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2006-04-26, 7:50pm
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GA Aquatic Carnival
GA Aquatic Carnival - Does anyone have any tips for working this stuff? If I use it for just adding raised decorations to a piece then I get nice blues and greens. However, if I decide to use it as the base for a piece such as a heart or pendant where I have to get it nice and molten, then I end up with this really nasty brownish green color - you know, kind of like strained peas that have already been through the baby. I am using a neutral to oxidizing flame, but I have also tried a reducing flame. It still looks like crap either way.
Thanks,
Eric
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2006-04-26, 9:41pm
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borobucaneer
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don't reduce. treat it like trans green.
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2006-04-27, 5:30am
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Crank your oxygen way up when you are working it. On my torch, even if I'm working it with just the inner flame, I leave the outer oxygen open.
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2006-04-28, 10:37am
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Eric,
In addition to working with a really oxidizing flame, work hot and fast--the Carnival colors will burn out to mud when overworked.
Anita
www.fireflybeads.com
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2006-04-28, 11:37am
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Thanks for the tips everyone!
Eric
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