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Website help and critique
2009-11-22, 8:47am
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Need some feedback on our website
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vega
Steve. Thanks for the input. I agree that there...
Steve. Thanks for the input. I agree that there are some details on the verbage that needs to be altered. However. Flat rate USPS is $5, s&h is $2. So add $7 to a -$12- dollar ornament is close to...
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Website help and critique
2009-11-20, 7:40am
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Need some feedback on our website
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3,315
Posted By
vega
if you join our FB group you can get great deals!...
if you join our FB group you can get great deals! We are trying to advertise that... thanks for the info, i have talked with one of our main admins and we agreed the busyness is a contributing...
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Website help and critique
2009-11-19, 12:57pm
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Need some feedback on our website
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3,315
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vega
Need some feedback on our website
We have been doing some Facebook marketing and will be doing some banners here on LWE soon but the one thing we are noticing is that despite great numbers of click-throughs and traffic there is...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-07-19, 2:40pm
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Dichro - changing / enhancing the colors
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2,058
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vega
i like backing with unobtanium or lochness, the...
i like backing with unobtanium or lochness, the unvariable darkness with the light sparkle just makes any dichro pop, especially dichro images.
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-07-19, 1:55pm
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71
My lampworking greatly improved when...
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11,679
Posted By
vega
when i stopped the chatter in my brain and...
when i stopped the chatter in my brain and connected spiritually with the glass and started to study the scientific elements and the amazing chemistry that creates beautiful colors.
if you think too...
Forum:
Boro Room
2009-07-19, 12:25pm
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13
Losing Color in Implosions
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3,500
Posted By
vega
its not the bobcat. its the throughput and/or the...
its not the bobcat. its the throughput and/or the angle at which you are imploding.
angle the gather so its facing toward you, down slightly and cocked to just a little angle to the whole flame (the...
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Boro Room
2009-07-19, 9:58am
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10
drill Boro?
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3,235
Posted By
vega
peter's tweezers are the bees knees. I just do a...
peter's tweezers are the bees knees. I just do a cold weld onto the piece with my loop-rod and cut off, maria down till it fully fuses, then punch it my peter's tweezers, open and ream with a brass.
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-07-19, 9:47am
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13
another newbie question..bear with me..
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Posted By
vega
i dont do on-mandrel work but ive heard that the...
i dont do on-mandrel work but ive heard that the best stuff is called 'sludge' or 'muck' or something like that. sorry, wish i could be more help.
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-07-19, 9:44am
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Marking your production rods
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3,851
Posted By
vega
i work with large rods, but the concept is still...
i work with large rods, but the concept is still the same.
2 ways i use.
1) Mark with yellow wax crayon, cheaper the better, too much vegetable oil leads to carbon spots.
2) using a small cutting...
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Boro Room
2009-07-19, 8:25am
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13
Losing Color in Implosions
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3,500
Posted By
vega
actually there is a lot more too it than just the...
actually there is a lot more too it than just the heat. try this.
1) dont overheat the rod before picking up your frit, overheating will lead to problems. I could get into the rad details of this...
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Boro Room
2009-07-18, 12:15pm
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17
The perfect purple implosion
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4,768
Posted By
vega
I do actually have a lens on that cam, i am not...
I do actually have a lens on that cam, i am not sure why its still so bad.
So I figured out how to get purple consistently. Its a crazy set of processes.
Check this link for an image of some of...
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Boro Room
2009-07-15, 1:48pm
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The perfect purple implosion
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4,768
Posted By
vega
yes, i find the carbon fume is ideal for... uhh...
yes, i find the carbon fume is ideal for... uhh no, its just me taking a smoke break while working... no sleep for the wicked and all that.
Forum:
Boro Room
2009-07-15, 12:10pm
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17
The perfect purple implosion
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4,768
Posted By
vega
and your like, 7 minutes... what is this joker...
and your like, 7 minutes... what is this joker on.
Heres a snapshot i just did of one of these pieces.
It goes, triple passion, alaskan thunder, dots of twilight, spinup, cutoff, maria, loop,...
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Boro Room
2009-07-15, 11:41am
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The perfect purple implosion
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4,768
Posted By
vega
I will have to try the NS Red Exotic, does it...
I will have to try the NS Red Exotic, does it come in frit?
I do use simax, and i even know why simax is better, its the saturation of germanium.
And I do about 50 pendants a day off 20m simax(avg...
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Boro Room
2009-07-15, 11:36am
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78
...you might be a boro glass ho.
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18,884
Posted By
vega
This one happened to me the other day, i thought...
This one happened to me the other day, i thought of this thread.
You know your a (production)boro ho when you pick up a dichro image off the ground and its not the one you just dropped.
Forum:
Boro Room
2009-07-15, 11:25am
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17
The perfect purple implosion
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4,768
Posted By
vega
The perfect purple implosion
Heres the thing. I have done perfect luscious purple implosions (pendants) with Triple Passion before. I can almost always get super close. I have scoured the internet and this site for tips on it to...
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Boro Room
2008-10-01, 8:24pm
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Good Implosion Colors?
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11,533
Posted By
vega
Sos you knows: I have tested this extensively. ...
Sos you knows:
I have tested this extensively.
Schott 14m works wonderfully on nearly everything.
Schott 18m does not work on any encased silver(striking). It turns oatmeal/white.
Simax 18m works...
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Boro Room
2008-10-01, 8:16pm
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4
Northstar yellow frit
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2,161
Posted By
vega
NS yellow is one of my favorites. I actually use...
NS yellow is one of my favorites. I actually use it as a primer before i implode other things, it seems like acts as a silver crystal randomizer. I have gotten the craziest colors to pop from amber...
Forum:
Free Boro Tutorials
2008-10-01, 8:05pm
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154
Boro Color Combinations/Recipes
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121,225
Posted By
vega
IMPLOSIONS: I get really good results from a...
IMPLOSIONS: I get really good results from a layer of triple passion(thirtyeight) then a layer of amazon bronze(thirtyeight), implode, spin, stike. Its hot orange/yellow/red/purple with a ghost of...
Forum:
Boro Room
2008-10-01, 7:52pm
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78
...you might be a boro glass ho.
Views:
18,884
Posted By
vega
To be true to a real ho's nature: Your know...
To be true to a real ho's nature:
Your know your a boro ho when glass = money, money = glass and anything in between is just fuckn with your program.
You know your a boro ho when you flinch at...
Forum:
Boro Room
2008-10-01, 7:20pm
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12
Totally Lazy Color Question
Views:
4,090
Posted By
vega
NS Yellow frit does the same thing. I make some...
NS Yellow frit does the same thing. I make some balln spiral galaxy pendants with it. Over blue moon or turbo cobalt it does a holographic look where it looks like it extends ghosty tendrils out that...
Forum:
Boro Room
2008-10-01, 7:16pm
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11
Some new stuff for ya
Views:
4,150
Posted By
vega
Tube pulls suck, I would be frightened to be you...
Tube pulls suck, I would be frightened to be you if this takes off. Good luck though.
Forum:
Boro Room
2008-10-01, 6:58pm
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18
Dr. Boro Diagnose me! :-)
Views:
5,916
Posted By
vega
So did you get it to work cindy?
So did you get it to work cindy?
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-10-01, 6:43pm
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9
...conflicting answers w/reducing...HELP!
Views:
2,286
Posted By
vega
actually, ive seen it in glass alchemy and a lot...
actually, ive seen it in glass alchemy and a lot of other's explanations for oxidation/reduction tests described in terms of "Reduce your propane output by [depends on goal] at the tank". This is for...
Forum:
Free Tutorials
2008-08-04, 5:54am
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17
My first tutorial. 9 Minute Frit Spinups
Views:
7,078
Posted By
vega
Thanks for the honest angle. As the title...
Thanks for the honest angle. As the title describes, It is my first attempt at this. The more I see what it looks like and peoples reactions, the more I can mold the concept to better fit the desired...
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