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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-01-18, 6:13am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,417
Posted By Henrywashere
I would suggest you use tiger tail or other...

I would suggest you use tiger tail or other brandname of similar product. It is a fine stainless steel wire. You use a crimp to close off the ends. They look like a small seed beed but are made...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-04-25, 1:30am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,839
Posted By Henrywashere
I would slowly introduce the stem and the leaf...

I would slowly introduce the stem and the leaf gently to the flame heal the break and then batch anneal it from cold. I have done this in a class works and it workswell just dont put your flame into...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-04-16, 7:42pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,450
Posted By Henrywashere
If your beads go into the kiln at the correct...

If your beads go into the kiln at the correct temp they cant stick together. You can pile them all 1 on top of the other no need for a rack. I open the door on mine and throw mine in and dont worry...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-04-16, 7:40pm
Replies: 28
Views: 4,671
Posted By Henrywashere
I can tell you right away its the bead release. ...

I can tell you right away its the bead release. That is what came with my "kit" dump it straight away. If anything will put you off lampworking Hotline bead release would be it.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-04-15, 7:38pm
Replies: 15
Views: 4,302
Posted By Henrywashere
cleaning beads

Rush out and buy yourself a beaDreamer from Dave at Art in the Round. Cleans beads in super time with absolutely no bead release left. Well worth the money, I used to spend about the same time...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-03-25, 7:35pm
Replies: 12
Views: 3,187
Posted By Henrywashere
Wouldnt it be easier to get a polaroscope and...

Wouldnt it be easier to get a polaroscope and just look through it to check the annealedness. You can use 2 lenses from polarizing sunglasses, or you can use polarizing film I bought 2 sheets here...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-03-25, 7:24pm
Replies: 21
Views: 5,362
Posted By Henrywashere
A lady on the gallery website that I belong to...

A lady on the gallery website that I belong to sells them. Her name is Terri Smith. The website if www.northcoastbeadmakers.com.au check it out with the dive in the Aussie $ compared to the US $...
Forum: Tutorials 2009-03-24, 7:38pm
Replies: 13
Views: 13,761
Posted By Henrywashere
Hi Deb you work 1 section at a time and dont go...

Hi Deb you work 1 section at a time and dont go back to it. You then need to batch anneal it. I can make flowers with heads the size of your palm with long stems in soft glass, learnt at a workshop...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-03-16, 7:30pm
Replies: 44
Views: 7,033
Posted By Henrywashere
My dog has a little bed just beside me. When I...

My dog has a little bed just beside me. When I first started she had to sit on my feet but one day I dropped a stringer onto her. Her skin didnt get burnt just her fur. I got the bed for her then....
Forum: Tutorials 2009-03-13, 4:29pm
Replies: 20
Views: 7,242
Posted By Henrywashere
I would like to point out that Deb is a bit of a...

I would like to point out that Deb is a bit of a hero on the Aussie forum she has only been torching for about 2 months and look at her go.
Forum: Tutorials 2009-03-12, 7:43pm
Replies: 123
Views: 37,278
Posted By Henrywashere
I havent read the whole of this topic, but I am...

I havent read the whole of this topic, but I am on the other side. I dont use 104 at all and most tutorials are written for 104. I buy them knowing it is a different glass than what I use - but I...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-20, 6:08pm
Replies: 48
Views: 9,717
Posted By Henrywashere
I buy tutorials because you know you are getting...

I buy tutorials because you know you are getting the information on making that particular beads. I have bought so many books from the internet only to find when they come they dont actually have...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-12, 1:10am
Replies: 26
Views: 7,425
Posted By Henrywashere
boo hoo boo hoo GTT cant supply before Tim leaves...

boo hoo boo hoo GTT cant supply before Tim leaves America - it wasnt meant to be boo hoo boo hoo.
Forum: Safety 2008-12-11, 6:00am
Replies: 101
Views: 24,738
Posted By Henrywashere
I have my set up with with an extraction fan -...

I have my set up with with an extraction fan - except what I didnt realize was my fan was no longer extracting the noise was going but the suck wasnt. A friend of mine came over to torch after 4...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-11, 5:29am
Replies: 26
Views: 7,425
Posted By Henrywashere
Cricket

Ok its official Ms purple cricket is coming to reside with me lol. For people in the states do you know exactly where in Pennsylvania GTT is and how far away it is from Baltimore.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-11, 5:27am
Replies: 16
Views: 3,210
Posted By Henrywashere
I think you should all be thankful its $120 here...

I think you should all be thankful its $120 here in Aus for a fill.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-09, 2:17pm
Replies: 26
Views: 7,425
Posted By Henrywashere
I think I am folding and getting 1 for xmas -...

I think I am folding and getting 1 for xmas - well if santa gets the subtle hint - "Can you go and buy me this for xmas" lol. I think I will put quick connects on both torches so I can change them...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-08, 5:19am
Replies: 26
Views: 7,425
Posted By Henrywashere
I would love to go back to bottled oxy but I...

I would love to go back to bottled oxy but I think its about $120 for H size cylinder and I can burn through that in 3 weeks. Anyone wanna adopt we poor Aussie lampworkers who pay more than 4 times...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-07, 1:52pm
Replies: 26
Views: 7,425
Posted By Henrywashere
We pay $1000 for a secondhand concentrator here...

We pay $1000 for a secondhand concentrator here is Aus - if I could do that I would and just join the 2 for my CC. I thought this might be another option for me. I really need to know how it runs...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-07, 6:38am
Replies: 26
Views: 7,425
Posted By Henrywashere
Could you move next door Kym, or invent another...

Could you move next door Kym, or invent another day in the week just for playing on the torch. I am been working so much overtime and looking after my sister after surgery hasnt left much time for...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-12-07, 12:10am
Replies: 26
Views: 7,425
Posted By Henrywashere
wanted opinion on cricket torch

Hi Everyone, I am looking for some opinions on the new cricket torch. At the moment I am using a mini CC with a 5lt medical concentrator. Would you compare it to this or would you say it is better,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-10-28, 8:17pm
Replies: 32
Views: 9,416
Posted By Henrywashere
If you buy the bead corer from Dave at Art in the...

If you buy the bead corer from Dave at Art in the Round maybe you can have both as its a much cheaper option.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-10-18, 5:40pm
Replies: 15
Views: 2,787
Posted By Henrywashere
bead

sorta makes you wonder what cokes "is" doing to the inside of your stomach. I know I wouldnt be tempted to drink the toilet bowl cleaner. I have successfully reworked beads that are big the I have...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-10-10, 6:33pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,919
Posted By Henrywashere
lentil presses

I've got them and for the money I paid for a beginner I think they were ok at the time. I dont use them anymore. I had the same problem as everyone else with the big 1 you couldnt press the handles...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2008-10-04, 4:34pm
Replies: 33
Views: 6,951
Posted By Henrywashere
I will second third and forth the beaDreamer -...

I will second third and forth the beaDreamer - cant go past it for time saving and in the long run it saves money on the $1.50 bits. I went through $30 in bits in about 6 months before I discovered...
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