Kleening Kwikkie
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Kleening Kwikkie
Hi guys... Drilled out a bunch of unwelcome bubbles this afternoon. Just a regular fused piece...1/4-inch blah blah blah.
MY QUESTION: what clever ways have ya'll devised for cleaning out the craters after drilling out the bubbles. I'll be re-fusing, adding frit next to the craters.
Thanks, pals.
PDXBarbara
MY QUESTION: what clever ways have ya'll devised for cleaning out the craters after drilling out the bubbles. I'll be re-fusing, adding frit next to the craters.
Thanks, pals.
PDXBarbara
Barbara Bader
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a water-pic with distilled water, so you don't get trapped mineral deposits. Then, tump and dump water, air dry and fill with frit.
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I know what you mean about kitchen utensils. Ours have grown sparse over the past couple years. (grown sparse...hmmmm strange word combo despite its common usage, eh?)RobinE wrote:Turkey baster.
Appropriating kitchen tools into my studio is a long time habit!
Then blow dry.
So you power-bast with water & then blow-dry w/ hairdryer? or compressed air?
Thanks,
BB
Barbara Bader
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Well, I've never been to Arizona, but I spent a few months in East Africa (mainly Zambia) during the dry season. I was 19, had hair long enough to sit on. The air was so dry that I only washed my hair with shampoo ONCE. Just had to shake & brush the dust out several times a day. Little sweat & oils. Just good ol' dust. Weird.RobinE wrote:Hi Barbara:
I dry with a hair dryer I keep in the studio (another appropriated item) for various tasks. I find that the water dries asap. But then again, everything here dries asap, cause as you know Arizona is also known as the "but it's a dry heat" state.
Robin
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Barbara Bader
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Robin: I just took a little tour on your website with my co-worker at the office and all we can say is "WOW". How cool........ Along with my fusing, I also work with traditional stained glass and mosaics, so needless to say, I love your work. I just bought some coloured mirror (which I never knew existed til last summer) and I was wondering if you have troubles with the mirror vs grout; ie, mirror part chipping away due to sand in grout. Any tips?????
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Hello Kathie:
Thanks for you kudos.
I have not had any chipping issues whatsoever. Spectrum has some good info on their site on how to handle their SilverCoats glass: http://www.spectrumglass.com/Pages/SilverCoatUse.html
And I wrote an article for GLASScraftsman Magazine (August/Sept 2002) that would apply also. GC Mag might still be selling back issues:
http://www.glasscraftsman.com/default.aspx
Robin
Thanks for you kudos.
I have not had any chipping issues whatsoever. Spectrum has some good info on their site on how to handle their SilverCoats glass: http://www.spectrumglass.com/Pages/SilverCoatUse.html
And I wrote an article for GLASScraftsman Magazine (August/Sept 2002) that would apply also. GC Mag might still be selling back issues:
http://www.glasscraftsman.com/default.aspx
Robin