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Old 2013-08-13, 4:04pm
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Does anyone know of a good application for enamel chunks?

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Old 2013-08-13, 9:17pm
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Old 2013-08-13, 9:26pm
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crush them to make more enamel? Never heard of enamel chunks, but didn't want you to be all alone.
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Old 2013-08-13, 9:37pm
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On glass or metal? The second video shows 6/20 on copper tubing:

http://paintingwithfireartwear.blogspot.com/
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Old 2013-08-13, 10:42pm
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Are you talking chunks or frit? You can have the look of frit without any reactions between colors - like orange on turquoise. You can also make some of the colors web. I have a chart done up with the Frits and I can't find them on my site. I'll take care of that this week.

You can also melt them and make stringer.
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Old 2013-08-13, 11:15pm
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Lol thank you for caring Autumn.

Thanks Julie. For lamp working.

I guess I'm talking frit Kay. I have a sample pack. I'll look forward to seeing the chart. Thanks
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Old 2013-08-14, 12:27am
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No problem, I just have to find it. OK, found them. Give me just a few days to get them scanned, adjusted, sized, and up.
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Old 2013-08-15, 4:39pm
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Cynthia, I got the charts up today. Don't know how I missed putting those up. These were all done on a HotHead so hotter torches may get stronger results, but they don't react with the base glass.

http://www.listen-up.org/kitty/beads/frit/te.htm
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Old 2013-08-16, 8:00am
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I really like how those all pop on black backgrounds, neat! Thanks for the chart, Kay. I can't imagine how long all of those took.
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Old 2013-08-16, 1:14pm
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I've had some samples I never got around to playing with but have kept becaue they look like they should be so much fun.
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Old 2013-08-16, 1:36pm
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where do you get chunks? I need!
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Old 2013-08-16, 2:01pm
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I don't know about the chunks, but you can get the frit from Thompson Enamels.
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Old 2013-08-16, 11:28pm
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You know, that site gives me a migraine lol. But I'll look there thank you, I thought they only had powder..I'm excited
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Old 2013-08-17, 7:32am
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Thank you so much for doing that Kay. I should have titled this thread "enamel frit". It is actually frit.
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It's the 6/20 size right? It's great for when you don't want a reaction with the base glass. Thanks for the charts Kay, those are awesome!

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Old 2013-08-17, 6:11pm
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You know, that site gives me a migraine lol.
I'm sorry. I've made some changes to the site. Let me know if it still bothers you.
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Old 2013-08-17, 7:54pm
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No apologies necessary, Kay. Your site is a wonderful reference! I've used it many times over the years.

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Old 2013-08-17, 8:25pm
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Kay, I thought Ravenesque was referring to Thompson Enamel's site, not yours.
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Old 2013-08-17, 8:37pm
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I've heard before that there are some who don't care for the dark background and the pastel type. It's all good.
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Kay, you went to all that trouble to make the beads and shoot the results - we are all thrilled and thankful!
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Kay, I thought Ravenesque was referring to Thompson Enamel's site, not yours.
Oh yes Kay, I love your site! I'm sorry! It's the thompson site. I've used your site for years and I'm going to take this moment to thank you for it!
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Old 2013-08-18, 7:14am
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You know, up until now I never saw this site. I think it's wonderful. So much time invested into it. I'm going to spend some time there for sure. Thanks again Kay!
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Very cool.. Kay Thank you THANK YOU ...

Were is the best place to find these frits?
Kay... can we sent a donation to you? So much work put into all of your fab. charts..
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Old 2013-08-18, 9:07am
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I still don't get the reason the frit is used. In the copper bead you could use the powders as well right?

Kay~~ Thanks so much for all the time you put into that! Thompson s pics don't show the color after its been used and the pics aren't loading....
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Heidi,

You can use the powders, in fact you start with the clear powder when making a bead on copper tubing. But the 6/20 mesh allows you to build up the bead much faster and gives you more of an olive style bead rather than a barrel shaped bead if the makes sense. Making enamel beads on copper tubing is where I started about 20 years ago lol. I still have a container full of many of the beads I made!

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Old 2013-08-19, 7:10pm
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Yeah that makes sense! Thanks!
The shape was nice! It seemed like you could build up a smaller frit or powder faster but it did build out into a nice shape!
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