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jiminyrootkit
03-21-2009, 08:11 AM
so, i'm diggin the glow.
but i find myself wanting for a way to RAPIDLY charge it up good and bright.
sunlight works, but takes a while, flouros and incandescents don't ever seem to get it a full charge....
does a uv flashlight make em sing in the dark pretty quickly?
just figured i'd ask around before i dropped the $30 on one.
-f
Big Jay
03-21-2009, 08:16 AM
you've tried a blacklight? You can get blacklight flours at home depot. I used it on my powder. I just lay it right on the bulb and within a couple minutes it looks like its going to burn through the packaging.
Greymatter Glass
03-21-2009, 01:27 PM
Sunlights probably the best/fastest/cheapest... but only during the day....

a UV led flashlight works great as well.
seadal
03-21-2009, 04:58 PM
Aww we cant us the sun at night?
Greymatter Glass
03-21-2009, 08:01 PM
I'll sell you a night sun device for $125, but I only have one....
BlueLilyStudio
03-21-2009, 08:13 PM
blacklight works great...

http://www.blacklight.com

also the light produced by the flame works real good too, though not always available when you need it.

heres the one I bought that works fantastically:

http://www.blacklight.com/items/BL249

worth it...with the blacklight I can make the glow baaahs glow enough to be visible indoors in the daytime...too bad the glow starts fading almost instantly.
kobuki
03-21-2009, 08:29 PM
you might try a camera flash.
worked on fishing lures.
jiminyrootkit
03-21-2009, 08:49 PM
i snagged a $10 2' blacklight tube/ballast
works like a champ.
-f
Glow Joe
08-04-2009, 05:34 AM
you might try a camera flash.
worked on fishing lures.

Yep....John....my faves.... portable 35mm camera flash or the mini blacklights.
(The small tubes blow) I have some good lights at www.glowglass.com
Slow
08-04-2009, 11:08 AM
light produced by the flame works real good too

If you're in the shop, nothing beats this. Extra high fuel until the flame is bright white; glass will day-glow in no time.
menty666
08-04-2009, 12:34 PM
Halogen work lights work wonders too.

I just wanted to chime in that I don't know why exactly, but it seems like the frit charges a little faster. Maybe it's less density and smaller surface area absorbing more light, but I walked the 70 feet out to my shop in bright daylight with a container of frit, and by the time I stepped into the shop the exposed half of the container was bright aqua. I gave it a little shake and made sand art :)