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2013-05-20, 2:04pm
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tiptrinket
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Organizing your glass, by color, brand?
I am curious as to how some of you organize your glass.
By color, brand, transparents together, etc?
Or, if you were just organizing how would you do it? In other words, IF you were doing it again, would you do it the same way?
I am moving all of my glass into my new studio and want some ideas.
I am thinking about putting brands together, but then maybe colors.
I would like to hear what anyone wants to chime in and say!
Thank you!
Tippy
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2013-05-20, 2:23pm
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I have a section for each brand. Then each color has it's own tube with a label of the name of the color and code number.
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2013-05-20, 3:16pm
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I organize by color.
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2013-05-20, 3:33pm
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I organize by color per PVC tube and label the rods with the code and brand. I dont have that much space so I dont have room to organize by brand.
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2013-05-20, 3:35pm
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I'm color disabled..who wants to come help  ...
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2013-05-20, 3:42pm
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Rainbow, opaques one area, transparents in another, and silver glass, etc. separately. I also have my bits of opalino & alabaster separate, which I may change at some point. I do have my few CIM & Lauscha colors marked, mostly Effetre here.
White, ivory, black, & opal yellow are together.
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2013-05-20, 3:51pm
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color.... otherwise it would send my OCD tendacies into a tailspin ;p
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2013-05-20, 4:03pm
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On the far left I have miscellaneous boro. Next I have CIM. After that I have Effetre. On the far right I have silver glass (ie: TAG, DH, Precision etc)
I have GG Glass's assorted canes in a couple of large jars.
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2013-05-20, 4:22pm
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By opaque/transparent, then color. I used to have it by brand, but I rearranged it recently. I love to arrange glass, lol!
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2013-05-20, 4:23pm
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And - new studio? Sounds good!
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2013-05-20, 4:41pm
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Brand, opaque/transparent, then colour. Silver glass separate. All rods labelled. The few odds and sods that are not 104 are separate in different-shaped tubing. If I were to do it again, I'd be torn between the same system and mixing all brands together and sorting by colour.
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2013-05-20, 7:03pm
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Oh, forgot that 96 is in another corner with my 96 sheet glass, and I don't have much so it's just in a couple of vases.
Boro is in labeled closed containers (don't have all that much) near the 104 but no way to mix it up.
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2013-05-20, 7:08pm
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tiptrinket
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Yeah, Kathy, new studio!
I need help in setting up my torch when I get hoses, an oxy con, and a tank...hint, hint!
You, Carol, Patti and Lisa could come over!
I just painted the floor this weekend, so it will be awhile yet, but I'm very anxious to get my glass set up.
Tippy
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2013-05-20, 7:23pm
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I keep my glass in sealed Rubbermaid containers where it won't get additional dust/grime on it. I need a couple more containers to really get things the way I want them, but my system is to store opaques and transparently separately, by manufacturer.
On my working shelf, I keep my staple colours and the 20-odd colours I am currently working with. My staples are clear, opal yellow, copper green, ivory, dark ivory, tuxedo, peace, intense black and mosaic green.
I find this system minimizes distraction at the torch, and keeps things from getting mixed up. My OCD is so bad I have to spell it CDO, and I need a reliable, predictable, well-organized workspace or I can't focus.
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2013-05-20, 7:38pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by echeveria
By opaque/transparent, then color. I used to have it by brand, but I rearranged it recently. I love to arrange glass, lol!
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Same organization system here.
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2013-05-20, 7:43pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tiptrinket
Yeah, Kathy, new studio!
I need help in setting up my torch when I get hoses, an oxy con, and a tank...hint, hint!
You, Carol, Patti and Lisa could come over!
I just painted the floor this weekend, so it will be awhile yet, but I'm very anxious to get my glass set up.
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Will be happy to help! You should come to the June meeting and tell us all about it.
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2013-05-20, 7:51pm
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COE, opaque/transparent, then color. Well, it used to be by color. Lately I've just been putting it in wherever there's a spot, but still by COE. I need to clean it up, though. The color disorganization is bugging the crap out me. (Surprising, considering what a slob I am!)
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2013-05-20, 7:58pm
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By COE, brand, opaque or transparent, then by color. Except for brands that I don't have enough of for a dedicated section, like silver glasses from DH, Striking Color etc are all in the same section.
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2013-05-20, 8:20pm
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Randomly, more or less.
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2013-05-21, 2:44am
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Transparent/colors, opaque/colors, silver colors separate in a box.
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2013-05-21, 4:02am
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I have 33, 90, 96 and 104 and each has its own section and then sorted by color. I label every rod (yes, a real PITA) with where I purchased it, the color number, color name and the in large extra bold font the COE. Takes a little time for the labeling (I use Avery return address labels) but I never get glass of different COEs mixed up. Is this a case of OCD?
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2013-05-21, 7:44am
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I separate by COE, then by manufacturer within each COE. I then organize by color and try to keep transparents separately from opaques. I use fencing posts from Lowes which are cut into 12" lengths and stack them in a cubed unit from Ikea.
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2013-05-21, 8:14am
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I organize mine by Brand, then in order by Color ID# so for me this is CIM first, then Effetre, then my Double Helix separate (since I don't have too much of it for now). And soon to come Czech Glass.
I also use a label maker to label my glass, Brand/Color, Number/Color Name. I don't label all of the glass, but I make sure when I pull out a rod to use that it is labeled so I know what I am using. I usually keep several of them labeled at a time.
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2013-05-21, 8:40am
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I have 2 long shelves. COE 96 on bottom shelf, COE 104 on top shelf. Colors are rainbow red through purple, then neutrals left to right. Opaque near bottom of each shelf, transparents near top. It never occurred to me to organize by brand... I'm going to pretend I did not even see that.
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2013-05-21, 2:47pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bbisker
I separate by COE, then by manufacturer within each COE. I then organize by color and try to keep transparents separately from opaques. I use fencing posts from Lowes which are cut into 12" lengths and stack them in a cubed unit from Ikea.
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Ha! I have exactly this setup! Fence posts in the Ikea cube unit.
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2013-05-21, 3:27pm
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Three large metal flat files - 48x36x2 drawers
by COE
by Brand
- Effetre Transparent, by color
- Effetre Opaque, by color
- Vetrofond, by color
- Reichenbach 104, by color
- CiM 104, by color
- Lauscha, by color (not much of these)
- ASK, by color
- Double Helix, regular production line, alphabetically by name
- Double Helix, test batches, alphabetically by name
- Precision 104, alphabetically by name
- TAG 104, alphabetically by name
- GTG and Bella Donna, alphabetically by name
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2013-05-21, 5:16pm
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I don't organize anything because I know where everything is. My memory surprises even myself. But I do have two trays of "using tonight" and "maybe". I will sometimes spend 15-30 minutes setting up before I start, which includes inspecting and dipping mandrels (yes, each one is inspected before dipping!). I plan ahead like that because I work long hours, like 6-10. I usually have a list of what I will be making for the day/night.
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2013-05-21, 6:25pm
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By COE and then by color. I don't care what stinkin' brand it is, lol. I do have my DH separate (so I don't mistake any of them for a regular transparent) as well as my ASK, Check, and Lauscha for compatability sake.
I do intend to keep opaque from transparent, but they get mixed up over time.
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2013-05-21, 7:24pm
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I actually organize my glass by size. I have tidbits (0-3cm) and then shorts (~10cm) and then the rest I cut down to about 50cm lengths. Clear glass is kept separate and is separated by diameter. I have extremely limited space, and probably no more than 10lbs of glass total, so organizing is not really a problem. I like organizing by size because then when I go to choose a piece of glass I have all the different colors all in one spot.
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2013-05-21, 7:30pm
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we only use 104 so
by color families, mixing transparent and opaques together.
DH and orange, yellow, and ruby striker rods are only one individually labelled.
All filligranna rods lumped together, regardless of color.
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