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Here's another scam - but from China not Nigeria. Email offered to sell me art glass at appealling low prices. They sent an impressive collection of photos of their glass that looks almost exactly like a mix of Bullseye, Uroborus and Youghieghenny - but at about 20% of the cost. They propose sendin...

Calling.... Brock..and how about that Canadian Lotto scam.. we have received several e-mails telling us of or new fortune......if only we could find that ticket.....we didn't buy...

Is there an easy way to tell if an offer is a scam or not? Ann Sure. If it's from Nigeria, assume it's a scam. The amount of business you could possibly lose is minimal, and the risk of a scam is maximal. I even filter out emails to me that mention the word Nigeria and delete them without reading. ...

Brock wrote:That cast teapot(s) by Hugh McKay is pretty tremendous.
Reminds me of burnished clay. Brock

Yes just like 'Terra-sigillata' ...Colin

Hello Keith...I made one using the correct globe... and just couldn't see any deference..so in the end gave up...Colin

PS You could check out Rosanna's thread in spab's place this may help!!

I don't know if it will work on Green Oasis but 'fibre glass gel coat' will work on polyurethane foam (the space invader type ) the only problem is a slight loss of the original size. Col

Here in the UK we are pretty starved of specialist magazines - and I'd never heard of the mag you mention. I checked out their website and have now ordered a subscription - are there any other publications we should know about here in the backwater-that-is-the-UK? Peg so you think the UK is a backw...

Wildfire Productions wrote:Thank you so much, that is exactly what we need!

Hello Wildfire..I would run a few tests with and without dams .....why not let us all know how your first tile project turns out..
Colin

is this calcinate mold material what is call GROG


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Rodney .. Calcine is to purify by the action of heat..grog is ground fired clay body..Colin

This may be of interest..........Col




http://www.cwc.org/glass.htm

This Tinned copperwire has been used by the plumber to make "ground" (in bathroom etc) Thankx, Jan[/quote] Jan..I think this may be the same thing as we call tinned wire .. ..that is lead solder coated copper wire...re the meaning tinned..in that now lost art of the tinsmith ........sheets...

Hello R

I think those minor imperfections in casting and P-d-V are part of the charm..of the medium......
Col

Hi all! I will stay healthy and therefore this question: I have copperwire surrounded with tin. Is the tin by high temperature dangerous ? Thank you very much! Jan Jan . What we call tin copper wire in Australia may not be the same as tin coated wire in other parts of the world......So our .....tin...

Jim is this how the page should look??? http://community.webshots.com/sym/image3/8/17/42/74181742igmXuD_ph.jpg This is my way... open webshots...Righhand mouse click open Properties..Hi-light address URl..copy. step two open WGBB right-hand mouse click paste ....then Hi-light and IMG tag. Colin

Suzan.. For moulds you must bisque .. the method of raw/green I use firing is for adding some extra design/detail.....as I pointed out in my previous posting......I add extra detail by pressing things into damp /plastic potters clay..these clay shapes are quite small the size would be about 50 mm in...

i understand colin, what you are calling raw firing is slumping glass on green dry clay. but that is also as far as the clay is concerned, a low bisque fire. rosanna Yes Rosanna you're correct .....raw is the same as dry green ware ..or when clay is fired with glaze or some other element in a green...

John wrote:heehee, shall do!
btw i am trying to post some photos, any ideas?

Photos from sunny QLD??? How about a few of your state emblem the giant banana??????????..... or you maybe your pot melt....Col

paint marker' 0.8mm tip.(sorry,metric)no residue burnt into the glass.' 0.8mm tip.(sorry,metric) Another small epic, hope it helps. This make the fur fly ........but John.........Don't be sorry ....metric is the only way..all those who use the imperial system ....are in the last century.......now w...

Hello Gale.

I would check with someone like ' Duncan Ceramics' as they sell in hobby ceramic green ware and glaze shops ,they could have the in's-n-out's of copyright for slip cast caramic products .

PS....Thin sheets of clay fired this way i.e. raw .....will still be very soft and way underdone...I will see if I can find some photos of how I raw fire..........Colin