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2008-01-07, 6:06am
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Thanks .. I think I'm not getting it hot enough.... I'll keep trying!
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2008-01-07, 2:21pm
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2008-01-07, 2:45pm
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2008-01-07, 3:54pm
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Okay I want to play too. Here's a pendant.
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2008-01-07, 4:22pm
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Thanks Brenda!
G.L. - I think the blue ones are AP rolled in clear frit and encased in clear. But I tend to just grab stuff and never take notes so that may not be right. That is actually one of the photos that looks too "bright" to me. The blue doesn't stand out as much in the actual beads and has more of a teal/green tone to it. I'm still palying with camera settings - so hopefully I'll come across the magic setting sometime! Thanks for the tip on the laundry box too!
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Sounds like you work just like me.I never have any idea what I'm useing.
It sure works well for You.
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2008-01-07, 6:26pm
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I have been lurking for a while and love the show and tell threads. I guess it is time for me to jump in!
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2008-01-07, 8:44pm
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Really great work everyone, nice start for 2008!
I'm really loving the Dragons, and Cosmo awesome job on
the marbles and cold working. I'd love to try some lapidary
work one of these days.
Playing with some inside work again
A new style of ring
some fumed flowers
Ash
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2008-01-07, 9:40pm
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2008-01-08, 12:27pm
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Sonya- your beads are the bomb!! You inspired me to pull out my Triple passion last night- All I got was fugglies...
When you encase the TP is goes boring! Are your beads encased in clear or just plain TP. I'll get a photo- I get the hot heat thing as it's working with DAP but I noticed encasing DAP does the same thing!
Dang I'm not givin' up!! Okay maybe until I buy more- I'm down to one half stick!
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ShelleyLee, I just work it really hot and take it all the way to clear at the end. Then let it cool to where it's not glowing and slowly strike in the back of the flame until it developes the color I want. (It doesn't always work, sometimes I get peachy too)
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2008-01-08, 12:28pm
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OMG you guys and gals, everything here is fabulous! Toni, I can't believe the size of those marbles. Just beautiful.
I have some meazly little beads to show today, lol. I'm happy these days just to get color. So these are my Oh My Gosh beads. OMG I got color!
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2008-01-08, 3:16pm
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Rose you got beautiful color-- what gives? Are you on tanked OX? was sthe moon in perfect line with the sun..... Dang I want pretty color like that!
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2008-01-08, 3:45pm
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Thanks Trudi. No tanked oxygen here, just the same 2 oxycons. It seems my colors got better when I dumped the welders shades. Could that be? Time will tell I guess
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2008-01-08, 6:37pm
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wow the boro peeps are rocking the house down with all this color? are you sure I'm not in a soft glass room?
wow
the keys have taken off on my etsy. here are a few and some steampunk jewelry too
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"I believe in pink, I believe that laughing is the best calorie burner. I believe in kissing, kissing a lot. I believe in being strong when everything seems to be going wrong. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles."
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2008-01-08, 6:43pm
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Here are some beads from homemade cane. PCS, Elvis Apricot and AP.
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2008-01-08, 6:58pm
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Originally Posted by Afterdark
Sonya- your beads are the bomb!! You inspired me to pull out my Triple passion last night- All I got was fugglies...
When you encase the TP is goes boring! Are your beads encased in clear or just plain TP. I'll get a photo- I get the hot heat thing as it's working with DAP but I noticed encasing DAP does the same thing!
Dang I'm not givin' up!! Okay maybe until I buy more- I'm down to one half stick!
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I encase them in a pretty thick layer of clear. The layer of triple is very thin. One wrap with maybe a little over-lap at the end. Then I burn off the haze and encase real quick. Then heat to shape and take all the way to clear...cool...strike in the very back of the flame. THe core of the bead is also clear, if that helps. The triple passion shouldn't be right on the rod. Also, I use tanked oxy and crank up the oxygen.
Good luck!!!!
edited to add...Thanks for the compliment!
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2008-01-08, 7:00pm
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Oh my goodness, tiggy! Those are gorgeous!!!
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2008-01-08, 9:30pm
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You can strike after it's encased? I though I needed to strike first, then encase?
I'm confused!
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2008-01-08, 11:27pm
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You can strike after it's encased? I though I needed to strike first, then encase?
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Yes, you can definitely strike after encasing! I never strike anything before encasing it.
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2008-01-08, 11:41pm
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I had to bid on that set Sonya...Beeeutiful!!!
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2008-01-09, 2:16am
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I have to say that's really nice fume work Ash. I especially like the silver fumed one at the bottom. Nice!
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2008-01-09, 2:44am
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ya'lls work is just beautiful!
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2008-01-09, 9:51am
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hi and HNY everyone,
great work to kick off '08!
Rog, those dragons always put me in a better mood
Pip, Beautiful colour, yum!
Val, that dancing silver chicken is outrageous!
We're off to Thailand and Cambodia tomorrow morning .... oops, in a couple of hours ... I usually make a little something to travel with. one of my travellers will be my pocket time machine and one of these new beartooth necklaces.
they're based on a fossil cave bear tooth, which I have. the fur is wallaby and kangaroo which comes from an old fur coat I rescued from a junk shop and to complete the neolithic look I used rough leather thonging. I also used tiny cast Indian brass bells on one of them.
I'll be climbing around the temples of Angkor Wat soon wearing one of those
cu in Feb
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2008-01-09, 10:06am
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Here are some beads from homemade cane. PCS, Elvis Apricot and AP.
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Very nice. What is PCS again? I always remember it form my Army days as meaning "Permanent Change of Station." LOL
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2008-01-09, 11:00am
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Gotcha- Do you kiln strick too? Thanks for the directions- when is the next full moon? I'm gonna get this puppy to work if it kills me!
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Originally Posted by SonyaHusko
I encase them in a pretty thick layer of clear. The layer of triple is very thin. One wrap with maybe a little over-lap at the end. Then I burn off the haze and encase real quick. Then heat to shape and take all the way to clear...cool...strike in the very back of the flame. THe core of the bead is also clear, if that helps. The triple passion shouldn't be right on the rod. Also, I use tanked oxy and crank up the oxygen.
Good luck!!!!
edited to add...Thanks for the compliment!
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2008-01-09, 11:08am
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January 22nd, I believe
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when is the next full moon?
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2008-01-09, 12:18pm
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Very nice. What is PCS again? I always remember it form my Army days as meaning "Permanent Change of Station." LOL
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Its Purple Cream Soda....a Glasstique colour never to be seen again apparently...sob!
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2008-01-10, 6:30am
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Whoa!! beyootiful colors everyone ...
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2008-01-10, 6:57am
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Gotcha- Do you kiln strick too? Thanks for the directions- when is the next full moon? I'm gonna get this puppy to work if it kills me!
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I rarely kiln strike. Like maybe twice since I've been lampworking, lol.
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2008-01-10, 7:15am
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Gotcha- Do you kiln strick too? Thanks for the directions- when is the next full moon? I'm gonna get this puppy to work if it kills me!
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I pretty much always kiln strike. More consistent than flame striking.
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2008-01-10, 11:55am
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Chad, let me pick your brain for a minute --
What do you set your kiln at? Is it 1050 for the length of time you are working and then down to 950? Do you ever go higher for certain colors? What about reds --- I noticed in another thread you said put them in the kiln unstruck, so would they strike at 1050?
Thank you!
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