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2005-09-19, 10:57am
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GRRRRRRRR. Anise/anice white
Anise/anice white is not being all that nise/nice to me. 
Trying to heat it as slowly as humanly possible as far out as i could in the flame (i'm on a hot head) the sucker just snapped and snapped and snapped - six inches worth - until I gave up. I've got half a pound of the stuff. I love the way it looks. Any suggestions?
judy
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2005-09-19, 11:21am
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the 2 Michelle's
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Stick it part way in your kiln, when you're ready to use it, it's already warm.....least that's what I do.
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2005-09-19, 12:21pm
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got no kiln. sigh.
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2005-09-19, 12:42pm
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Carpe Beadum
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I read somewhere that there might be a bad batch of it, one that is particularly shocky. I just ordered another pound, so I hope that doesn't happen to me!
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2005-09-19, 12:45pm
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I completely hate and despise my anice white. I hope that a studio gremlin comes and throws it all on the ground saving me the agony of trying to use it.
Cass
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2005-09-19, 1:08pm
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can't stop the signal
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LOL
I tried talking to it, you know, nice anise, nice anise. there there.
it's somehow a relief to know i'm not alone. Hmmm. How about a pound of anise white frit????
j
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2005-09-19, 3:14pm
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Anise white frit is great! There is another reason for keeping your HH around.... it is easier to use anise with less heat. A LOT less heat.
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2005-09-19, 4:14pm
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Ecclectic & Eccentric
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As I use a hot crock pot full of vermiculite to cool my beads - I prewarm my shocky rods by sticking them in there to heat up a bit first -
It helps - but doesnt fix - still often get an inch or so of rod attached to the half-a-bead on the mandrel - so the bead ends upbeing whatever size the chunk of rod causes it to be -
clear as mud, right? Sorry...
Cheers,
Lavender
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2005-09-19, 4:25pm
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Pobody's nerfect!
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I know exactly what you are talking about - that inch or so of rod that snaps off and hangs from the bead in progress. Incredibly frustrating - I have a hard enough time avoiding wonky beads without that little chunk 
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Originally Posted by orodrago
As I use a hot crock pot full of vermiculite to cool my beads - I prewarm my shocky rods by sticking them in there to heat up a bit first -
It helps - but doesnt fix - still often get an inch or so of rod attached to the half-a-bead on the mandrel - so the bead ends upbeing whatever size the chunk of rod causes it to be -
clear as mud, right? Sorry...
Cheers,
Lavender
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2005-09-19, 4:30pm
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Shesmi 
If only we could think of a sexy name for that "shape" of bead - we could claim it as a design feature? 
Cheers,
Lavender
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2005-09-19, 5:28pm
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Pobody's nerfect!
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um... it's a very .. um ....manly ... bead
"is that bead wrapped in anise white, or is he just glad to see me?"
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Shesmi
If only we could think of a sexy name for that "shape" of bead - we could claim it as a design feature?
Cheers,
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2005-09-19, 6:52pm
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You can get a full propane flame by blocking the vent holes on a HH. Same way you work a reduction frit.
Thanks for the tip Kimberly!
Cass
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2005-09-20, 6:08pm
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Ecclectic & Eccentric
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Originally Posted by shesmi
um... it's a very .. um ....manly ... bead
"is that bead wrapped in anise white, or is he just glad to see me?"
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 Good ones!
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2005-09-21, 12:44am
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Fire Monkey
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I have this problem with yellow opalino on my HH.
What I did was take all the 1/2" pieces that flew off the rod end and put them on my torch mounted marver. Made a bead or two while they heated up, then took each one with my tweezers, introduced it to the flame-way out. Attached it to a clear rod, and piece by piece built up a gather. I pulled it into a fat stringer but I guess you could just use it from the gather.
I have to *really* want to make a yellow opalino bead to take such trouble.
Which is not that often...it's a PITA
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2005-09-21, 7:37am
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okay, i'll bite....
what's a PITA?
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2005-09-21, 7:42am
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Carpe Beadum
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Originally Posted by magpiejst
okay, i'll bite....
what's a PITA?
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Pain In The Ass
I always want to add a PITA charge to those customers who really irk me LOL
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2005-09-21, 8:52am
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There is no hope for this batch...I've done everything except anneal it. Moretti should take it back...Paula
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