Anybody use Vetrofond?

[ShellyJo1969]

Ok, I just spend an hour or more picking out some CIM colors overat Frantz...then...I come upon Vetrofond and holy carp it's a lot cheaper! BUT cheaper does Not mean better, necessarily. Just cause it's cheaper on your wallet does not make a good investment.

I want to know if any of you use Vetrofond and if you do how you like it compared to other 104 glass.

I'm trying to get my glass stash built up a little before I start using my torch, and right now i only have some effetre and lauscha and not nearly enough colors.

So is Vetrofond a thumbs up or down especially compared to CIM which is what I was looking at first?

THanks for your opinion
Michele

[wendbill]

Usually Effetre and Vetrofond are pretty much regarded as interchangeable with a few subtle differences - like the Vetro black has a blue base, and the Effetre black has a purple base.

I can't talk about CIM because I haven't used it.

[wendbill]

CIM is Chinese, Vetrofond and Effetre are Italian.

[Kevan]

They are all good glass. None of them is inferior, CIM makes colors the Italians don't make. They sort of fill gaps in the palette. I like Vetrofond just as much as Effetre. I don't even separate them anymore in my shop.

[beadsoncypress]

I use it all the time! I like it a bit better than Moretti and it plays well with others.

[Jody Lee]

I love Vetrofond! The dark ivory is my favourite :)

[BellaBean]

I use Vetrofond as much as I use CIM. My pallette of favorites includes both. Vetrofond Dark Ivory gets some awesome reactions with many of the CIM blues. I love CIM Dirty Martini.

[PerfectDeb]

dunno - i bought a shiteload of vetro ivory and its an ugly colour - kinda murky grey cold where moretti is creamy warm

ETA - do i have a dodgy batch?

[Janelle Zorko]

You might have, Deb. I love both Vetro and Effetre Ivory, light and dark.

[Rose Leslie]

I use both of them. Not much difference. Love the lausche from firelady. They are awesome colors. Only you can get the same in the other brands.
Have some fun.
Love the Cim also.

[cherylsart]

Are you new to lampworking? If so, you might want to stick to the basics until you get a feel for the flame and the glass. But there are all kinds of wonderful glasses out there. I usually go for Vetrofond because it's a bit cheaper than Moretti, unless Moretti has a color I can't get in Vetrofond. I love CiM. They have the most gorgeous colors.

[MerryFool]

I love Vetrofond for the oddlots...you can get some interesting colours.
I love to work with whatever glass I can get my hands on -- CiM, Effetre, Double Helix, ASK... Sure some of it I'll have to wait to use until my skillz are up to it, but it's worth the wait!

[ShellyJo1969]

I love Vetrofond for the oddlots...you can get some interesting colours.
I love to work with whatever glass I can get my hands on -- CiM, Effetre, Double Helix, ASK... Sure some of it I'll have to wait to use until my skillz are up to it, but it's worth the wait!


Yes I am brand new to lampworking and learning everyday.

Ok this is the kind of info that I needed from people who have experienced it firsthand, thanks. So, vetrofond works fine and it's less expensive so that 's a good choice to make.

But what do you mean when you say "some of it you'll wait to use till your skillsz are up to it?" That says to me that you're saying some of the glass is better than others? Is it? I mean I know some of the glass is "speciality" glass with silver in it and such that costs the earth, but is some glass just "better" than others anyway...and I'm talking specifically 104 glass for the time being as that is what I will be concentrating on at first anyway.

[Kym]

No, not that the glass is better or worse, it is that some glass requires more specific skills to use effectively. e,g. Rubino oro which you need to use with care and work quite cool. Anice white which is shocky and reactive to certain colours. Some colours will work with ivory and some will go grey where it touches. Only buy one or two rods of anice white as it is usually used as stringer. Opaque Yellow and copper green are used for their reactiveness and their spreadability. I am sure there is a list somewhere of reactive glass colours but you made need to use the search function.

Kym

[TheBriarePatch]

I love Vetrofond and use it because some colors are less expensive than many comparable Effetre colors. The ivories are wonderful.