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- Thu Jul 31, 2003 8:21 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Quick Help wanted...Need glue or adhesive advice
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8332
Cynthia, I have used Sprite as a medium for BE powders lots of times, however, I don't know how or if it would work with frit because it isn't even as sticky as klyr fire and may not hold large frit well. But I have had great success with the powders and Sprite, I really like the long working time a...
- Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:59 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: SYSTEM 96 FRIT
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10214
- Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:57 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: SYSTEM 96 FRIT
- Replies: 11
- Views: 10214
What I do to make frit is put my glass in the oven at 550 F, leave it a bit, and throw it into a metal pot of cold water. Sometimes it can use a little further breaking up but it's a cinch at that point. Search the archives for making frit if you are inclined to make your own in this pinch, there ar...
- Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:24 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: millefiori maker
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2887
- Mon Jul 28, 2003 5:43 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: looking health for insurance for the self employed
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10905
Slim pickings here in NC, too. Our agent said we had three options, one covers emergency room care only...yikes. The other two are Blue Cross which I have, and Fortis, which my husband has, we too are both glass/self employed. My Blue Cross coverage is decent but pricey, my husband's Fortis is super...
- Sun Jul 27, 2003 11:22 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: NY sightseeing
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7457
100% agreement about Portland's Thai food! When I woved away from Portland about ten years ago I couldn't get it off my mind, and never have found any so good anywhere else. Also some great Vietnamese food, Saigon Thin Than (I think) on congress across from the State Street Theater is my favorite re...
- Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:11 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Taurus Ring saw or Gryphon Wire saw
- Replies: 11
- Views: 14851
The Gryphon is awful. We have had endless problems and have found it to be very poorly made. I have not tried the Taurus and would still recommend it over the Gryphon, it MUST be better. In all fairness I must say we have done a lot with it, but it's been falling apart since three days after we boug...
- Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: First Time Art Fair, Looking For Tips
- Replies: 23
- Views: 21602
We just did our first show in June and the three biggest things we really, and I underscore really, shouldn't have forgotten were: 1) trash bags/bin 2) BAGS FOR CUSTOMERS (boy was that awkward) 3) a good money system, it was not very professional to be digging through my pants pockets to make change...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 10:17 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cerium Oxide (How to use)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11457
Kelly, I just found this link, you need adobe acrobat to view it. These folks are really helpful, check out their site.
cerium oxide page:
http://www.hisglassworks.com/files/polishing.pdf
main page:
http://www.hisglassworks.com/
lissa.
cerium oxide page:
http://www.hisglassworks.com/files/polishing.pdf
main page:
http://www.hisglassworks.com/
lissa.
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 10:11 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cerium Oxide (How to use)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11457
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:36 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Cerium Oxide (How to use)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11457
Kelly, I think how you use the cerium oxide is dependent on your equipment, are you using a wet disc grinder/polisher? If so you will need to get a felt or cork disk that fits your machine. You then 'charge' the disc with a paste made from the power and water, work that paste into the surface, let i...
- Sat Jul 19, 2003 8:04 am
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Super Spray and airbrush questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5577
I always throw them right into a little tub of water until I wash them with a scrubby sponge, but I will try the wet sandpaper. What grit do you use? Also, I have had less of a problem with scum now that I use a finer grinder head, we had a very coarse head on there for a while, lot of scum even wit...
- Fri Jul 18, 2003 9:14 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Super Spray and airbrush questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5577
Perfect, I am going to Michael's tomorrow, how nice to know the Badger is fine, we find most every time we need any equipment the price makes us gasp! Unfortunately all of my edges have been ground, I'll have to see if the 'scum' is a problem, I plan to paint super spray on the ground edges before f...
- Fri Jul 18, 2003 7:58 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Super Spray and airbrush questions
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5577
Super Spray and airbrush questions
Sorry, lots of questions all at once... Most importantly, I would like to get an airbrush to apply super spray as a top coat, which airbrushes do you recommend for this and what features should I look for? I saw in an earlier post that super spray need only be used in the hottest firing, I will be t...
- Wed Jul 16, 2003 9:13 pm
- Forum: Business Topics
- Topic: selling suggestion
- Replies: 19
- Views: 21255
I had a chocolate shop for years and I made and sold truffles which were then displayed in trays, each clearly labled with the flavor of the truffle, I had about 15 different flavors and a couple of times each day customers would come in and ask what EVERY flavor was. It was increadible. New employe...
- Tue Jun 24, 2003 5:37 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Vinegar crystals?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 6352
Vinegar crystals?
I fired a piece for full fuse on kilnwashed fiber board. The wash and board stuck terribly, though I managed to scrape most of it off, there was kilnwash left in the tiny impressions from the surface of the fiberboard and there was no getting it out of there. I read the tip to soak the piece in whit...
- Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Stainless Steel Mold Prep
- Replies: 12
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- Sun Jun 15, 2003 6:03 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Stainless Steel Mold Prep
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14738
Hi Alex, What I do, size permitting, is set my kitchen oven to 500, put the mold in from at the start (I put something under it like an old cookie sheet for ease of maneuvering), let the oven preheat and then hang out for ten minutes or so at 500, then I slide the pan out and brush on my kiln wash. ...
- Sat Jun 14, 2003 7:05 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Bubbles with powders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3521
- Fri Jun 13, 2003 9:06 pm
- Forum: Techniques and Tools
- Topic: Bubbles with powders
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3521
Bubbles with powders
I have been fooling around with the world of powders (bullseye) and the other day I did a fire of little test tiles with powders used in all sorts of ways. I used different bonding mediums, different colored sheet glasses, various methods of application and removal, and also played with fusing with ...