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Forum: Boro Room 2010-01-08, 9:09am
Replies: 19
Views: 6,944
Posted By ajwhite
Here's a question - I bought some exotic red to...

Here's a question - I bought some exotic red to use in implosions because I read in a thread here that it made a great purple. Well, for me it is just red/rust unless I'm doing something wrong or it...
Forum: Boro Room 2010-01-03, 1:42pm
Replies: 19
Views: 6,944
Posted By ajwhite
Very cool! Blue lightening is definitely one to...

Very cool! Blue lightening is definitely one to try!
Forum: Boro Room 2010-01-03, 9:29am
Replies: 19
Views: 6,944
Posted By ajwhite
I keep seeing blue lightening - is it like black...

I keep seeing blue lightening - is it like black lightening in any way? I had a rod of black lightening that had some really cool effects and Frantz was out when I tried to reorder it.
Forum: Boro Room 2010-01-01, 7:42pm
Replies: 19
Views: 6,944
Posted By ajwhite
Thanks everyone - I have already found turbo...

Thanks everyone - I have already found turbo colbalt, jet black, dap and unobtanium to be used often. I also use Dragon's eye a lot. With the elvis red - it is always really dark for me - is it...
Forum: Boro Room 2010-01-01, 5:56pm
Replies: 19
Views: 6,944
Posted By ajwhite
Favorite colors?

Hey everyone!

I've been working a lot with boro lately. However, I have a very limited palette of glass. What colors do you use often - that you consider indispensable? I know what I use most...
Forum: Boro Room 2009-11-29, 12:46pm
Replies: 7
Views: 4,295
Posted By ajwhite
Thanks Lana - that gives me a place to start. I...

Thanks Lana - that gives me a place to start. I thought it might be 15 mm but didn't think to measure it until there was just a little lump left!
Forum: Boro Room 2009-11-28, 12:31pm
Replies: 7
Views: 4,295
Posted By ajwhite
Thanks - I have smaller rods for encasing. I just...

Thanks - I have smaller rods for encasing. I just don't understand the tubing and what mm to use for implosion pendants.
Forum: Boro Room 2009-11-28, 10:50am
Replies: 7
Views: 4,295
Posted By ajwhite
boro clear question

Hey everyone

I have been diving into boro lately - using what I have of a kit Brent sold a few years ago. I need to buy more clear rod stock but I have no idea what to buy.

What are the...
Forum: The Dark Room 2008-02-05, 12:33pm
Replies: 9
Views: 4,137
Posted By ajwhite
Thanks for the great ideas! I may try to rig up a...

Thanks for the great ideas! I may try to rig up a white poster board. Sometimes I use a small white board to bounce light back down on my beads. Sometimes it helps, sometimes not. Most of the time I...
Forum: The Dark Room 2008-02-03, 3:20pm
Replies: 9
Views: 4,137
Posted By ajwhite
My sony cybershot doesn't have lens attachments...

My sony cybershot doesn't have lens attachments so it looks like I'll have to start shooting at an angle. I have ditched my photo cube and my homemade photo box and have went to just putting...
Forum: The Dark Room 2008-01-27, 5:42pm
Replies: 9
Views: 4,137
Posted By ajwhite
reflective surface question

Hi~

I have been trying some shots with clear glass over my standard background for a reflective surface.

Does anyone know how to get a top down shot of beads without your camera showing in the...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-11-17, 12:47pm
Replies: 37
Views: 20,595
Posted By ajwhite
That is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you!

That is absolutely gorgeous! Thank you!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-08-19, 3:15pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,194
Posted By ajwhite
That is a really great tip with the boiling...

That is a really great tip with the boiling water. I just tried to pull my thermocouple out but there is a collar around it preventing it from being pulled through the kiln wall. I have an AIM 84BD...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-08-15, 10:18am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,194
Posted By ajwhite
My kiln has a digital kiln controller. However,...

My kiln has a digital kiln controller. However, I am fairly positive it is innacurate by at least 200 degrees. That is why I wanted the stand alone pyrometer to double check. I don't really want...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-08-12, 4:13pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,194
Posted By ajwhite
If you click the link on my first post it will...

If you click the link on my first post it will take you to the ebay page with the specs on it. It says the thermocouple is good to 1300 degrees. (?)
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-08-12, 7:00am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,194
Posted By ajwhite
Well I tested the pyrometer I bought on ebay and...

Well I tested the pyrometer I bought on ebay and it does not work for my kiln. When my kiln read 800 it was only reading at 630 and I know that is definately wrong. If anything my kiln is running...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-07-20, 5:53am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,194
Posted By ajwhite
Malcom If you wouldn't mind - where can I...

Malcom
If you wouldn't mind - where can I puchase the appropriate thermocoupler. I have no clue what to look for.

Thanks
Audra
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-07-20, 5:48am
Replies: 23
Views: 7,194
Posted By ajwhite
Thanks for the reply. I figure for the money it...

Thanks for the reply. I figure for the money it wouldn't hurt to try. If that thermocoupler won't work I'll look into a higher temp one. (I thought I'd just stick it in through the bead door since...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-07-19, 2:06pm
Replies: 23
Views: 7,194
Posted By ajwhite
Can I use this pyrometer to check the temp in my kiln?

Hi

I am pretty much positive my kiln is running way hot. I have my temp set at 940 so as not to burn the color out of my Terra beads (which have burnt out two days running now). I took a...
Forum: Boro Room 2007-02-28, 1:24pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,932
Posted By ajwhite
Could you tell me which issue of glassline has...

Could you tell me which issue of glassline has that tutorial? I'd like to try it but ABR has a few Glassline issues.
Thanks!
Audra
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-02-28, 11:57am
Replies: 9
Views: 2,803
Posted By ajwhite
I too lost a dremel to a rusted collet. Now my...

I too lost a dremel to a rusted collet. Now my husband gave me this anti-sieze stuff that I smear on all the threads before putting on the collet. It is SO much easier to remove now - no more...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-23, 1:50pm
Replies: 31
Views: 7,226
Posted By ajwhite
I just remembered I got some of the purple rose...

I just remembered I got some of the purple rose from Val Cox a while ago. It devits every single time I use it. Regardless of how cool I work it, how neutral etc - it just devits so it is now...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-23, 8:58am
Replies: 31
Views: 7,226
Posted By ajwhite
Hey Jude - thanks for the tip for the pastel...

Hey Jude - thanks for the tip for the pastel colbalt blue. I have lots of blues but I don't think this one. It does look kinda purpley in her test beads. It is worth a try!

Brent - how do I order...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-22, 9:10am
Replies: 31
Views: 7,226
Posted By ajwhite
Candy - your frits are absolutely gorgeous - I...

Candy - your frits are absolutely gorgeous - I will definately keep them in mind. Unfortunatly I need a solid purple.

And Kim - thanks for the weight tip. I never thought of weighing the glass. ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-22, 9:04am
Replies: 31
Views: 7,226
Posted By ajwhite
HA! Where in cornfield purgatory are you?

HA! Where in cornfield purgatory are you?
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