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Had to try Potmelt
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2004 10:00 pm
by joeat
After reading and seeing the results of others I too had to try my hand
at Potmelts. Don't know if i used too many colors, because they seem too
(for the lack of a better word) busy. Had no trouble with the process and
left over glass stuck to pot (39 cents at Michaels). When loading should i
randomly mix colors or seperate for better results? The frame holding up
the pot was made from an old refrigerator shelf, limits the size but works ok for now.
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Thanks
John
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:24 am
by Nickie Jordan
I think they are perfect. - Nickie
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 8:57 am
by Dayle Ann
I think your potmelt looks pretty cool, John. Not busy at all, I found the pattern attractive. I'd love to see what you do with it-- what are your ideas?
Dayle Ann
Had to try a potmelt
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 11:41 am
by Jan de Jong
Hi!
I like your potmelts! Great! Have to try it myself soon.
A question: what is the diameter of these potmelts and the thickness ?
Oh, and the diameter of the flowerpot?
Jan
Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 12:01 pm
by Cher
Great melts, just the results I would wish for if I got around to doing some! Checked out your dollar; had identical results using sand. I call them "raviolis". Interesting!
Yo
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:43 am
by joeat
Thanks for the comments on my potmelts, as of now i don't have any
plan for their use. They were on the small size from 2 inch to 4 inch.with
a thickness close to 1/4th inch. And the pots were around 4.5 inch big.
Will try and make a larger one with only 2 colors to see how it turns out.
John
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:47 am
by Jon Wunderlich
Very nice pot melts. I really like the red/blue one, interesting pattern. Was the hole perfectly round?
Jon
Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2004 12:57 am
by joeat
Thanks Jon for the comment as for the hole size it was around 1 inch
trying to make it as round as possible and i cut 8 slots of about 1/16th inch that radiated outward. Don't know if that made any difference or not.
John
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2004 12:19 pm
by charlie
try using larger pieces of glass. you'll tend to get less muddiness, and more and larger areas of the same color. try making multiple holes. the slots probably didn't get much glass to flow through them. try making a large slot with a side grinder instead of a hole. also stacking the glass colors vertically would produce a much different pattern.