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Boro Room
2012-05-06, 5:23am
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Oxygen questions
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CD Lampwork
Thanks, all very useful information.
Thanks, all very useful information.
Forum:
Boro Room
2012-05-05, 1:38pm
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Oxygen questions
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CD Lampwork
Oxygen questions
Just curious. What are you using? How fast are you using it up? How much is it costing you?
Currently I'm on 5 oxy-cons. each running 2 1/2-3 lpm into a tank then to my barracuda. I'm happy with...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-17, 9:28am
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Too Extreme?
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CD Lampwork
There are a lot more technical sites, but this...
There are a lot more technical sites, but this one is pretty easy to understand
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071212043237AAqfpWA
If the thermometer is touching the side of the...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-16, 2:37pm
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35,551
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CD Lampwork
Hey back off Susan, this is our order! LOL!!!!...
Hey back off Susan, this is our order! LOL!!!! Actually we were just looking at our table talking about how you bring way more to a show than Deanna. I suppose we could share. Love ya.
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-16, 2:23pm
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CD Lampwork
I've seen this question raised before in this...
I've seen this question raised before in this thread. As a professional full-time lampworking couple, I'm gonna say we'd consider it. Seriously.
Doing a rough count of how many beads we currently...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-15, 11:57am
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35,551
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CD Lampwork
Well Kalera, I'll grant you those are much more...
Well Kalera, I'll grant you those are much more interesting articles than the experiential evidence given so far.
From what I'm reading the first link talks about repeated heating and cooling...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-15, 9:08am
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CD Lampwork
*Heavy sigh* Well I don't think discussing...
*Heavy sigh* Well I don't think discussing quality testing in an open, honest, thought out way makes our industry look either childish or foolish. Quite the opposite in fact. And as Corning lists...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-15, 7:47am
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CD Lampwork
Fair enough. I'll take on the math. Using the...
Fair enough. I'll take on the math. Using the Corning chart I listed a couple of posts back:
a 150mmX150mmX3.2mm annealed soft glass blank is expected to survive a 65 degree thermal shock. ...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-15, 7:02am
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CD Lampwork
I think the bottom line is this is a simple test...
I think the bottom line is this is a simple test anyone can preform. Most of the variables have been removed (boiling water and ice water are set temperatures). I would argue that it is a relatively...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-15, 5:14am
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CD Lampwork
I also ran across this chart from Corning. It's...
I also ran across this chart from Corning. It's more technical and easier to misinterpret, but interesting. They list the normal working temperature of soft glass as being 230 degrees (a little more...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-14, 6:13pm
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CD Lampwork
From Arrow Springs. In short, glass will not...
From Arrow Springs. In short, glass will not retain thermal stress below the strain point (around 840 for COE 104).
http://arrowsprings.com/html/annealing.html
"The cooling of glass is most...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-14, 3:49pm
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CD Lampwork
212 degrees is the boiling point of water. No...
212 degrees is the boiling point of water. No matter how high up you turn your stove, boiling water will remain at 212. The extra heat just makes it boil harder, not hotter. Just as ice water is 32...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-14, 2:29pm
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CD Lampwork
Boiling water is 212 degrees F. Ice water is 32...
Boiling water is 212 degrees F. Ice water is 32 degrees F. A difference of 180 degrees F. This would be comparable to taking a glass dish out of the oven at 250 degrees F into an ambient room temp of...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-14, 7:33am
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CD Lampwork
You are the man Mike!
You are the man Mike!
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-14, 7:31am
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CD Lampwork
That's my understanding regarding induced stress...
That's my understanding regarding induced stress as well. Though I do take Kalera's point that this should be tested.
So. Round small clear annealed bead. Tested with polariscope. Tested via...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-13, 8:44am
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147
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CD Lampwork
I’m gonna take one more shot at this. Though I’m...
I’m gonna take one more shot at this. Though I’m really not sure why. I don’t have a dog in this hunt. I hardly ever make beads anymore. I make marbles, which sit in collector’s display cases and see...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-12, 7:55pm
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CD Lampwork
Well I don't know anything about Grace Ma. So if...
Well I don't know anything about Grace Ma. So if that's what Mike's talking about I don't have an answer.
However I don't think the boiling to freezing idea is an invalid test. Sticking beads in...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-12, 7:08pm
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35,551
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CD Lampwork
Mike's original post didn't say anything about...
Mike's original post didn't say anything about subjecting the beads to radiation. And I agree, all this test proves is at best proper annealing. But again, the original question was "is the test too...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-12, 5:57pm
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CD Lampwork
It'll make you feel better about your work...
It'll make you feel better about your work Flamingobeth. And if they don't pass, it's usually just a matter of increasing your annealing schedule.
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-12, 5:55pm
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147
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35,551
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CD Lampwork
There you go Elizabeth! I like it. Come to think...
There you go Elizabeth! I like it. Come to think of it, I often randomly test beads by dropping them on the floor too. Though I'm not sure "my husband randomly drops my beads" is going to help D with...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-12, 5:49pm
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147
Too Extreme?
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35,551
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CD Lampwork
Inez, I agree, I wouldn't want to test all 10,000...
Inez, I agree, I wouldn't want to test all 10,000 beads. But then I can well imagine a surcharge for the test. It's not like making 10,000 beads is going to be "artistically fulfilling." We're...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-12, 5:21pm
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147
Too Extreme?
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35,551
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CD Lampwork
All right, I tried it. Cause let's face it, if...
All right, I tried it. Cause let's face it, if you don't try the test you're just talking out your butt (something I have been known to do). My beads passed no problem. Both were transparent so easy...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-04-11, 9:30am
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147
Too Extreme?
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35,551
Posted By
CD Lampwork
Okay, Mike's test doesn't seem that extreme to...
Okay, Mike's test doesn't seem that extreme to me. If we suspect a problem we stick the bead in the freezer for a few hours then quickly warm them up under hot water. We don't typically drop a bead...
Forum:
Torch Questions
2011-07-16, 9:58am
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19
Correct propane/oxygen balance
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12,962
Posted By
CD Lampwork
A dirty little confession on my part: I use to...
A dirty little confession on my part: I use to have this problem early on in my lampworking learning curve. Everything would be great, then the dreaded black haze, lines, etc, turn down the propane,...
Forum:
Free Tutorials
2011-07-16, 9:53am
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1
2 Videos demo/tutorials murrini
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3,484
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CD Lampwork
I'm going to try this again. This is a really...
I'm going to try this again. This is a really great oportunity to watch us live, or one of our recorded sessions. All free. Tomorrow (Sunday July 17), 2pm CST Deanna Chase will be making on of her...
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