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Forum: Free Tutorials 2008-05-22, 12:47am
Replies: 20
Views: 14,847
Posted By lampyMummy
I know this is an old thread but i am struggling...

I know this is an old thread but i am struggling with my stringer control and dot placement and this is BRILLIANT!! I am putting tape around another dowel rod to simulate the curvature of a bead,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-10-23, 4:02am
Replies: 36
Views: 8,369
Posted By lampyMummy
I know that feeling Kevan. I have been looking...

I know that feeling Kevan. I have been looking for some beach glass (blue or green) for ages, and i wanted to have it fit a certain size for a specific project. I haven't found any, then i see this...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-10-22, 11:26pm
Replies: 36
Views: 8,369
Posted By lampyMummy
Without sounding totally stupid, may i ask HOW? ...

Without sounding totally stupid, may i ask HOW?
I would really love to do this - i love the idea of recycled glass, and i have a friend who runs a night club so he could get me a few bottles.... I'm...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-10-22, 6:50am
Replies: 36
Views: 8,369
Posted By lampyMummy
Which brings me to the question - where do people...

Which brings me to the question - where do people find beach glass???? I have combed beaches for YEARS hoping to find some and never have. Could it be that South Australian's are too clean for that?...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-10-21, 11:15pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By lampyMummy
no need for a lid.... you'll be fine as is

no need for a lid.... you'll be fine as is
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-10-21, 9:48pm
Replies: 36
Views: 8,369
Posted By lampyMummy
I've never heard of this but it sounds like a...

I've never heard of this but it sounds like a GREAT idea!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-10-21, 4:19am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,014
Posted By lampyMummy
I use vermiculite and don't use a crock pot. I've...

I use vermiculite and don't use a crock pot. I've encased a few beads (not many) and i have made big holed beads and encased those (6mm mandrel) and nothing has ever cracked. As long as you don't put...
Forum: Boro Room 2007-10-17, 5:03am
Replies: 93
Views: 18,758
Posted By lampyMummy
Thanks. I'm bummed - those sunflower and gerbera...

Thanks. I'm bummed - those sunflower and gerbera canes are gorgeous and there were some silver colours that were to DIE FOR!!!! But i wanted about $80 worth, and i am glad i thought to double check...
Forum: Boro Room 2007-10-17, 4:10am
Replies: 93
Views: 18,758
Posted By lampyMummy
Maybe a stupid question but can i use these boro...

Maybe a stupid question but can i use these boro colours on a hot head? I am SO IN LOVE with them!!!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-10-17, 2:47am
Replies: 49
Views: 58,622
Posted By lampyMummy
Far out. You make it look so do-able!! I am...

Far out. You make it look so do-able!! I am totally in love with your fishies. Want want want.... did you get that ebay store set up? I would love to get my hands on some.
I have saved the tute till...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-10-17, 2:31am
Replies: 13
Views: 24,695
Posted By lampyMummy
Becky you are a GEM - i was telling my DH last...

Becky you are a GEM - i was telling my DH last night i wanted him to buy me a nice little display for when i have some beads to show off or (hahahahahahaha) sell. I had seen some like this in stores,...
Forum: Studio 2007-10-12, 11:31pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,843
Posted By lampyMummy
ROFL - that's such a simple and obvious...

ROFL - that's such a simple and obvious solution.... here's me thinking either noone used it at that sort of angle and either had some sophisticated arm rest coming out from the table or mounted it...
Forum: Studio 2007-10-12, 8:52pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,843
Posted By lampyMummy
Hot head set up pics.

I have a hot head, and was shown to use it so that it is sitting straight up with the flame going straight up. I am looking at other torches and they all seem to be set up so the flame is going...
Forum: Safety 2007-10-06, 5:48pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,787
Posted By lampyMummy
Ewwww.... WOW. That's a bit worrying! Not that it...

Ewwww.... WOW. That's a bit worrying! Not that it puts me off, but i'll definitely be more careful!
Forum: Safety 2007-10-03, 7:54pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,787
Posted By lampyMummy
That's brilliant. I'd love that on a plaque above...

That's brilliant. I'd love that on a plaque above my desk. Even more fun would be seeing DH squirm every time he sees it. He's always had a problem with lampworking, and wished i took up painting. No...
Forum: Safety 2007-10-03, 7:43am
Replies: 28
Views: 6,787
Posted By lampyMummy
Hahahahaha excitement. A bit like bungee jumping...

Hahahahaha excitement. A bit like bungee jumping and sky diving...

I swear Jim, that kitten of yours is cuter every time i look at that photo...
Forum: Safety 2007-10-02, 11:24pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,787
Posted By lampyMummy
I think that's what i will find too - i am SO...

I think that's what i will find too - i am SO careful that i take ages wafting the rods in and out of the flame before i use them, i ALWAYS point them away from me. But i can see that when i am...
Forum: Safety 2007-10-02, 7:17pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,787
Posted By lampyMummy
I remember someone saying their cat caught its...

I remember someone saying their cat caught its tail on fire from their torch once.

I'm quite curious as to injuries or accidents people have had now. It seems more common than i first thought.
...
Forum: Safety 2007-10-02, 4:55pm
Replies: 28
Views: 6,787
Posted By lampyMummy
Thanks for all the comments guys. Funnily enough,...

Thanks for all the comments guys. Funnily enough, my DH just shrugged and asked if the entire back room was covered in powder from the extinguisher. He saw it as a non event. Probably because he...
Forum: Safety 2007-10-02, 12:25am
Replies: 28
Views: 6,787
Posted By lampyMummy
Hot head fire....was it an issue? Thinking of giving glass away...

So i have a hot head. I think i have a safe area to work in, it is in the back study - a tiled room with a desk and computer rack on one side, my wooden table covered with tiles and lampwork stuff on...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-09-28, 9:08pm
Replies: 2
Views: 1,727
Posted By lampyMummy
Thankyou.

Thankyou.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-09-28, 4:18am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,921
Posted By lampyMummy
This is a fantastic read. I have been convinced...

This is a fantastic read. I have been convinced that it would work, but kept reading that it wasn't really possible to get PMC to fuse to glass at all, let alone using the torch to sinter it on! I am...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2007-09-28, 4:10am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,727
Posted By lampyMummy
Etching question

I have been trying to make some big holed beads, and am burning my glass. My yellow is a murky grey black colour. I remember reading somewhere that etching can help this. Is it true?
And do you etch...
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