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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2016-11-26, 7:18pm
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Hot Head History?
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m**2
I learned on a Hot Head back in 2000. It wasn't a...
I learned on a Hot Head back in 2000. It wasn't a new product then.
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2016-06-11, 8:26am
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Yin-Yang Murrini Question
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2,876
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m**2
Another bit of help
I think the picture in this thread may help.
Basically, take a white rod and coat with black.
Take a black rod and coat with white.
Weld them together.
Fill one side of the circle with...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2015-12-22, 11:35am
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Supplies and tips for teaching a class...
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m**2
When teaching beginners, I have found that some...
When teaching beginners, I have found that some students will want to continue to explore glass bead making immediately, so I have always offered a kit (Hot Head, mounting equipment, insulated...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2015-06-21, 3:54pm
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Dichro glass
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2,248
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m**2
If you cut your dichro, the sharp edges will tend...
If you cut your dichro, the sharp edges will tend to bubble and will look very hazy.
You can avoid this by heating the dichro in your kiln just until the sharp edges round off a bit.
You will...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2011-12-03, 6:46pm
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Silver leaf. uck
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4,136
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m**2
Suggestions to simplify handling silver leaf
The paper in the package is your friend. Keep the leaf on or between sheets of the paper.
Cut the leaf and the paper to the size you need at the same time.
Moisten a graphite marver and pick up...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2011-12-02, 7:32am
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Newbie question about Twisties
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5,422
Posted By
m**2
Picture of Sample Canes
254510
The smoother your twisties, the easier they will be to use.
The cooler the glass when you begin the pull and the more slowly you pull, the thicker the result will be.
A cane is a rod...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2011-10-16, 11:31am
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help with murini skull
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2,208
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m**2
It would help if you put a ruler or something of...
It would help if you put a ruler or something of known size in your picture such as a coin.
When I pull a non-round shape, I have a sizable clear cap on each end, but I do not encase the gather....
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2011-05-14, 12:09pm
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10
Making mandrels?
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2,598
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m**2
We use 316L TIG rods. 308L will also work, but it...
We use 316L TIG rods. 308L will also work, but it is softer and will tend to bend sooner. 316 and 308 without the "L" will also work just fine. We use several different diameters. I bought ten pounds...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-11-30, 12:28pm
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Mandrel preferences
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3,417
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m**2
We buy 316L uncoated TIG welding rods (308L will...
We buy 316L uncoated TIG welding rods (308L will work, but will not last as long) and cut them ourselves. Depending on how we use them, we cut 9" & 12" Mandrels. This is much less expensive than...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-11-20, 9:09pm
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<b>Holding Tank scuming<b/>
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m**2
We use a holding tank with an OG-20 and have...
We use a holding tank with an OG-20 and have never had a problem. We purchased our tank from OGSI along with our original OG-15. If you purchase a holding tank that is intended for use with Oxygen,...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-10-25, 8:07pm
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10
Meerschaum... anyone ever work with it?
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2,766
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m**2
Meerschaum: Hydrous Magnesium Silicate. How...
Meerschaum: Hydrous Magnesium Silicate.
How it colors depends in part upon which how it is finished. Once upon a time, quality meerschaum was finished with raw spermacetti. The coloration was a...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-08-11, 8:45pm
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Alternate Mandrel source
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2,522
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m**2
304 & 308 will not last as long as 316. I buy...
304 & 308 will not last as long as 316. I buy 316L in 10 pound boxes from a local welding supply. When buying by the pound, smaller rod costs more per pound than larger rod.
There is a lot of...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-05-12, 6:52pm
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10
Newbie stupid question
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2,449
Posted By
m**2
The technical answer is... Coefficient of...
The technical answer is...
Coefficient of linear expansion (COE) is only an indicator of how much a particlar glass expands when heated from one specific temperature to another specific...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-04-22, 4:45pm
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Sorry--another encasing question
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2,429
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m**2
There is no simple answer to your problem. ...
There is no simple answer to your problem.
Pastels are very soft and melt very easily.
On smaller beads, you can get a large enough gather of clear to encase the entire bead in one wrap.
On...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2007-05-01, 5:57am
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3
Ribbon! :)
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1,977
Posted By
m**2
To oversimplify things a bit, when you pull a...
To oversimplify things a bit, when you pull a cane from a gather of glass, the resulting cane will have roughly the same cross section as the gather. A square gather will pull into a squarish (or...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2007-01-08, 12:05pm
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Welding rods - toughest
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4,026
Posted By
m**2
If you are bending mandrels that often, you may...
If you are bending mandrels that often, you may need to change the position of your bead in the flame. You want to heat the glass, not the mandrel.
Heating followed by slow cooling will eventually...
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