Frit Maker

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jim burchett
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Frit Maker

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J ust picked up a Braun KS2 coffe grinder at Goodwill for $3...tried it on some FV..works great! Unfortunately the blade is broken so I'll have to replace it for $6..gonna save me a whole lot of pounding.
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Affordable Inspirations from Tasmania sell a product that seems suitable for a small studio as it claims that minimal powder is produced. I'll buy one next time I'm in shopping mode. I've got my old knuckles dragging on the ground model still going but am just about over all the cleaning and drying hassles. I've used a milkshake maker previously with great results but then it always comes down to maintenance, I'm sick of being a maintenance man. peace, haydo
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Alexis Dinno
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Haydo wrote:Affordable Inspirations from Tasmania sell a product that seems suitable for a small studio as it claims that minimal powder is produced. I'll buy one next time I'm in shopping mode. I've got my old knuckles dragging on the ground model still going but am just about over all the cleaning and drying hassles. I've used a milkshake maker previously with great results but then it always comes down to maintenance, I'm sick of being a maintenance man. peace, haydo
Minimal powder is the least desirable property for my purposes... I use an iron-pipe mortar and pestle by hand, and if I happen to have frit around and need powder, a rock tumbler with 20 1.25" steel balls in it. I wish I had something that was just devastatingly fast and non-tiring.
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[quote="jim burchett"]J ust picked up a Braun KS2 coffe grinder at Goodwill for $3...tried it on some FV..works great! Unfortunately the blade is broken so I'll have to replace it for $6..gonna save me a whole lot of pounding.[/quote]

what are you going to do to get the metal pieces out of the frit? are the blades magnetic?
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A better cheap fix would be a sink disposal. Boyce L set his up in a steel drum lid with a vacuum cleaner sucking dust out just under the bottom.
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jim burchett
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A garbage disposal is on the "to do " list..this was an impulse purchase. Presently using two pipes and with a rehabbing rotator cuff its hard to gring/pound the glass manually. For the purpose I will be using this frit a bit of contamination is insignificant
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Haydo, if it's the Glass eater you're looking at from AI, I got one and found it useless, lots of dust, lots of powder and you have to drag a magnet through to get the steel filings out. Pounded forever for very little result. Have gone back to heat / quench / hammer ....
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Thanks for the tip Fiona. When I posted earlier I meant to say minimal dust instead of powder. Shame about all the filings. peace, haydo
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