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debkauz 2010-04-26 8:23pm

Murinni
 
If I bought murinni by the inch could I use my little electric tube saw to cut it? It's the little one from Harbor Freight used to cut tubing.

Deb Hopeful Journeys 2010-04-26 8:45pm

I don't think it will cut it unless you have a diamond blade. But not totally sure on that.

theglasszone 2010-04-26 8:48pm

What diameter is it Deb? Is it a whopper?

Don't know if you saw this vid yet...kind of an interesting way to do the plunge and snap with murrini in boro...but probably only best for stuff up to about 8-10mm at the largest:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGSur8BKhBo

De

(I'll sneak back to the 104 world now...:lol:)

RyanTheNumberImp 2010-04-26 8:52pm

You could probably cut it, but you would end up with a lot of waste and potential chipping. On top of that, all saws leave a rough cut that needs to be polished or it will scum up when put into the flame.
Normally when one cuts with a saw you have an extremely thin lapidary blade and then spend a few hours polishing each slice, which is why it is only done for very large pieces.

If you are extremely careful I've heard you can flame polish the cuts but I've never had any luck (they just flop around and scum anyways). You can also tumble polish the slices if you have enough of them (at least several feet).

So the short answer is don't bother, nippers can be frustrating but they are really the only option. The plunge and snap thing works nicely as well, perhaps even better than using slices.

Bakerman44 2010-04-26 10:20pm

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Originally Posted by debkauz (Post 3002392)
If I bought murinni by the inch could I use my little electric tube saw to cut it? It's the little one from Harbor Freight used to cut tubing.

tool...harbor freight...what? link? picture? awesome?

Cosmo 2010-04-27 6:00am

It depends on the size of them. I cut mine with my disc cutters. I had a set of end cutters, but I lost them. They worked really well.

I've also taken the entire murrini and attached it to a clear rod. Then I heat the spot I want to apply it, stick the murrini to it, wiggle it back and forth, and it will break off leaving just enough behind to see it. Works like a charm. Kind of tricky with larger diameter pieces though.

debkauz 2010-04-27 10:41am

These are small, about 2-6 mm. I don't have any yet but before I bought them I thought I'd ask. I do the spot heat with soft glass so I'll try it with the boro. Thanks!

I'll see if I can find the link for the little saw. I got it in the store so I'm not sure.
That was easy...http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42307

chayes 2010-04-27 2:16pm

you can do what cosmo said and after you attach the milli cool the spot where you want it to snap with a pair of pliers,scissors or something metal and it will snap very easily.
I purchased a pair of disk nips from devardi that have a super thin blade that work very well. If you want some milli to practice with i may have some scrap ends left around here i could send ya.

debkauz 2010-04-27 3:05pm

Chris I'd love them! I also want to buy some more murrini from you. I've used most of the ones I got already. LOL I love them! Do you have any that look kind of 'coral reef' like? I'll PM you.

Mr. Meker 2010-04-27 4:58pm

You could always check on clear rod. Easy to tell the surface finish. You could also use it to practice with your tile nippers.

rusticstudio 2010-04-27 5:09pm

I don't know about the saw, but I have fire polished saw cut murini before applying to a pendant. You just have to work fairly cool and carefully.


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