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Old 2007-09-18, 9:34am
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Hi,
I am getting ready to buy a bunch of glass and I had read somewhere that there are some types of Moretti glass that melt better with a HH..I know the transparents were one type..but what about the opaque's, oplino, alabaster. Filigrana, Any feedback would be appreciated.
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Old 2007-09-18, 9:36am
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They're all fine for a HH. The transparents are actually a bit more stiff than the opaques, but all Moretti works just fine. The alabasters and opalinos are shocky, but once you get the hang of them they're no big deal. If there was anything I would not get right away, it would be those. Filigrana is also shocky, by the way.
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Old 2007-09-18, 8:04pm
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When I was on my HH I used mostly Effetre, but Bullseye works just fine too. I agree, the opalinos are a bit shocky and the burn easily. I don't use them.

I could never get Raku or Dark Silver Plum to work on my HH.
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Old 2007-09-18, 9:56pm
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no problems yet with any 104 glass, some of the shocky glass takes a bit of getting used to, but nothing is impossible or overly difficult tp manipulate. Get the pretty colors!!! the ones you like, and some reactive colors! RAKU has not done much for mr unless i pull stringer first, but thats it.... i have transarents, opaque's, oplino, alabaster, filigrana... i love my oplino's and alabasters!! i love the way they react with frit and tranparents.
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Old 2007-09-19, 12:50am
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I tried to use Supernova but nothing happen on my HH.
I love using Bullseye and Moretti/Vetrofond.
I use opalino and alabaster as well, I found out that dark pink is the hardest to use, always has bubbles and sometimes I loose the color.

The best color I ever get from raku out of my HH (thanks to Dawn):

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Old 2007-09-19, 5:11am
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Satake is another glass that works great on a HH. Try it, it melts like butter! I believe there is a vendor on here called dogmaw that sells satake glass.
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Old 2007-09-19, 10:30am
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You can melt Jess @ PhoenixArtGlass.com 's 96COE vintage glasses on that hothead too It's a little stiffer, but works just fine & dandy. (actually, *any* of the 96 will melt! Someday I'll even get ahold of some of the Gaffer, Caliente, Gail's gorgeous glass, etc. that's out there....) Nice thing about COE 96 is that you can PILE on the frit--no % rule, no worries on COE compatability!
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