milli cane size ?

[berning]

a couple weeks ago i learned how to make milli cane and now i'm hooked. i've never bought milli , never seen it it for sale , never used it (until my first pull). i've been having a lot of fun , and i'm considering making it for sale.

my question is what is the "standard" size , or what's acceptable ?

i've been shooting for 8mm , some goes as large as 10 and as small as 6 mm. i'm also wondering about the length, at what point is a piece to short to sell ?


thanks jeff

[Ikensel]

when you get it figured out let me know. I left you a FB message id like to buy a bit from you.
peace,
Darrin

[FredLight]

Never seen it, never bought it now you wanna sell it?

^And this guy, fuckin' wants to buy it even....lol.

I'm impressed.

I make all mine between 6-8 mm, because I use rod snippers and that's what works for me.

What's too short? Quarter inch or less.

[Mecha]

Have you seen his Fred?

Shit is pretty slick.

[berning]

thank you, thank you , and thank you

so i'm lookin allright on the diameter , and i don't need to worry much about to short. i'm not tryin to sell any lil chunks , i'll keep them for myself.

i guess the next step is to take that tripleblowninlinedoublebub class from GWS.:bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:

[STROKER]

quote: i guess the next step is to take that tripleblowninlinedoublebub class from GWS.

better sign up quick jeff. spots are going quick and you know it will make your work that much better to show those sweeet millis you been making.

[FredLight]

No, haven't seen any, would like to.

I did end up offering answers, and they're answers I found by just doing it.

Sorry, I just think there's not enough trial-and-error going on anymore.

[berning]

@ fred i posted some of my first milli here http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=30074&page=10

and thank you for answering my question. i know that i found smaller 4 and 5 mm easier to use , but i was more interested in what size others liked.

i did the trial-and-error part whilke i was learning to make it and use it. now i'm more looking for market feedback , from those that use milli , because i don't.

[FredLight]

Oh yeah. Good stuff. Really like the white/orange OM.

I like the 4-5 size for nipper use, but they gotta get some kiln time, or the cuts will be shit.

I mostly make millis for use in implosions, and I like them with clear between the colors for maximum aperture during implosion. They "feather out" or "fan out" with clear layers in them.

Great work!

[jes]

I also like bigger pieces like 10-12mill you can cut it on a wet saw as thin as you can, makes a nice big design fastly.

Nice murrini you are making, I started making the face cane millifiori where you make the components and then put them together and pull out a face !

[berning]

Nice murrini you are making

thanks jes, did a lil reading , i think what i'm doing would be better described as murrini.

[TheGlassTree]

I like 10 mil.....

[Slimy-E]

i would like big ones, to cap spoons with would be cool never tried that though

[kage]

i like to make mine about 7 mm and chip them for everything i do so length dosn't matter to me..
when i occasionally buy them, i dont like any smaller then 7mm. however if they are bigger then say 7-8, i'd prefer anything in the 12mm or higher range, with at least enough length, say 3 inches or so, to punty for a re-pull.