2003 2:18 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Thoughtful work?
- Replies: 145
- Views: 132186
- Fri Sep 26, 2003 1:22 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Coldworking
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8232
I was just looking for a tutorial on getting started with each kind of equipment; how to use a sandblaster, a flat bed grinder, a wheel cutter, wet belt sander etc. just so the first time I used them I knew what I was doing and didn't lose any appendages. Brad directed me to a site (thanks Brad) whe...
- Wed Sep 24, 2003 11:35 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Coldworking
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8232
Coldworking
Its long past time that I started learning how to cold work glass beyond grinding and cutting holes. None of my old books that first taught me how to kilnwork have anything about coldworking, nor is there a tutorial here or anywhere else I've looked on the net. Does anyone know a good book which pro...
- Tue Sep 23, 2003 3:23 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Pilchuck Auction
- Replies: 58
- Views: 64844
CONGRATULATIONS!! That's wonderful news for such talented artists and for warm glass in general. Oh man now I REALLY wished I had made that deadline. Don't know if I would have gotten in but it sure would have been great to meet all of you finally if I had. I hope you will report back and tell us ev...
- Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:46 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cutting irid
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5580
I just wanted to say that I have been scoring my Bullseye blue irid on the backside as Brock said Doug Randall recommended and its been breaking perfectly with no chipping. The little bit of grinding I've had to do has actually caused chipping whereas the cutting hasn't, go figure. Maybe I need a ne...
- Mon Sep 22, 2003 12:50 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Permanent nose butter and check fixing
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8215
- Sun Sep 21, 2003 7:18 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: checks?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10310
- Sat Sep 20, 2003 4:36 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cutting irid
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5580
- Sat Sep 20, 2003 1:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cutting irid
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5580
Cutting irid
Its been a very long time since I used an irid glass in any of my work. I'm getting ready to do a piece with it and although I do remember how easily the irid chips along the edge when cutting, I do not remember if I had more success with preventing the chipping by scoring the glass on the irid side...
- Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:06 pm
- Forum: Photos and Stuff
- Topic: New Images from Leatherbarrow
- Replies: 25
- Views: 31186
- Sat Sep 13, 2003 2:26 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Too Cool
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7133
- Wed Sep 10, 2003 4:43 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Tips for accepting commissions
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21618
I'm going to be reiterating a bit here but I think the good news is that my experience seems to be the same as others so that must mean that this process is relatively universal. Definitely get some kind of letter of agreement and a deposit. Make sure you tack on extra time to your estimate of how l...
- Tue Sep 09, 2003 12:50 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Coping with "artist abuse" at shows
- Replies: 22
- Views: 24629
- Sun Sep 07, 2003 3:35 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: New Shelf
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3989