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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-21, 5:20pm
Replies: 30
Views: 5,991
Posted By Mitzy B
I was like Raveneque, as I finished a bead the...

I was like Raveneque, as I finished a bead the rods of glass for it was put into a metal container. I should have been fusing them back into rods but I didn't do it. Several cleanups later I now...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-11-21, 4:37pm
Replies: 18
Views: 4,869
Posted By Mitzy B
My AVG virus scanner blocked Rose's link saying...

My AVG virus scanner blocked Rose's link saying there was a virus.

I called Frantz and they are aware they have been hacked and are working on it. All the pages I have clicked on cept the first...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-30, 5:37pm
Replies: 13
Views: 3,636
Posted By Mitzy B
One thing with any mandrel is that you have to...

One thing with any mandrel is that you have to scrub it down to give it some tooth so the release has something to stick to. Otherwise the mandrels are too smooth and the release slides right off it.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-20, 3:39pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,712
Posted By Mitzy B
Try watchin You tube. Here is one tutorial ...

Try watchin You tube.

Here is one tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qj1f_rlGUM&feature=related
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-09-27, 5:06pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,126
Posted By Mitzy B
Most of the rubino type pink rods are clear glass...

Most of the rubino type pink rods are clear glass dipped in the gold pinks. That's why when you lay them on glass you get darker stripes where the sides meet versus paler interiors where the clear...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-08-10, 8:25pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,379
Posted By Mitzy B
The onlly time that had happened to me was when...

The onlly time that had happened to me was when the HH was not properly threaded while screwing it on, so I unscrewed it and re did it and all was OK. In all my years with HH I only found one...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-07-21, 4:08pm
Replies: 38
Views: 30,700
Posted By Mitzy B
Here's a good tutorial with pictures on using the...

Here's a good tutorial with pictures on using the lentil osibin marver.

http://www173.pair.com/mirish2u/lentil.htm
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-10, 1:18pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,474
Posted By Mitzy B
Thanks Kevan - now do you cut into the glass and...

Thanks Kevan - now do you cut into the glass and place stripe there and remelt, or do you just lay the stripe on the circular mass and when applying murrini, poke down the middle to draw the stripes...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-10, 12:03am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,474
Posted By Mitzy B
Help Needed to make striped murrini

When I make stripped murrini, i get a gather of hot glass about 1 inch in the round and then paint on it 6-8 stripes of intense black, then heat and pull after the black has melted in. After pulling...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-24, 11:57pm
Replies: 46
Views: 10,395
Posted By Mitzy B
I throw them away also because of dust on them....

I throw them away also because of dust on them. It's not worth the time to wipe them all down and I forget to throw a towel over them to keep them dust free.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-01-06, 6:19pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,414
Posted By Mitzy B
I thought it was a neat video and very...

I thought it was a neat video and very informative.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-11-30, 5:59pm
Replies: 23
Views: 6,171
Posted By Mitzy B
The thing I found curious way they said the...

The thing I found curious way they said the silver cores were screwed in, I thought the real pandora had solid cores that were flared and then stamped after the flaring?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-10-18, 7:41pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,204
Posted By Mitzy B
Actually that reamer is so dangerous I wouldn't...

Actually that reamer is so dangerous I wouldn't use it unless I had a foot control on the machine, so I could slip the bead on the reamer, hold the bead by the side and then turn on the power with...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-10-17, 4:56pm
Replies: 4
Views: 2,204
Posted By Mitzy B
I would use glastar sponge, which is different...

I would use glastar sponge, which is different composition than a regular sponge. It holds a lot of water, and I would hold it up against the shaft while reaming. I think the best of both worlds...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-10-03, 4:01pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,983
Posted By Mitzy B
Sometimes you get a hole down the middle of a rod...

Sometimes you get a hole down the middle of a rod on hand pulls where there was a bubble in the mass when it was pulled out. It will be very shocky because of that hole.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-09-09, 6:45pm
Replies: 14
Views: 3,490
Posted By Mitzy B
It's ben my experience that when silver foil is...

It's ben my experience that when silver foil is on clear it gets a yellowish look. Does silver wire act the same way on clear?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-08-04, 5:43pm
Replies: 44
Views: 8,234
Posted By Mitzy B
Most professionals use a band saw or electric...

Most professionals use a band saw or electric tile cutter to slice their murrini and then flat lap polish them before using them.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-07-22, 4:19pm
Replies: 21
Views: 5,370
Posted By Mitzy B
Do you have much experience is cutting glass? ...

Do you have much experience is cutting glass? Are you aware that you do not approach the glass straight on, you take one step to the left leaving the arm angled out to the side? This keeps the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-05-28, 3:31pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,945
Posted By Mitzy B
Also the irrid will disappear upon being heated...

Also the irrid will disappear upon being heated to molten hot for bead making.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-09, 5:45pm
Replies: 28
Views: 8,810
Posted By Mitzy B
Does your arm stay swollen even when you are not...

Does your arm stay swollen even when you are not torching? Have you put the arm up in the air for a while and noticing a decrease in the swelling. Have you had any upper body surgery?

There is...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-02-05, 2:14pm
Replies: 22
Views: 3,876
Posted By Mitzy B
I don't have any idea of what you all are talking...

I don't have any idea of what you all are talking about so ictures would be good!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-01-12, 8:20pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,430
Posted By Mitzy B
I think I have read that alabaster on top of...

I think I have read that alabaster on top of regular moretti (like the white) will crack as they are not completely compatible with each other.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2010-01-09, 8:20pm
Replies: 148
Views: 44,571
Posted By Mitzy B
If you are on a hothead using a propane tank, you...

If you are on a hothead using a propane tank, you would turn off the propane tank and let the torch continue to burn until the flame is out - this is how you burn off the fuel left in the hose. Be...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-01-09, 6:28pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,280
Posted By Mitzy B
Who on eath said you can't do dichroic on beads...

Who on eath said you can't do dichroic on beads using a hothead? I have done hundreds of them back when I wa using hothead, and I was using COE 90 bullseye dichroic with bullseye rods.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-11-24, 10:14am
Replies: 8
Views: 2,672
Posted By Mitzy B
I think she stopped making them at least 8 years...

I think she stopped making them at least 8 years ago and I beleive she droped out of lampork all together. The only way to get some is to advertise and buy them used from secondary markets.
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