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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2014-08-15, 6:00pm
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drawer knobs
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12,070
Posted By
Catts
I made this one for a small cabinet directly on...
I made this one for a small cabinet directly on the screw... I think I was lucky to get away with it....but it isn't used much..
Kerry
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Torch Questions
2013-08-04, 10:13pm
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Strange torch flame..........
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2,889
Posted By
Catts
Thanks everyone for the suggestions but I'm...
Thanks everyone for the suggestions but I'm beginning to think maybe it's the regulator not working.
Amy the problem seems to be before I open the oxycon. The flame is acting weird.
I'm going...
Forum:
Torch Questions
2013-08-03, 12:28am
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Strange torch flame..........
Views:
2,889
Posted By
Catts
Thank you Khan, I will try your suggestion in the...
Thank you Khan, I will try your suggestion in the morning.. I wasn't aware I had changed any settings, so I hope that's all it is..
Kerry
Forum:
Torch Questions
2013-08-02, 10:30pm
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Strange torch flame..........
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2,889
Posted By
Catts
Strange torch flame..........
I've been using the same Nortel Minor torch for several years & have never had a problem till now.
I had not made any beads for about 4 months, just ran my oxygen concentrator every now & then. ...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-07-18, 3:39pm
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9
Bubble Question..
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2,713
Posted By
Catts
Thank you everyone for your answers.. I too had...
Thank you everyone for your answers.. I too had heard the 'bubbles need to be round' story but I've seen quite a lot of beads with very jagged bubbles.
The bead is 3cm x nearly 2cm. Black...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-07-17, 7:27pm
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9
Bubble Question..
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2,713
Posted By
Catts
100 views, so nobody thinks the pointy bubble is...
100 views, so nobody thinks the pointy bubble is a problem...
I guess they will be alright to sell..:)
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-07-16, 8:45pm
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9
Bubble Question..
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2,713
Posted By
Catts
Bubble Question..
I generally make encased beads & I do my best to keep the bubbles out......although I do sometimes put a small one in the middle of a flower or a tiny row of them coming out of a fish mouth in an...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-06-29, 2:28pm
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5
What does plunge mean ?
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2,425
Posted By
Catts
If you 'plunge' the middle of a flower while it...
If you 'plunge' the middle of a flower while it is too hot, you just poke a hole straight through the flower.
If you heat the flower deeply then let the surface cool a little, the whole middle of...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-05-26, 6:47pm
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16
Stringers
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8,484
Posted By
Catts
When using stringers I roll the bead slowly away...
When using stringers I roll the bead slowly away from me but it is mostly the stringer I move to make a pattern. That way you can go around the bead & up & down the bead at the same time...
Kerry
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-05-14, 3:48pm
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spreading stamens
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5,639
Posted By
Catts
Much faster & easier than implosions.. K
Much faster & easier than implosions.. K
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-05-13, 7:10pm
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spreading stamens
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5,639
Posted By
Catts
Thank you Lee. Same stringer used to make...
Thank you Lee. Same stringer used to make individual bubble flowers. K
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-05-13, 3:50pm
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11
spreading stamens
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5,639
Posted By
Catts
I like to make the stamens quite large, this one...
I like to make the stamens quite large, this one is nearly 4mm.. I make large beads
I encased before the petals, between the petals & over the top of the petals before I introduce the stamen..
I...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-05-10, 4:58pm
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15
Which Lauscha Clear?
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3,852
Posted By
Catts
Thank you Paula, I'll take the soft out of the...
Thank you Paula, I'll take the soft out of the bottom drawer & play with it.. ☺
Kerry
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-05-08, 3:56pm
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15
Which Lauscha Clear?
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3,852
Posted By
Catts
Hi Paula, thanks for the explanation. So the...
Hi Paula, thanks for the explanation. So the soft (reformulated) is fine for silver glass?
Kerry
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-04-12, 6:52pm
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35
Starting out, getting to know the glass
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7,581
Posted By
Catts
That's exactly what I did & I'm still making...
That's exactly what I did & I'm still making them...:razz:
I never have made spacers....
Kerry
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-02-19, 1:30pm
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19
Carlo Donna bell flower press question
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7,986
Posted By
Catts
Thanks again Cynthia.. Not sure I need 333 feet...
Thanks again Cynthia.. Not sure I need 333 feet of wire just yet, I'll see what I can find locally......:p
Kerry
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-02-18, 11:26pm
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19
Carlo Donna bell flower press question
Views:
7,986
Posted By
Catts
Thank you Cynthia, I'll look it up.. Tammy,...
Thank you Cynthia, I'll look it up..
Tammy, if I were the kind of person who sold off things just because I had not used them yet........I wouldn't be living in this house crammed with stuff....
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-02-18, 2:15pm
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Carlo Donna bell flower press question
Views:
7,986
Posted By
Catts
Hi Cynthia, when you say silver wire, do you mean...
Hi Cynthia, when you say silver wire, do you mean sterling? I have had my press for ages & am ashamed to say I have yet to try it....
Thanks Kerry
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2013-02-10, 4:44pm
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14
Cremains pendants - what do you charge?
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4,075
Posted By
Catts
I make a lot of cremain beads, mostly large...
I make a lot of cremain beads, mostly large pendant types. If they done't want to wear them they can be hung somewhere under light or near a window...
I don't charge anything extra for putting...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-12-12, 11:15pm
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18
Need supplier
Views:
5,021
Posted By
Catts
It makes even more sense to cap the end of the...
It makes even more sense to cap the end of the cane with clear & attach a clear stringer to the cap, then cut 1/4 or so from the cane. Hold the cut off piece by the stringer, put the cut edge in...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-12-10, 3:09pm
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18
Need supplier
Views:
5,021
Posted By
Catts
Hi DeAnne... I would love to buy some rose...
Hi DeAnne... I would love to buy some rose cane from you, I like to pull my own points.
DeAnne made wonderful orchid murrini, I have used all the ones I bought. hint hint.
Aimee, a normal...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-12-06, 9:47pm
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22
HELP please ... my hearts are cracking
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5,160
Posted By
Catts
Thanks Patti, the hearts in post #15 are mine & I...
Thanks Patti, the hearts in post #15 are mine & I was going to say something about the ends cracking because they were probably too thin...
There are a lot of findings that will make the ends more...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-12-05, 7:30pm
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40
Let's Talk: 2013 Clear - A NEW Discusson!
Views:
9,058
Posted By
Catts
I normally use Lauscha ( the new reformulated...
I normally use Lauscha ( the new reformulated version) I also bought some Lauscha soft but I haven't used it yet because I was told not to mix the clears & I'm such a messy person I'm sure I would...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-11-18, 11:08pm
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18
Need supplier
Views:
5,021
Posted By
Catts
Pulled point are the best murrini. Roses that...
Pulled point are the best murrini. Roses that look like roses, not like spiral patterns you can see through.
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2012-10-21, 3:54pm
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34
Poll:
Do you label your stringer?
Views:
12,083
Posted By
Catts
I don't label stringers but silver glass ones I...
I don't label stringers but silver glass ones I melt the end & shape it. Some are just squashed, some are rounded, some are just flattened like a nail head & I strike or run the end through a...
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