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Old 2010-04-18, 10:37am
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Angry Tip: Why NOT to put your entire frit collection in a tray and leave it by your elbow

I had a system for easy storage and accessibility of a variety of frits. I kept it near me as I worked...



See all the pretty colors...



It was a really good system. It's clear, I am not meant to try and be organized...

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Old 2010-04-18, 10:38am
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oh wow, that is awful
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Old 2010-04-18, 10:42am
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Looks like something I would do.
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Old 2010-04-18, 10:43am
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oh wow, that is awful
Sniff... I know

Guess I'd better drop Val a line...
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Old 2010-04-18, 10:43am
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Well, if they are the same coe then you just made a brand new blend?

Sorry. It's heartbreaking when that happens. I have accidentally swiped entire piles of enamels onto the floor.
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Old 2010-04-18, 10:46am
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Well, if they are the same coe then you just made a brand new blend?

Sorry. It's heartbreaking when that happens. I have accidentally swiped entire piles of enamels onto the floor.
I thought of that too. I wonder if they are cat hair and dustbunny compatible.
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Old 2010-04-18, 10:59am
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Ouch, All I can say is that is going to make one helluva nice blend.
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Old 2010-04-18, 11:08am
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Sweep them up and drop the frit in a bowl of water. Once it settles to the bottom, pour off the water and then spread the frit out on a tray to dry. That should get most of the dust and hair out of it.
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Old 2010-04-18, 11:14am
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Oh, Damn! Sorry this happened...

But....If there isn't too much crud in there, if it were me, I'd leave it just like it is...it kind of fades from blues and greens to reds and yellows (which I like!) and try rolling a base bead across to pick up the color spectrums. Of course, if this is on the floor (I'm thinking/hoping it's on your bench!) that's a different story...

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Old 2010-04-18, 11:24am
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Yep, you now have your own custom frit blend jk

I have done similar...it just ended up on my table.

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Old 2010-04-18, 11:56am
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I've made my own accidental blends about the same
way. Nothing like a a tray of frit and an elbow to
ruin a perfectly good torching session....
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Old 2010-04-18, 12:10pm
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I have such a messy table that if I spill frit on the back or side sections, it's gone and good for the trash can. I have way too many fragments of mixed COEs all over plus bits of bead release.

I use only one frit at a time, or if I use more than one occasionally, I keep it in little gravy boats. Right next to my torch on the right side for easy access. When I'm done with the frit and ready to move on to the next, I dump it back into its container and take the gravy boat outside to tap it on the wall and wipe it clean with a dry cloth. I suppose over the next 50 years or so of doing that, I might end up having a somewhat sparkly fritty flower bed.

I like the gravy boats and making sure there is no way I will contaminate the frits with others and bits of crap from the table. Occasionally I will find chunks of shattered rods in the gravy boats of frit. I pick those out with tweezers.

Maybe all that sounds anal...oh well. LOL
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Old 2010-04-18, 12:22pm
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I have tipped my little gravy boats over a few times but I mostly do like Lisi does.

I am so sorry about your tragic accident .
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Looks like something I would do.
And I would totally freak!!!!
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I put my frit in SS chinese soup spoons....works well until you chase a cat off the (fortunately cold) bench....and she steps on the handle of the spoon in her flight.

a Frit fling!
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Old 2010-04-18, 4:16pm
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I never have more than a teaspoon of frit out at one time. I use the teaspoon (stainless measuring spoon) for rolling my round beads. If I am doing a long bead I sprinkle a little on a marver. The rest goes right back in the jar. I have cantilevered the teaspoon into a frit confetti fest.

I do have powders and enamels in mini muffin tins, the half dozen size, but small amounts that I apply with a baby spoon. (Yes I have great ventilation and they are covered when not in use.)
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Old 2010-04-18, 5:02pm
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Oh, Damn! Sorry this happened...

But....If there isn't too much crud in there, if it were me, I'd leave it just like it is...it kind of fades from blues and greens to reds and yellows (which I like!) and try rolling a base bead across to pick up the color spectrums. Of course, if this is on the floor (I'm thinking/hoping it's on your bench!) that's a different story...

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Nope, it's on the floor! In any case, I did kind of pick it up in sorta groups, so I have a few blends now...
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Old 2010-04-18, 8:57pm
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Oh I am sorry, I bet your heart stopped as it was falling!
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I'm sorry but it looks like a glitterbomb went off.
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I'm sorry but it looks like a glitterbomb went off.
LOL!!! I've heard a lot about your glitterbombs lately David! That made me laugh!
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Old 2010-04-19, 9:30am
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Sorry this happened, Becky ~ but, it does looks like the makings of some very cool frit buttons! jus' sayin....

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Argh! Yep, it looks like something that could happen to me. Ok, actually, it has happened. I get one out at a time, and I spill one at a time. *sigh*

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ha ha ha, thats what the foil pan under my torch looks like, at the end, i scoop it all up and make mixed frit beads, he he
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Old 2010-04-20, 3:18pm
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Good price on mini SS gravy boats here and free shipping if you load up your cart with other eligible items to equal $25 or more.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002GWWH6U/...SIN=B002GWWH6U
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GAH!!

So very sorry to hear that. The WHOLE frit collection no less!

I did the same thing but with a container of micro-marbles that I had just made (and a hard floor). They bounce and ROLL! Never did find them all—they still turn up from time-to-time.

I've also done that with a large bottle of bead release with the lid not screwed back on. OH BROTHER!
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I would just like to say how delighted I am with the kindness of people on this site. Yesterday, both Lisi and Katie Gee offered to send me some frit to help me rebuild after this disaster. You are both so wonderful and thoughtful. Thank you so much!!
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Im not sure how full the tray was before you got creative nor do i know how you use such a tray of frit, or if it didn't spill how it is stored? But I use glass spice jars from the world market place (a store), and they rock. I normally work straight out of the glass jar and just place the top on it when I'm done applying frit. I just assume that a frit tray like that would be prone to dust and the likes which is a no go for me.
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