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2010-01-18, 12:17pm
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Join Date: Oct 05, 2005
Location: Jensen Beach, FL
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What's your favorite Boro clear?
It's been a while since I bought clear and I'm about ready to run out of my 5mm.
I use it mainly for encasing. Which brands do you recommend? Who has the best prices?
Thanks,
Shirley
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2010-01-18, 12:33pm
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ManBearPig
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Join Date: Jun 28, 2005
Location: Roanoke, VA
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I like Simax for encasing because it doesn't react as much with heavily saturated colors.
I buy mine from either Mountain Glass Arts or ABR.
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2010-01-18, 2:27pm
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Alaska Boro
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Join Date: Dec 10, 2009
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Also use Simex. Nice and clear and works well with Northstar. Use a lot of 2 mm for encasing beads. The nice part is that a case of 2 mm is about 700 1500mm rods. That is a lot of encasing!
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2010-01-18, 3:23pm
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How does Corning Pyrex compare to Simex?
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2010-01-18, 5:34pm
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ManBearPig
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dreambeader
How does Corning Pyrex compare to Simex?
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Pyrex doesn't work as well. It reacts more with saturated colors. It works great for fuming, but not so well for encasing.
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2010-01-18, 5:52pm
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I don't think I've ever used anything but Simax. Wale is having a 40% off anniversary sale on almost everything right now. I'm pretty sure there are places that will honor their competitors sales too. Or I could be mistaken about that.
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2010-01-18, 7:45pm
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Thanks for all the info - it is much appreciated!
Shirley
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