fuming colors

[glass cat]

Can you guys give me a jump as to what colors go good with silver fume? (and gold too?) I know silver likes colbalt, periwinkle, white and gold with bubblegum, but are there any others for just simple rod or frit implosion pendants?

Thanks man!!

[ech]

I like to lay down some gold and silver then put Elvis behind it. I also like to lay down some gold and put mystery aventurine behind it.

[The Glass Fish]

one of my favs is a light spray of silver, followed by heavy gold then dotted with clear. Put it over your favorite black and you won't be dissapointed.

[puddletown]

cobalt tube works good as well, and its easy to find and cheap.
I would have to say I like the combo of silver and gold, you get all sorts of colors, encased in clear or not

[glass cat]

Hey thanks guys I'lltry those. I have trouble fuming gold on my cuda though. I know the piece has to be hot, and I need a driving flame, but the gold just sits on my quartz. Not sure what the deal is. I'll keep trying tho.

[mer]

i used to use a beth pm2d and i hated fuming on it. i bought a national to keep on the side of the bench. it fumes like a champ and is also handy for getting into tight spaces for polishing welds.

[ech]

It took me a while to figure out how to fume on a surface mix torch but once I got it realized that I get a better fume. I do remember how easy the premix was though so maybe its just my imagination.

[mer]

better in what way? i'm not disagreeing with you, i'm just curious.

[ech]

I don't have the tendency to over fume as much, and I sorta noticed that when I fume both silver and gold I get more colors from the surface mix.

[mer]

cool, thanks.