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    Re: I have a lot of raw glass I need to clean?

    One tablespoon Borax to 16 Ounces warm D.I. water.

    A rope with a loop on one end and a micro-fiber towel ( anything that doesn't leave lint actually) for the insides, the outside should dry just...
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    Re: Blaisglass ferrofluid tubes. WOW.

    Gotta keep that bitch clean though, I'm sure that's quite obvious though.

    Derp to me again. Your move.
  3. Thread: Fractal Tech

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    Re: Fractal Tech

    Fractal pattern in black could have been etched out first, and then fumed in afterwards?

    Graal + fume.
  4. Thread: Fractal Tech

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    Re: Fractal Tech

    Could just be glued to the back of a maria and glued to a rod.
  5. Thread: Fractal Tech

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    Re: Fractal Tech

    Good eye Menty!

    Silver Nitrate straight on the glass goes nuts, it fluffs up and is hard to get small details, no control whatsoever.

    I've masked pieces with resist and spread the solution on...
  6. Re: Looking for ballpark appraisal on mid range dabbers

    Blunt pencil point and small paddle on other side.

    Those decorative petals and curly things will get broken if they are intended to be functional.

    My best sellers have a crook opposite the...
  7. Re: how to use glossy magazine paper to transfer toner to your glass and fume imges

    Cool for sharing.

    Your thumbs don't make that piece look any cleaner,btw.
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    Re: How to make a microwave kiln

    Thanks for sharing. The sound was crappy...good advice about left/right.

    I have some rigidized fiber board, I've just been wondering what to use for the susceptor.

    That old silicon carbide in...
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    Re: What do you think be honest! :)

    Good to see someone starting at the right place, the basics.

    Keep it up. We need some more mandrel beads!
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    Re: Hollow Pendant Loop Holes

    I puff them out a bit to thin the area. If it doesn't look right, don't pop the hole until it does.

    Also, in tough spots you can pull a thin point and snip it off and fire polish the hole and ream...
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    For Sale: Re: Super Awesome Coiled Sherlocks!

    I've heard Denver Coil as the term.

    Probably from Harold.
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    Re: Carbon Paper?

    Wow.
  13. Thread: Polymer Clay

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    Re: Polymer Clay

    Just read (red) multiple posts about the toxicity of polymer clay.

    Definitely leave a buffer so you don't start heating up the polymer near the bowl.
  14. Thread: Polymer Clay

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    Re: Polymer Clay

    My advice is keep it an inch away from the mouthpiece and bowl.

    I dislike that polymer taste/smell, but I love the look of a well done glass/polymer mashup.
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    Re: Carbon Paper?

    My apologies for trying to be funny.

    You can do it!
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    Re: Carbon Paper?

    Not enough hand holding.
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    Poll: Re: How long have you been at the torch?

    Started soft glass in 2001, spent some years fusing and slumping and making soft glass beads on a Hot Head.

    About 2005, I bought a Carlisle CC and switched to Borosilicate glass. I've switched...
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    Re: Dam_ IT@!!!!!

    Terrible waste of your time, Rich. Sorry to see.

    I always decline when someone asks me to re-work any work I didn't originally make. But I DO realize this was a hardware issue, and not a mistake...
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    Tool & Equipment Review: Re: Bethlehem Champion Bench Burner

    I ran a friend's CHamp for a day while blowing glass at an amusement park. He brought it in and I swapped my Phantom off the bench to make room.

    Thing is a friggin beast. Made a flame too big for...
  20. Thread: CBS Fusebar

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    Want To Buy: Re: CBS Fusebar

    To tell the finished color of the dichro?

    See if you can get one direct from CBS, might be cheaper.
  21. Re: I made my 1st honeycomb pipe and pendant. Let me know what you think

    Looking good. Try to apply less fume next time. When this piece colors in, you'll see why.

    The tech is looking good though. Keep it up. Glad to see you made a marble.

    When you condense your...
  22. Thread: Crazy idea??

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    Re: Crazy idea??

    Just like the perpetual motion machine, this won't work.

    Losses are too great for any benefit.

    Try hooking a lamp to a solar panel and shining that lamp onto the solar panel. Isn't gonna go...
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    Re: i wonder......possible new honeycomb tech

    What are we talking about?

    I didn't bother to read before I clicked on this thread.

    I bet you could make some dope mirrors, bruh.
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    Re: i wonder......possible new honeycomb tech

    Fume is what I wanted. For a honeycomb....like the title and topic of this thread.
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    Re: who in japan is making these?

    Yes, bees can detect cancer. It IS a thing.

    Yes, you can train them to fly into a secondary chamber. That would seem a simple trick if you've seen bees in detection applications.
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