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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2015-03-28, 7:33am
Replies: 24
Views: 7,009
Posted By categ50
I will be re-doing my lampwork section of my...

I will be re-doing my lampwork section of my studio this summer. There are some great tips here. I use a drafting chair to sit on. It goes up higher then regular office type chairs. I don't think I...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2014-04-04, 12:48pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,545
Posted By categ50
Thanks everyone. I will order the super clear and...

Thanks everyone. I will order the super clear and see how much the Zephyr is.
Cate
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2014-04-03, 3:16pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,545
Posted By categ50
Need to get some 104 clear

What's the best reasonably priced 104 clear these days? I haven't done any lampwork this winter and I am almost out of clear. Oh, and I am on a HH.
Cate
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2014-02-15, 6:28am
Replies: 13
Views: 3,582
Posted By categ50
I got a bunch of this from Tink a few years back....

I got a bunch of this from Tink a few years back. I use it for simple sets for earrings. The glass is seeded, so it has teeny, tiny bubbles in it. The colors are very pretty and I always sell out of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-12-15, 4:20pm
Replies: 30
Views: 7,314
Posted By categ50
A friend of mine makes her earring cards to fold...

A friend of mine makes her earring cards to fold over, so she slips them over the display bar with the earrings on the front. Then she takes a pillow case, folds it down, places the rack inside and...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-12-15, 2:09pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,777
Posted By categ50
OK, more info. The room is the 2nd floor of a...

OK, more info. The room is the 2nd floor of a 30'X35' barn. Stairwell in back to 2nd floor and the woodstove in front of stairs on 2nd floor. Big windows on all 4 walls. A big open space, where I...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-12-15, 7:16am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,777
Posted By categ50
Torching in the cold

How do you who live in the cold climate keep your space warm while you torch? I used to work in my basement, close to the furnace. That was chilly with the fan in the window, but doable. Now my set...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-08-30, 6:19am
Replies: 15
Views: 5,308
Posted By categ50
Thanks Hayley. I am still on a HH, but have a...

Thanks Hayley. I am still on a HH, but have a Bobcat that I never got around to installing as I didn't have the depth I needed here in NJ. Now I am in NY State and have a nice glass studio, so I will...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-08-29, 4:17am
Replies: 15
Views: 5,308
Posted By categ50
Thanks so much, Hayley. Most of mine have letters...

Thanks so much, Hayley. Most of mine have letters after the first set of letters: SK.b and SK.f, AK.b, RH.a. Do these glasses turn into one of their final rods, like Clio, Echo etc? The only one I...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-08-28, 12:37pm
Replies: 15
Views: 5,308
Posted By categ50
DH garage sale rods

I recieved a package of about 17 lbs of DH rods from their garage sale. More then half of the rods are labeled with letters and numbers. Is there any way to find out what the glass is? I have used...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-08-14, 6:54pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,416
Posted By categ50
Yes, I meant for customers to take pictures of...

Yes, I meant for customers to take pictures of the few pics I could have of my jewelry. It is one of the last shows of the year, and I usually change my jewelry every year with the spring/summer...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-08-13, 6:06am
Replies: 7
Views: 3,416
Posted By categ50
Thanks Sue and Metamorphi. Good advice. When I...

Thanks Sue and Metamorphi. Good advice. When I owned a retail gallery I sold my orphan beads in a basket at the checkout table. Yes, I probably sold them too cheap and people loved them. I will wear...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-08-12, 2:33pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,416
Posted By categ50
Bead sets, singles or focals?

Not sure this is the right place for this... I am a vendor in a show in December, but can't sell any jewelry (that catagory is full). I will have all of my fused glass pieces but always have my...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-03-03, 7:22pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,909
Posted By categ50
Turns out, it's my computer!!!!! I just went on...

Turns out, it's my computer!!!!! I just went on my husbands computer, and the order went right through.:mad: Now I have to call our computer guru tomorrow and find out what the problem is.:oops: ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-03-03, 4:58pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,909
Posted By categ50
Trying to purchase a tutorial

Is anyone else having trouble purchasing a tutorial? I have been trying to purchase one of Astrids tutorials for the last 1/2 hour. When I try to check out with PayPal I get a warning notice about...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-12-25, 2:26pm
Replies: 32
Views: 17,173
Posted By categ50
I make a lot of frit for fusing, but buy my...

I make a lot of frit for fusing, but buy my lampwork frit. I use the pipe and pounding plunger method. I first tried the galvinized pipe parts from Home Depot, but got a lot of crud from the pipe,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-05-10, 2:32pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,903
Posted By categ50
I'm glad you all like it. A few days ago I was...

I'm glad you all like it. A few days ago I was cutting some of my DH murrini, and of course 2 or 3 went on the floor and were lost forever. Then I got the email from Paul Tarlow at Helios....
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-05-09, 4:08pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,903
Posted By categ50
Nipper Container

Hi all. I belong to a few fused glass forums, and got an email about how to make this container attachment for your glass nippers. I'm making one tomorrow!!! No more murrini on the floor! And it's...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-05, 5:48am
Replies: 13
Views: 4,640
Posted By categ50
Thanks everyone. I think I do have some tobacco...

Thanks everyone. I think I do have some tobacco somewhere. I'm going to look on the AS site, and rad Kalera's thread again.
Cate
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-04, 3:00pm
Replies: 13
Views: 4,640
Posted By categ50
Reduction frit from Arrow Springs

I have a bunch of reduction frit from Arrow Springs that I purchased a long time ago. I haven't used it in a while; probably not since all the silver glass has been available. I have silver amethyst,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-04, 7:57am
Replies: 46
Views: 10,360
Posted By categ50
Well, I started this thread, and then my computer...

Well, I started this thread, and then my computer went kaput. Some really good ideas here! I have made some beads with random stringer designs. They were so-so. I will try Tom's idea, and layer the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-21, 10:05am
Replies: 57
Views: 14,584
Posted By categ50
Great discussion! I have been doing shows for...

Great discussion! I have been doing shows for about 10 years and in the last few sell a lot of jewelry. At first my daughter made me a Power Point slide show of me making beads. People would look at...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-20, 6:54am
Replies: 46
Views: 10,360
Posted By categ50
Piles of pulled stringers...

What do you all do with the piles of hand pulled stringers you end up with after a while (I can't be the only one with these!). I just cleaned my work space (after about 6 months!) and have about 2...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-11-29, 4:17pm
Replies: 8
Views: 3,606
Posted By categ50
Thanks everyone for the great ideas. I really...

Thanks everyone for the great ideas. I really liked the bi-color with the twist MaryBeth. And I liked the idea of the 2 hearts on the mandrel, and twisting them on the bottom. I have about 15-20...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-11-26, 6:40am
Replies: 8
Views: 3,606
Posted By categ50
Double heart how-to

Has anyone ever made a double heart pendent? My daughter just had twins, and I would like to make her a double heart pendent, pink and blue. I have tried a few different ways, but they turned out too...
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