So funny story. Yesterday, I gave up on trying to get those colors out of silver fume. Today, I fumed some silver and I stretched it out on a stringer. I saw the full spectrum: red to purple. Now,...
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So funny story. Yesterday, I gave up on trying to get those colors out of silver fume. Today, I fumed some silver and I stretched it out on a stringer. I saw the full spectrum: red to purple. Now,...
Okay, gotcha. What I've been doing is taking that fumed rod I pictured above and lay on a few clear stripes, then twist it up. I then put on a black backing to see what the fume looks like.
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Thanks so much for your post. I think I might have understood what you mean. After I encase this fume, it should travel up into the encasement. Did I understand you correctly?
Also,...
Okay, so I gave it another shot, but no success, unfortunately. Here's what the rod looked like after fuming:
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However, as soon as I started hitting it with a high oxy flame, the fume burned...
Hi! Thanks for the reply!
I hadn't read the Honeycomb thread before, and the technique outlined in that thread is very different to what I normally do. I do have a couple of questions:
1. When I...
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My apologies for the wall of text, but I figured it'd help people give me accurate advice. I've currently hit a roadblock with fuming and I was hoping if someone could have a look...
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I've recently gotten back and noticed the forum is not very active. I'll post some progression pics in the hope that people can provide me with advice.
I'm trying to up my marble...
If I remember correctly, these were discontinued. No idea why, they're fantastic.
Fair point! I've added a small edit to my post above so people can read your reply too. Thanks Mute!
Flame chemistry should not affect how your glass flows when shaping the maria. In order to get a smooth maria, you need to establish a good heat base in the glass first, before you compress your...
Thank you all so much for your replies! I think the mistake I was making is that I assumed that the dichro could not burn after encasement, so I was working the piece really hot (I'm talking a really...
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I'm currently trying to learn how to work with dichroic, but I've been having some issues with burning the dichroic.
I currently have two ways I try to encase the dichroic in...
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Thank you so much for all your advice valinski! The piece above is my latest attempt at an implosion. I made a cane (without the outer encasement) to try it out and it looks great,...
I've been trying to work with this new Jade white. How do you deal with the semi-transparency of the color? I've been using it to learn, and it's somewhat difficult to see when you do things like...
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Just wanted to give an update with regards to my implosions. I'm actually really excited because the advice Valinski gave me was spot on. This was my deepest implosion ever and it...
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It's very likely I was pushing a lot. How do you deal with the divot that starts to form at the center of the maria once you start imploding?
The PDF sounds really good. How much does...
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Still working on my bails, but in the meanwhile, here's another flower marble I made with Asian Pink and Red Elvis. I think it's okay... but I do have a few questions I was hoping someone...
If you're interested in other "flower-y" colors, you could also try out the Asian Opaque purple. It works really nicely too if you use purples in your work. This was the second implosion I did, this...
Chinese opaque pink seems to be working well for me. Just a note, I'm very new to glassworking, and don't have nearly as much experience as the other folks here. But it seems to implode fairly...
Thank you all for your replies! How do the Handy Andy's actually pierce the glass? Won't it leave a very thin "film" of glass at the contact point between the tweezers?
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It's been a while since I've posted on my progression because I have started working on something different - pendants. The techniques for making marbles can easily be applied to...
That was the way I was taught but for some reason, I always had trouble getting the depth illusion to work in the cone. The method I used for this one made the cone, then fed clear rod before adding...
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So I decided to take another stab at vortex marbles today. This time, I used a different technique: one that I learned in The Flow Magazine. My other goal was to try and learn how to get...
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Now that I've had my fun with Amber Purple, I decided to go back and try some more flower marbles. This time, I wanted to try and get some multi-colored petals. I used TAG Red Elvis, Asian...
I liked the opaque white too. I believe it was replaced by the Striking Opaque White. Why, I am not too sure and I cannot vouch for that color either. However, some of the more experienced members on...