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- Tue Jun 03, 2003 1:24 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: To Insulate or Not to Insulate....
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7419
- Sun Jun 01, 2003 11:13 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Where can I get 6" X 48" diamond belts for a wet b
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4177
Re: Where can I get 6" X 48" diamond belts for a w
Oh, I'm a happy girl. Looking through the "Thrifties" this weekend, I spotted a self feeding diamond bladed wet (lapidary) tile saw for $90 (works Great!), and a combo wet belt sander and disc grinder for $40 on an older, but sturdy wheeled cabinet with storage. However, the sander didn't...
- Fri May 30, 2003 11:56 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Pricing / Product / Marketing Q? What Do You Do/Think?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 731189
Re: Pricing / Product / Marketing Q? What Do You Do/Think?
Brad, I would agree with you on the pricing formula with one exception. The more accepted keystone for retail markup is now 2.3 to 2.7 instead of a simple doubling. Apparently the shop/gallery owners need the extra for operational costs. Therefore, the $450 is actually more in keeping with the curr...
- Thu May 29, 2003 5:24 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: Pricing / Product / Marketing Q? What Do You Do/Think?
- Replies: 56
- Views: 731189
Re: Pricing / Product / Marketing Q? What Do You Do/Think?
I wondered if the retail price asked was ballpark, reasonable, good, bad or ugly for the work offered? I wondered how this pricing compared to what others are asking for their work (thinking retail here). For these pieces, my estimate of the wholesale (not retail) price would be based on a formula ...
- Thu May 29, 2003 12:37 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Re: Chemistry of metals and glass
- Replies: 16
- Views: 16113
A reducting atmosphere is one in which the kiln is starved of oxygen. This does not normally happen in an electric kiln. It's possible to create a reducing atmostphere in a kiln by throwing in a combustible material (charcoal is commonly used), but this will negatively impact element life. Here's an...
- Thu May 29, 2003 11:46 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Question for Brad, etal- Ethanol
- Replies: 8
- Views: 9465
Sorry for the delay in responding, I've been unable to get online for a few days. Basically, Charlie's response is what I would have written. Denatured alcohol is made by adding things to alcohol to make it undrinkable. Some of those additives may cause problems when fusing. Some brands will work fi...
- Fri May 23, 2003 9:57 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Silver leaf effect
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5998
- Thu May 22, 2003 5:49 pm
- Forum: Kiln Casting
- Topic: Mold making ?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10257
Re: plaster
I tried making molds out of various plasters we had around the house and they turned to dust when I fired them. But it was good practice, and would be a good way to make a practice mold or a reverse mold that you would make your permanent mold from. Does anybody have some good sites to go for these...
- Thu May 22, 2003 12:17 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: FRIT GRINDER Q
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12482
If you make your own frit, it won't come out of the process sized perfectly. You'll need to sort it into various sizes. You can do this easily with different mesh screens, available at most pottery supply places. There is no one best size of frit to use in pate de verre. Different size frit gives di...
- Wed May 21, 2003 8:55 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Covington #761
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7191
I have the #761 and would recommend it over Covington's other models. Changing belts is fairly straightforward, only takes a moment or two. It takes a few times to get the hang of adjusting the tension, but after that all's ok. Hooking it up to a water source was not difficult, but you do have to bu...
- Wed May 21, 2003 2:29 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Vote on board format
- Replies: 68
- Views: 65181
- Wed May 21, 2003 1:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Vote on board format
- Replies: 68
- Views: 65181
A couple of additional comments on the new board vs. the old. The level of posts from the old board to the new is relatively unchanged. The number of newbie posts, as well as the number of not-a-full-name posts, is also relatively unchanged. I don't think the level of discussion is changed significa...
- Wed May 21, 2003 1:01 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Vote on board format
- Replies: 68
- Views: 65181
It seems to me we have two distinct camps, one which feels that the old board was better and one that likes the new board. It seems that many of the old, longer term visitors like the old board best, while many of the newer posters like the new format. According to the poll, the new format seems to ...
- Tue May 20, 2003 5:03 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: does anyone have an ED HOY account
- Replies: 20
- Views: 25153
You're right, Rodney, that 10 pounds of the POWDER in the Hotline Fuser's Glue would be a lot of powder. However, I doubt very much if Ed Hoy's would sell you the powder by itself -- it's a proprietary mixture, and they're not likely to give away all their secrets. Regarding different glues, between...
- Tue May 20, 2003 3:49 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: does anyone have an ED HOY account
- Replies: 20
- Views: 25153
One litre of Hotline pate de verre and fusers glue costs under $5.00 wholesale. 4 litres (roughly one gallon) would weigh around 10 pounds. A $20.00 sale is a very small one, especially for wholesale. It's far less than Ed Hoy's minimum order. The definition of wholesale varies from place to place, ...
- Tue May 20, 2003 12:45 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Vote on board format
- Replies: 68
- Views: 65181
To me, the irony about the whole board format argument is that I read the posts by email (and did on the old board, too). As a result, the board format doesn't really matter to me from a user perspective (administration is a different issue) -- in either case, I just get emails and just click on the...
- Tue May 20, 2003 9:58 am
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: The Copyright issue, again
- Replies: 8
- Views: 10370
There are a number of different approaches. The simplest is to use Java to disable the right click. This can be broken by someone who really wants the images, but it will will work for many people and would have probably worked in Judy's situation. Here's what it does (try right clicking on an image...
- Sun May 18, 2003 4:40 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Glass Guild By-Laws Exchange
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7565
You might also look at this, Paul: http://www.igga.org/localchapters/bylaws.htm
- Sat May 17, 2003 10:59 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: help with Jen-Ken kiln
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10380
- Fri May 16, 2003 10:57 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Vote on board format
- Replies: 68
- Views: 65181
Re: Vote on board format
Does return to the old board format mean: Keeping this site but having only a main forum and a classified forum to match the format of the old board? Or are you thinking of dropping this site program and returning to the old site program? The second option. I've been asked by several people to drop...