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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-07-02, 11:56am
Replies: 11
Views: 6,169
Posted By prairieson
Correct, her vessels are blown, but not in the...

Correct, her vessels are blown, but not in the sense usually associated with tubing. She treats the seeded glass just like solid rod. Seeded glass tubing is far too delicate to blow in the manner of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-06-13, 9:23pm
Replies: 110
Views: 28,874
Posted By prairieson
Just a quick note... Pyrex cookware hasn't been...

Just a quick note... Pyrex cookware hasn't been boro for quite a few years, it's tempered soft glass.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-30, 8:34pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,289
Posted By prairieson
Kate's diagram is correct.

Kate's diagram is correct.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-30, 8:30pm
Replies: 42
Views: 15,259
Posted By prairieson
Yep, stannous is some pretty nasty stuff....

Yep, stannous is some pretty nasty stuff. Another, somewhat less dangerous compound will produce a very similar effect, just not quite a brilliant.

Titanium tetrachloride in an alcohol solution is...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-23, 9:23am
Replies: 38
Views: 9,745
Posted By prairieson
Here are a couple of artists that work larger and...

Here are a couple of artists that work larger and in soft glass, most often neon tubing with 104 glass...

Fred Birkhill (http://www.frederickbirkhillstudios.com/gallery.php)

Shane Fero...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-21, 9:26pm
Replies: 38
Views: 9,745
Posted By prairieson
Gianni Toso (http://www.giannitoso.com/) as well.

Gianni Toso (http://www.giannitoso.com/) as well.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-18, 11:50am
Replies: 20
Views: 13,543
Posted By prairieson
The rule of thumb is 10 square inches of...

The rule of thumb is 10 square inches of electroforming per amp. So if you have a 3 amp rectifier, it can readily handle 30 square inches of electroformable surface. There will be negligable power...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-14, 4:40am
Replies: 8
Views: 3,475
Posted By prairieson
It got its name from the glass, coined by the...

It got its name from the glass, coined by the Miotti (sp) family in the 17th century.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-13, 3:36pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,475
Posted By prairieson
Aventurine and goldstone are terms used...

Aventurine and goldstone are terms used interchangably to describe the man made glass substance. Its original name is from the from the Italian "awenturina" or somesuch, which roughly translates into...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-05-05, 7:48pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,983
Posted By prairieson
Only if you wanted to use it more than once,...

Only if you wanted to use it more than once, heheh.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-04-22, 7:18am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,389
Posted By prairieson
Anodizing takes much higher voltage than the...

Anodizing takes much higher voltage than the standard electroforming rectifier provides.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-04-15, 11:26am
Replies: 11
Views: 2,713
Posted By prairieson
You might also try Triolyse. Works in the same...

You might also try Triolyse. Works in the same manner as hxtal, but it seems it is cheaper, easier to use, and it cures quicker. It's available at Delphi...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-04-05, 3:59pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,289
Posted By prairieson
If that's what the little manual says, then the...

If that's what the little manual says, then the manual is in error. The black terminal is the negative terminal, the red one is positive.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-03-29, 3:29pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,779
Posted By prairieson
You're not brain dead, we don't have the 3/32"...

You're not brain dead, we don't have the 3/32" mandrels in stock any more, just the 1/8".
Forum: Free Tutorials 2009-02-25, 7:02am
Replies: 104
Views: 91,195
Posted By prairieson
If you're using the beaker from the kit or a...

If you're using the beaker from the kit or a similarly sized container, the bubbler really isn't necessary. The agitation from the etching action is plenty.

It sounds like there was a fault in the...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2009-02-25, 5:49am
Replies: 104
Views: 91,195
Posted By prairieson
It should be a matter of reversing the leads and...

It should be a matter of reversing the leads and adjusting the dials as with electroforming, voltage all the way up and current off. Then turn the current up until you see bubbling. It will need to...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-23, 4:58pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,425
Posted By prairieson
The charcoal is used to keep reduction on the...

The charcoal is used to keep reduction on the surface which would otherwise be re-oxidized in some kiln environments. It doesn't affect color saturation.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2009-02-19, 6:40am
Replies: 104
Views: 91,195
Posted By prairieson
This will only work with a laser printer, not an...

This will only work with a laser printer, not an inkjet or dye transfer printer.

I set up my image and print it out on a glossy magazine page. It doesn't matter whether the magazine page has any...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2009-02-18, 1:47pm
Replies: 104
Views: 91,195
Posted By prairieson
A little somethig else to tweak your brains......

A little somethig else to tweak your brains... brass etches the same way.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2009-02-17, 1:32pm
Replies: 104
Views: 91,195
Posted By prairieson
Deborah, isn't the voltage output for niobium...

Deborah, isn't the voltage output for niobium work really high?

For the etching 15 volts and 3 amps is plenty.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2009-02-17, 1:24pm
Replies: 104
Views: 91,195
Posted By prairieson
Rose, you can use your electroforming rectifier,...

Rose, you can use your electroforming rectifier, no problem. The setup is just like you're elecrtoforming, but the leads are reversed and you use salt water instead of the blue stuff.

You can get...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-11, 8:16am
Replies: 12
Views: 3,843
Posted By prairieson
Alison, they're about the size and shape of a...

Alison, they're about the size and shape of a Totino's Pizza Roll, perhaps slightly larger.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-10, 4:02pm
Replies: 49
Views: 9,380
Posted By prairieson
Viscosity and surface tension both help determine...

Viscosity and surface tension both help determine the stiffness of the glass. Viscosity is demonstrated in the working time while out of the torch and the "liquidity" of a gather. Surface tension...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-10, 9:38am
Replies: 12
Views: 3,843
Posted By prairieson
Allison, the nuggets are ready to go. There's...

Allison, the nuggets are ready to go. There's nothing to cook down like you would with batch glass. If you were to melt in a flame or punty up in a gloryhole, it would be best to preheat them in the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-09, 11:08pm
Replies: 49
Views: 9,380
Posted By prairieson
Linda, I found these... ...

Linda, I found these...

http://www.gafferglass.com/technical/tridentseal_main.htm

http://www.glasscolor.com/colors/gaffer_trident_seal.aspx

And if you're a glutton for punishment, here's a...
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