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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-12-18, 5:27am
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cracking beads
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dulceisler
cracking beads
I make the beads, put them in a warm crockpot with vermiculite, cool it in the crockpot then try and take it off the mandrel and then they break - not all the time but a lot - what am I doing wrong??...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-12-16, 8:17pm
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8
bead release issues & other issues...
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2,982
Posted By
dulceisler
I use Hotline Flame Dri Bead Release and my...
I use Hotline Flame Dri Bead Release and my mandrels look kinda "hurt" but are still functional -- Im gonna get that rivet tool and try that !! :)
Heavy Duty Right Angle Riveter
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-12-16, 8:12pm
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tool to loosen a stuck bead
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52,685
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dulceisler
U Are Awesome!!!
im going to home depot tomorrow!
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-12-16, 4:42pm
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8
bead release issues & other issues...
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2,982
Posted By
dulceisler
bead release issues & other issues...
Hello all'.... due to medical issues, I had to take a break from beading but now im back in the swing! I started making some beads and noticed that no matter how little or alot of release I use, i...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-03-06, 10:15am
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5
Academy Art Glass - Central NJ
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2,338
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dulceisler
Its called.......
http://www.rainbowartglass.com/
Rainbow Art glass and it is located in Farmingdale NJ
I havent been there yet, but it seems the prices are reasonable
the only thing is that on sat they only...
Forum:
Safety
2008-03-06, 8:41am
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2
Mapp gas inside?
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3,446
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dulceisler
Mapp gas inside?
I read that article on the propane it was very troubling. I have my mapp container, unattached when im not using it, near a carbon-monoxide detector..right now i have empties in a box and 4 being...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-03-04, 8:17am
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Academy Art Glass - Central NJ
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2,338
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dulceisler
Academy Art Glass - Central NJ
Has anyone ever been to this store? Are there prices as reasonable as those online?
I didnt want to have to drive all the way there if its easier to do it from my living room! :smile:
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-26, 10:20am
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My Clear keeps cracking! HELP!!
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2,428
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dulceisler
the 90 COE is what I wanted to buy in the...
the 90 COE is what I wanted to buy in the future.Im only using 104 now...I make flowers or lines and then try and encase in the clear and thats whenthe trouble starts :(
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-26, 10:17am
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429
Poll:
The BEST & the worst: Glass Suppliers
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310,727
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dulceisler
What about delphi glass?!
ive found them to be very helpful, informative and not too costly
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-26, 7:07am
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33
Poll:
POLL -- annealing schedule for 104 COE
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41,753
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dulceisler
POLL -- annealing schedule for 104 COE
Currently imdoing 968F at 1 hr and then cooling to 850 for another hr and then letting the kiln cool down
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-26, 5:40am
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6
My Clear keeps cracking! HELP!!
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2,428
Posted By
dulceisler
My Clear keeps cracking! HELP!!
:-P
It seems like no matter what I do my clear beads keep cracking.
I make a bead, then I encase it with clear, cool it vermiculite and when I try to take it off the mandrel, it cracks in half....
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-20, 5:54pm
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4
Hollow mandrels & lampblowing...
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1,998
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dulceisler
Hollow mandrels & lampblowing...
can anyone tell me how/if you can blow glass using a hollow mandrel? Do u put bead release and then put a bulb of glass on the end and then blow?
any help would be great!!!
:grin:
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-17, 9:35pm
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8
104 COE & scupltures...
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3,014
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dulceisler
104 COE & scupltures...
I want to make small sculptures with my moretti glass and wanted to know if its the same procedure as the beads? Do I put it into the vermiculite and then into the kiln or do I preheat the kiln and...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-13, 5:39pm
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19
Hard glass vs. Soft glass
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26,605
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dulceisler
Hard glass vs. Soft glass
I read that if I wanted to do more sculpture work vs. bead work it would be better to use hard glass --- is that a lower COE (like 32? 96?) vs. the Moretti glass I use now?
Can I still use the...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-02-11, 5:45am
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3
Help! What did I do wrong? Beads with powder...
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2,022
Posted By
dulceisler
Help! What did I do wrong? Beads with powder...
O:)
I took clear Moretti glass and made it into a small bead, then I rolled the bead in mica powder, reheated it back into a bead, then I added more clear glass, waited and then put it into my...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-01-22, 2:02pm
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1
Making Frit
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1,559
Posted By
dulceisler
Making Frit
I have various sizes of mis-shapen beads (they arent really beads but various angles, bad beading :biggrin:), but they have bead release on it. Do I have to clean up the bead release BEFORE I make...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-01-19, 5:27pm
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Beads stuck to mandrels!!
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4,550
Posted By
dulceisler
Beads stuck to mandrels!!
I did about 6 beads and I only was able to get one loose. The mandrels were coated with sludge (bead release) and then once cooled, I put it into water to get the bead release a bit softer and I...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-01-15, 9:58am
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4
Emergency bead release!?
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1,617
Posted By
dulceisler
Emergency bead release!?
I have everything ready and I decided to use kiln wash that I had for my kiln as bead release -- it keeps on drying off and flaking onto the glass!! i just placed an order for sludge bead release,...
Forum:
Torch Questions
2008-01-11, 5:59pm
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HELP!! I cant put the torch on the canister
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3,805
Posted By
dulceisler
well that stinks.....i didnt know that..but it...
well that stinks.....i didnt know that..but it will get my palatte wet and then i will get the hot head torch
Forum:
Torch Questions
2008-01-11, 5:58pm
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3
Mapp gas and torch but no light...
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2,961
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dulceisler
Mapp gas and torch but no light...
:oops::oops:
i was able to connect the canister to the torch and I caught a whiff of the gas, but its not lighting..what am i doing wrong?
i have the benzomaster ts4000 mapp gas kit i got a...
Forum:
Torch Questions
2008-01-11, 5:16pm
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5
HELP!! I cant put the torch on the canister
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3,805
Posted By
dulceisler
HELP!! I cant put the torch on the canister
Im VERY new - I bought the BENZOMATIC TS4000 and MAPP gas kit from Home depot but there are no instructions on how to put the torch onto the tank! Am I supposed to unscrew the white cap and then...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-01-03, 5:30pm
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14
Question on Supplies
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3,227
Posted By
dulceisler
Question on Supplies
Im gathering info to get all my lampworking supplies at once and was wondering.....
1- Instead of the Stainless steel work surface - could I use a 12X12 heavy ceramic tile?
2- Im interested...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2008-01-02, 8:45pm
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2
Question on COE
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1,848
Posted By
dulceisler
Question on COE
I understand that you cant mix one COE with another (including frit right??)
...but what does it represent? Is it better to get 96 COE or 104 COE glass - I also saw on that annealing chart 33.2...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2007-12-30, 4:37pm
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6
When to use the kiln???
Views:
2,337
Posted By
dulceisler
When to use the kiln???
First off, let me start by saying You guys ROcK!!! :p
I was told that when I make a bead that is "large-ish", it should be put in the kiln - what size is "large-ish" as a general rule. At what...
Forum:
Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2007-12-30, 6:41am
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7
Beadmaking Supplies
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2,584
Posted By
dulceisler
Beadmaking Supplies
I took a course about a month ago and they used some sort of gardening gravel (starts with a V I think) - Vemitrolite? Vermitolite? I cant remember and im trying to order the supplies I need to...
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