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Forum: Torch Questions 2009-08-17, 4:07am
Replies: 20
Views: 6,245
Posted By Sylvie D.
Hi Bernard, Thank you. Well this confirm...

Hi Bernard,

Thank you. Well this confirm some of my readings: for instance, in "more than you ever wanted to know about glass beadmaking", Jim Kervin explains why you should open your propane...
Forum: Torch Questions 2009-08-13, 8:14am
Replies: 20
Views: 6,245
Posted By Sylvie D.
Thank you everybody, espacially those who have...

Thank you everybody, espacially those who have taken the time to give lots of detailed info. I knew I could count an LE members. Thanks a bunch.
I know some of you will shake your head but I’m still...
Forum: Torch Questions 2009-08-13, 2:45am
Replies: 20
Views: 6,245
Posted By Sylvie D.
Thank you all, I was really hoping to get some...

Thank you all, I was really hoping to get some explanation regarding why you do it one way or the other. If there isn't any, my guess is that it doesn't matter. For instance, I've seen here...
Forum: Torch Questions 2009-08-13, 12:15am
Replies: 20
Views: 6,245
Posted By Sylvie D.
How do you light your torch when hooked on a oxycon and why?

Hi,

How do you light your torch when hooked on a oxycon. Up to now, I wasn’t really thinking about that since I’m on tanked O2. But now I’m considering switching to a concentrator and I’ve started...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-06-26, 10:38am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,332
Posted By Sylvie D.
Just thought I keep you posted. The beads with...

Just thought I keep you posted.
The beads with CZ and effetre white didn't make it.
But I seem to have no crack whatsoever when I switch to CIM peace (and it's been almost a week now). I've tried...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-06-20, 9:43am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,332
Posted By Sylvie D.
Thanks for still trying to figure this out with...

Thanks for still trying to figure this out with me.
So I haven't change CZ. They are from the same stock I was using last year without that issue (I just don't recall the glass I was using then)....
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-06-20, 6:18am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,332
Posted By Sylvie D.
Thank you for trying to figure out with me what...

Thank you for trying to figure out with me what the problem was.

So I made another bead, a fairly small donut shape, plain effetre white, put 6 cubic zirconia on it (space them apart as much as...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-06-19, 12:05pm
Replies: 11
Views: 3,332
Posted By Sylvie D.
Cubic zirconia compatibily issue

Hi,

It’s the first time I’ve been experiencing this kind of problem.
I’m embedding CZ (2mm grade AAA) without encasing them.
After a day or two, little craks are developping around the CZ,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-06-15, 9:02am
Replies: 110
Views: 28,874
Posted By Sylvie D.
Annealing or not is a personal choice. But the...

Annealing or not is a personal choice.
But the physics and chemistry of glass aren’t.
Annealed beads are be more durable and strong. This has nothing to do with being frowned upon (even if it is...
Forum: Torch Questions 2009-04-01, 1:48am
Replies: 37
Views: 32,708
Posted By Sylvie D.
Hi Kimberly, Thank you for all this great...

Hi Kimberly,

Thank you for all this great info. Just one more question. Do you happen to know the o2 consumption rate for the cricket?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-18, 7:30am
Replies: 26
Views: 5,823
Posted By Sylvie D.
I have both! But my fav is the 104 COE line...

I have both!

But my fav is the 104 COE line (granted I'm not into fusing) because not only do I get to play with Effetre and Vetrofond, but I have the odds too to complement the color palette and...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-10, 8:01am
Replies: 49
Views: 9,380
Posted By Sylvie D.
Thanks Prairieson, I will look into those links...

Thanks Prairieson, I will look into those links carefully.

Incompatibility issue has been on my mind quite a bit lately. So thanks Karen for starting this thread.

To me, the freezer test is...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-02-05, 1:20pm
Replies: 22
Views: 4,605
Posted By Sylvie D.
Ditto! Flonche, if you can afford it, just...

Ditto!

Flonche, if you can afford it, just go for it! Well, worth it!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-27, 6:34am
Replies: 35
Views: 9,165
Posted By Sylvie D.
Ingridh, it could be just me but I have encased...

Ingridh, it could be just me but I have encased the old edp with the new soft Lauscha and if I'm not super careful encasing it all once down to the hole, it devits...
I have just received some of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-23, 5:16am
Replies: 32
Views: 6,443
Posted By Sylvie D.
I don't like the CIM clear at all. I would gladly...

I don't like the CIM clear at all. I would gladly give it away to anyone interested but unfortunately I live in Switzerland and it would be too expensive to ship it.

I've tried every clear on the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-23, 4:59am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,082
Posted By Sylvie D.
I don’t have it with me right now, but a while...

I don’t have it with me right now, but a while back there was an excellent article about encasing in the bead release (ISGB quarterly issue). It told you how encasing was effecting the color of your...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-13, 12:07pm
Replies: 135
Views: 71,725
Posted By Sylvie D.
Thanks Renee, but it's not me, it's those silver...

Thanks Renee, but it's not me, it's those silver glasses that make every bead look real nice... LOL!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-13, 7:58am
Replies: 27
Views: 4,628
Posted By Sylvie D.
Tom Holland's demo at the Oakland Gathering was...

Tom Holland's demo at the Oakland Gathering was awesome!

Have you tried Leslie Thiel method. She uses a tin can and Fiberglas to work a curved focal bead. There was an article about this in the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-13, 7:43am
Replies: 122
Views: 28,078
Posted By Sylvie D.
I think I've tried all the 104 clear that I know...

I think I've tried all the 104 clear that I know of (CIM, Effetre, Ornella, Diamond clear, TAG clear, Vetrofond, the old stiff Lauscha). I couldn't get my hands on some DH clear.

I wasn't crazy...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-13, 1:15am
Replies: 135
Views: 71,725
Posted By Sylvie D.
Hi Renee, This is the look I achieve with my...

Hi Renee,

This is the look I achieve with my retroliner (it happened to be my favorite look for silver lined beads, I've red somewhere that you can get that look from the impress tool as well, but...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-08, 1:05am
Replies: 135
Views: 71,725
Posted By Sylvie D.
Well, to me what matters is not only the fact...

Well, to me what matters is not only the fact that a tool is easy to use or can do the job super fast, it is also the end result. Actually, it is the finish look of the cored bead is what matters to...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-02, 7:50am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By Sylvie D.
Amy, Paula thanks: I will anneal even higher than...

Amy, Paula thanks: I will anneal even higher than I was doing (F 968) and ramp it down super slow.
Carolyn, Khammil: thanks but I don't think it's going to give me the kind of assurance I'm looking...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-01, 3:47pm
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By Sylvie D.
I guess most of us are selling our works or...

I guess most of us are selling our works or giving it to friends and family. We don't wait decade or months to do that.
So when do you encase with Lauscha or any new expensive brand of clear, how...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-01, 1:24pm
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By Sylvie D.
Thanks, but now I'm even more worried... ...

Thanks, but now I'm even more worried...

I've been trying the new lauscha clear this past few days (the one meant for hothead users) not because I'm on a hothead, but because I didn't like the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-01-01, 1:00pm
Replies: 21
Views: 4,870
Posted By Sylvie D.
Incompatibility: how long to you have to wait for it to show?

First, happy new year to you!

So far, when I've come across incompatibility issue, my beas were either broken when I took them out of the kiln or a least with a couple of hour.

I just have one...
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