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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-26, 5:41pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
The coral I have is so awesome I'm almost tempted...
The coral I have is so awesome I'm almost tempted to make beads. (Except that would mean bead release, mandrels, and bead cleaning.) it's marked "591420 Special Coral"
Then there's a 1/4 rod that's...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-26, 5:14pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
I do have a lovely bubblegum type pink but the...
I do have a lovely bubblegum type pink but the rods are round. It goes clear in the heat and gets dark streaks from a reducing flame. I feel like I remember streaky pink but not well enough to know...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-25, 6:42pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Is Elizabeth Johnson on the forum? I'd be happy...
Is Elizabeth Johnson on the forum? I'd be happy to contact her if it's something she would go out of her way to find. I love it when stuff like that happens to me out of the blue - someone has a...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-25, 6:37pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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It's hard to capture the shampooey-ness with my...
It's hard to capture the shampooey-ness with my iPhone!
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-25, 4:06pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
I found a labeled rod after many hours of sorting...
I found a labeled rod after many hours of sorting and weighing and searching. It's definitely the Translucent Yellow (591409).
I can't find a listing or prices for it anywhere with Google. I'm...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-24, 8:15pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
Ok great, thanks for letting me know! I will...
Ok great, thanks for letting me know! I will contact you once I have figured out a more solid idea of price. I have a bit of Coe 96 as well (reduction frits and stringer). Do you have any use for...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-24, 8:11pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
Ornela doesn't ring a bell either. I can't for...
Ornela doesn't ring a bell either. I can't for the life of me remember where I bought it, but Frantz is a good bet. I'm inclined to think it's Effetre Transluscent Yellow, but I'll do a search and...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-24, 8:08pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
Pineapple Sparkle doesn't ring a bell. Effete...
Pineapple Sparkle doesn't ring a bell. Effete Translucent Yellow would be more likely, if that is one that has a pearly quality in the rod and also when worked. I remember it didn't play well with...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-24, 6:11am
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
Okay yeah that helps - thank you! It makes sense;...
Okay yeah that helps - thank you! It makes sense; I myself would probably not bid on unknown, unlabeled boro colors unless they were like $10/lb. but I see people bidding on assorted lots like that...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-23, 9:08pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
I was definitely thinking of listing in the...
I was definitely thinking of listing in the destash group(s) on Facebook but I really get nervous doing auctions, especially if I don't have a clear idea of the best price for something. If I did...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2017-09-23, 7:28pm
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Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
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Liquidsand
Preparing to Destash 104 collection from 2004
Hello all,
It has been a long time since I've posted here, and I was more of a Boro room dweller. But I need the wisdom and expertise of the soft glass people for this question. I have just...
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Boro Room
2013-07-26, 11:09pm
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Boro Sticks
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Liquidsand
They are pretty much unusable until you melt the...
They are pretty much unusable until you melt the stick down, mush it around a little, gather it all up and draw it back out into a rod or stringer. I actually like to melt two together and draw it...
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Boro Room
2013-07-21, 9:55pm
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July Show And Tell
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Liquidsand
The shop in Nantucket that commissions these...
The shop in Nantucket that commissions these calls them my "Starry Night" marbles.
It's about 1.5"
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Boro Room
2013-06-21, 9:32pm
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June show and tell!
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Liquidsand
Thanks for the compliments! I've always been a...
Thanks for the compliments! I've always been a huge fan of Tom Boylan's and Lily Rose blown beads. I suddenly realized I was ready to attempt my own.
On some of them I just used odds & ends from my...
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Boro Room
2013-06-21, 5:40pm
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June show and tell!
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Liquidsand
Blown Beads
Cleaning beads is so much less fun than making them. I thought I would try some blown beads, made from small sections of tubing with multiple color layers on the surface.
I made some inside/out...
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Boro Room
2013-06-09, 7:12am
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Boro murrini recipes
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Liquidsand
Some murrini examples
Sorry for the poor quality closeups, bad bad camera.
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...and a bead...
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Boro Room
2013-06-09, 7:01am
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Boro murrini recipes
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Liquidsand
Any pictures of your recent attempts Sara? I...
Any pictures of your recent attempts Sara?
I haven't checked in for a while, but I meant to point out that sparkle colors don't seem to work well in murrini; it seems to make the lines a little...
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Boro Room
2013-05-31, 12:26am
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may show and tell
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Liquidsand
Ok, thanks for the explanation! You make it look...
Ok, thanks for the explanation! You make it look almost easy, but I don't think it really is. I've found it especially difficult to get that deep blue out of silver. "Less is more" is easier said...
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Boro Room
2013-05-30, 4:05pm
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may show and tell
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Liquidsand
Nice work everyone! I especially like the face...
Nice work everyone!
I especially like the face marbles.
Onekura- I'm curious (if you're willing to describe) how you applied the fuming so the shade goes blue->green->yellow->red like that? I've...
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Boro Room
2013-05-30, 3:37pm
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GA Persian Blue
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Liquidsand
GA Persian Blue
I know it's a long shot, but as far as I know I've called all the suppliers and even begged the good folks at Glass Alchemy.
Does anybody happen to have this color laying unused around the studio?...
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Boro Room
2013-05-30, 3:15pm
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Boro murrini recipes
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5,791
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Liquidsand
Colors with a lot of silver and striking...
Colors with a lot of silver and striking properties are not great for murrini. It is true that more contrast makes for better looking designs, otherwise things get blurry.
However if you use of one...
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Torch Questions
2013-05-27, 1:13pm
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Smith Little Torch - replacement tips?
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7,202
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Liquidsand
Thanks again Dusty. Those whisper tips are now...
Thanks again Dusty.
Those whisper tips are now officially on my shopping list, along with JAWS, diamond shears, and a kevlar heat resistant pad.
Artco has all the cool stuff, don't they?
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Torch Questions
2013-05-26, 7:52pm
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10
Smith Little Torch - replacement tips?
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7,202
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Liquidsand
Lorraine, my apologies - I wasn't clear - I'm not...
Lorraine, my apologies - I wasn't clear - I'm not trying to melt glass with a soldering torch! I have a Minor, Lynx, Cheetah, and now a Sidewinder (love GTT), but Dusty is correct; I like the...
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Torch Questions
2013-05-26, 6:21am
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10
Smith Little Torch - replacement tips?
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7,202
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Liquidsand
Smith Little Torch - replacement tips?
Hello,
I was wondering if anyone has any information on options for the Smith Little Torch? I bought one for soldering, but I'm using it primarily for glass now, and it is very handy, but the tips...
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Torch Questions
2013-05-26, 6:11am
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9
What GTT Torch should I get?
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5,066
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Liquidsand
I upgraded from a Minor to a Lynx and used that...
I upgraded from a Minor to a Lynx and used that for about 8 years, working boro with one Integra 10. It ran beautifully on the concentrator, like Shawnette says. I did things on the Lynx that people...
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