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2008-02-06, 7:18pm
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Silver glass "Frida" - anyone tried it yet?
I got mine in the mail today and it was light blue in the rod, which surprised me. I also was not able to melt it AT ALL without it boiling like mad - and I worked it WAY cool. The one bead I made looks like a baking soda bead.
Anyone have any tips to pass along?
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2008-02-06, 7:20pm
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Oh-
I will be interested to see what people say about this. I wanted to get some, but thought I would hold on and check out other people's results first.
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2008-02-06, 7:21pm
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Can't wait to see pictures!!!
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2008-02-07, 2:37am
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I'm out of the loop again...
Who makes Frida?
-Amy
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2008-02-07, 9:17am
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I got mine from www.fineartbyrocio.com - not 100% sure who actually makes it.
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2008-02-07, 8:41pm
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Anyone else gotten theirs yet?
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2008-02-07, 8:54pm
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Didn't order any . . . got burnt too many times lately on silver glass, latest being the boiling pitting Hurricane Rumble.
Sounds like Frida pitts and boils too! Ugh!
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2008-02-07, 9:02pm
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I was going to order some, but I'll wait now!
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2008-02-07, 9:05pm
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Didn't order any . . . got burnt too many times lately on silver glass, latest being the boiling pitting Hurricane Rumble.
Sounds like Frida pitts and boils too! Ugh!
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I tried it again tonight and was holding it 7" out in the flame and could not get it to melt without bubbling.
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2008-02-08, 10:20pm
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Holy cow...so many silver glasses popping up, it's so hard to keep track!
That's the bad thing about reading this forum....I see all the glass names and I want them! I should go put my credit cards in the freezer....
Does anyone have pictures of what they've made with it? Bubbling and pitting and all?
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2008-02-08, 10:22pm
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I tried it again tonight and was holding it 7" out in the flame and could not get it to melt without bubbling.
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Sorry to hear that, Sigrid! It's Hurricane Rumble's sister! Hope you didn't get much!
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2008-02-08, 10:38pm
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I only bought a 1/2 lb and am sharing it with some other people. Ron did offer to pay shipping back to him if I wanted to return it - haven't decided yet what I want to do.
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2008-02-08, 11:05pm
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Ron really is the coolest!
Aside from the boiling . . . does it at least yield some cool colors?
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2008-02-09, 8:32am
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Ron really is the coolest!
Aside from the boiling . . . does it at least yield some cool colors?
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I wasn't able to make anything approaching a bead due to the boiling. It looks like a baking soda bead it is so bubbly. It did reduce to a pretty gold.
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2008-02-09, 8:35am
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Squid, how is it pulled into stringer? Can you pull a stringer from it? I really want a 'silver' glass that turns gold, and I thought this might be it.
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2008-02-09, 11:01am
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Squid, how is it pulled into stringer? Can you pull a stringer from it? I really want a 'silver' glass that turns gold, and I thought this might be it.
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I haven't tried puling stringer because it is so bubbly when heated - I doubt it would pull smoothly.
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2008-02-11, 3:53pm
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Yeah, I couldn't even melt a paddle or lollipop without really nasty bubbliing. I think I might check out the shipping back to him. They are the best. I really like dealing with them and they have some awesome glass.
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2008-02-11, 4:22pm
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oh my! I just bought some but haven't received it yet. I was hoping it would be a neat color. Hope I have luck with it. I'll let you know! Barb
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2008-02-11, 6:23pm
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What color is it when it's not reduced? I have a teeny weenie little bit of Kandinski left from the original batch that turns a really nice blue/green, boils like all get out and I love it! Tried some of the more recent batch and can't get a match so was wondering if the Frida would work.
ps~I'm leaving in the morning so thanks for any answers!
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2008-02-11, 6:36pm
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It's light transparent blue.
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2008-02-12, 9:59am
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Oh Haley thanks for sharing the boiling of hurricane rumble. I hate that!! You can't do anything it's so frustrating. I've been trying to melt it very cool and encase. It has a really different look, don't know if it's the burning or the silver color.
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2008-02-12, 10:13am
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Pat - did you get the regular Hurricane Rumble or the odd? I got the odd, made two beads with it and now the bundle is collecting dust! My beads probably look like a dark blue version of Sigrid's Frida ones! lol!
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2008-02-12, 10:22am
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I have decided to send mine back to Ron since he offered to pay shipping back to him.
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2008-02-12, 10:25am
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Sigrid - did you ask Ron if Frida is a Precision 104 or a TAG 104 glass? I wonder why it wasn't tested more thoroughly before releasing to the public . . .
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2008-02-12, 10:26am
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Sigrid - did you ask Ron if Frida is a Precision 104 or a TAG 104 glass? I wonder why it wasn't tested more thoroughly before releasing to the public . . .
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No, I didn't think to ask.
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2008-02-12, 11:35am
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I've used all of the Trautman Glasses and they don't boil. If that's any help.
Paula
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2008-02-13, 12:36pm
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Haley I got it from ABS. I guess it's the regular. I didn't know there was 2. What a waste of glass. It looks kinda greenish under the clear.
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2008-02-14, 1:45pm
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I was able to get it to stop bubbling by melting it in a fairly strong reducing flame. The final color was a disappointment however. I was hoping for a rich gold but got a muddy silver with hints of gold.
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2008-02-14, 6:57pm
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I second that about the Hurricane Rumble. Boils then boils more a makes an awful pit stricken bead. I bought a whole pound from ABR what a waste of money. I really would like to know why they are even selling it, or least not putting up a warning about it.
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2008-02-14, 7:23pm
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I got a whole pound too . . .but the odds were $30/lb instead of $80/lb . . . but still, I can think of a lot of other glass I can get $30/lb for!
With Kandinsky and Matisse, I can melt it without boiling with a slight reduction flame and gets some gorgeous copper color. With Hurricane Rumble, not amount of reduction flame can stop the boiling and pitting!
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