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istandalone24/7 2012-07-28 4:02am

marble display stand tut?
 
does anyone know of a tutorial to make marble display stand?
it should be really easy, but i wondered if there was one (free or pay, either way) out there already.

greghumphrey 2012-07-28 7:11am

Marble Stand
 
Hello,
I have had the same thing in mind. I figured I just needed some kind of tool to make the same size impression in a big gloop of clear. I was thinking about maybe borrowing one of my wife's dapping punches and seeing how that worked

istandalone24/7 2012-07-28 7:55am

i've got a graphite reamer that i could make the depression with..i'll have to fool around with it when i get the chance.

fusionillusionartglass 2012-07-28 9:08am

I melt a large gather of glass then press into a maria, next I punty up to the bottom of the maria and melt off the original rod leaving a bit of glass to gather up. When I have a good size ball of glass I take a dapping punch and press into the gather to make a nice cup. I break off my punty, fire polish and there you go!


greghumphrey 2012-07-28 9:45am

Marble Stand
 
Purty :)

Thanks for the tips :)

PattyK 2012-08-02 9:47am

Diana - that's lovely! Thanks so much for sharing! :)

menty666 2012-08-02 9:49am

1. Buy package of small rubber washers or wooden pin doll stands.

There ya go, you can paypal me $25 to....

fusionillusionartglass 2012-08-03 8:29am

You're very welcome!

Sue in Maine 2012-08-08 4:01am

I have heard the problem with glass on glass when it comes to display stands is the eventual scratches.

There are some plastic ones out there. Not classy but they work.

Sue

Playing with Fire! 2012-08-08 10:09am

Pam is making very beautiful ones out of wood... burls, live-edge, etc.

SerendipityArtGlass 2012-08-08 12:36pm

Brass grommets - you can buy a whole package at Harbor Freight for about $2.00

istandalone24/7 2012-08-11 4:55am

Quote:

Originally Posted by menty666 (Post 4070406)
1. Buy package of small rubber washers or wooden pin doll stands.

There ya go, you can paypal me $25 to....

lol. walked out of the mechanic's office with a pocket full of rubber o rings. issue solved! (not like i needed another project...glass marble displays).


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