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Congratulations Shereen

I remember you were working on getting nice canes, you certainly got there, beautiful work.

Best wishes, seachange

In the book "The Art of the Possible", psychologist Dawna Markova suggests that each of us has three communication channels: visual; auditory; and kinesthetic. One is primary, another secondary and the remaining is tertiary. Your primary channel is the main way you learn. Some people pref...

Dear Judd and Dana, many thanks for your replies. This is exactly the position I am in at the moment. Trying to find some solid arguments, but then seeing that they are inconclusive...if I can knock them down myself, no point to put them up in a meeting with someone who'll tear them apart instantly....

Could you please guide me to some books or thoughts (your own are very welcome) on the difference between having access to objects that we can see, touch, handle, to decorate our homes, our surroundings or ourselves, versus electronic/digital forms of decoration, such as light projections etc (or ot...

I made a couple of small vases last year, just to try. The small air bubbles elongate into thinnish lines. I thought i should spend a lot more time improving the blank, but when people saw the vases, everyone commented, to my surprise, that they loved the air bubbles. Good luck with your project, se...

Thanks Dee, noted it down

Best regards, seachange

I use E6000, it works and is simple to apply. Couple of things to watch: For pendants, roughen up area on glass plus on bail if bail is one of those that looks like a flat metal strip with a loop on top. Not necessary if you use Aanraku type bails, these are slightly concave. Sometimes I hold bail a...

Who wants to use a real candle these days when there are battery operated LED substitutes available with no safety issue possible? Real candles anywhere are just potential disasters waiting to happen. For those that don't know, some of the LED units even have the look and smell of wax candles and a...

Marty wrote:The scone needs to be very stale before it goes on the wall and I doubt you'll find any that will satisfy UL.

cheers, seachange

Hi, For those of you who are using or testing different adhesives, this US company seems to have a lot of different types. http://www.masterbond.com/ I get their newsletters, always some interesting products in them. Haven't had the need to order any yet, just mentioning it here in case it is helpfu...

Unfortunately, they still seemed to have the better of the products I looked at. Based on my experience with the Apollo, which I think uses Taurus 3 belts, I'd suggest you buy extra belts too. Keep the water clean so as not to cause additional wear on the parts. HIS Glassworks http://www.hisglasswo...

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Found detailed information about blades (differences, sizes, etc) on this page from the Gemini Saw Company http://www.geminisaw.com/taurusblades.html

Does not replace the very valuable information from someone actually using the saw, but it helps.

Cheers, seachange

Hi Kevin Many thanks for that link. Yes, this time the project requires lots of curves. Have a 10" tile saw with a very thin blade (can't remember now the name of it). It needs stabilizers, and works nicely. I tend to pre-cut into shape, then assemble and fuse, instead of fusing a large piece, ...

Hi Mike, many thanks for your detailed reply. I will remember to slow down, always a difficult thing for me :wink: Re the separating blade, that's the one I tried, a few years ago. Had this project with lots of pieces needing irregular shapes cut out from the middle. The problem was that using the s...

Hi, Have finally (after waiting a few years in the hope that something better would appear in the market) decided to buy a Taurus 3 for intricate and curvy cuts (do have a good tile saw with good glass blade for straight cuts, pattern bar slices, etc). The Taurus 3 will travel all the way from the U...

Hi Peter,

sorry to hear this has to be the final conclusion, but happy you did all the research before investing time and money...very wise.

All the best, seachange

This is so very nice. Simple, elegant...just wonderful.

There is something warm about it, and something happy, and something relaxing. And the color choice is beautiful.

Best wishes, seachange

Hi Folks Speaking as a Canadian and purchasing 99.9% of supplies in the US I will only order if shipped through USPS. The brokerage fees charged by other companies have actually at times cost me more than the actual item purchased. The post office charges a flat $8.00 no matter what the cost and qu...

Hi Morganica

many thanks for your replies, I will be trying this.

Best regards, seachange

Hi Laurie, Many thanks for the suggestion - by the way I really like your bottomless molds. The problem currently is that I don't have a proper studio space to work with clay. It takes me far too much time to unpack all my clay working tools (rollers, board, etc etc etc), then clean up and pack away...