encasing gold in glass

[jane clifton]

just had a customer come in who went to one of those "find your own gems" places and had 11 grains (not grams) of gold he and his wife found. He wants me to make it into some jewelry for him to give her at Christmas. I use pure gold at the torch for fuming all the time, but I don't know what the chances are of the pieces cracking if encased. Anyone ever done this before or can you point me to a link in the archives (I looked but couldn't find anything). I'm pretty sure that I could put it in a small paperweight, but he wasn't real excited about that.
Any help is appreciated.

Jane

[e-jipt]

I know this chick in town that leaves pretty big chunks of gold and silver in her finishied jewerly. Like multiple pieces big enough to fume quite a few pipes. I think she said as long as it's melted in right it works, but then again, I think a had another guy tell me that there's no way to get all the stress out of peices like that so who knows? =p
I think she said her stuff was solid, guess only a polariscope could tell. Or having the peice for a long time =(
Try it see what happens!!

[Mac Maestro]

I have encased big chunks of gold with success. Just drop it in a tube and melt well. It just becomes a sphere of gold. I think it was 14K?

[Swampy]

I would think if there's enough body of glass around it, the gold is malleable enough to be distorted by the (more rigid) glass, if it wants to change shape?

[e-jipt]

yea this chick left the chunks on the surface, unencased... guess I didn't say that
i could actually use those pendents to fume with if I wanted to =p

[Mr. Wonka]

Hi Jane.

I have made necklaces for people with gold grains and small gemstones they have mined themselves, only I don’t use hot glass… I put them in rice necklace vials with clear oil so they maintain their shape, and also get magnified by the necklace tube.

The best styles for this are the plain tube, teardrop, or the heart. Let me know if this will help you, and I’ll be happy to send you one : )

Tom

http://www.glass123.com/rice.html

[jane clifton]

That's a good idea Tom, I may show them to him and see if that's the way he wants to go.
Thanks
Jane

[susheke]

How about in a hollow bead? Two bead caps would keep it from falling out.

[susheke]

I like those Tom!

[newmexicomagma]

there is a guy here where i live that makes pendants with gold encased in them. i thik they look cool. def. different. it seems the gold like to leech into the surrounding glass it gives it a nice look.

[Conchis]

Jane, Post some pics of what you end up doing, I'm curious.

[playa00]

i have heard of a famous glassblower encasing a piece of moldy cheese in a piece he made. Now someone explain that please? but i would also like to know how to encase gold in there as well i have read all the replays but none exactly explaining how except to drop it in a tube anymore help.....or a video?

[jr23]

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[Greymatter Glass]

i have heard of a famous glassblower encasing a piece of moldy cheese in a piece he made. Now someone explain that please? but i would also like to know how to encase gold in there as well i have read all the replays but none exactly explaining how except to drop it in a tube anymore help.....or a video?

Zombie Thread? ZOMBIE THREAD!

Also, it's all about piss encasement tech man.

[Julian]

i have heard of a famous glassblower encasing a piece of moldy cheese in a piece he made. Now someone explain that please? but i would also like to know how to encase gold in there as well i have read all the replays but none exactly explaining how except to drop it in a tube anymore help.....or a video?

It's a pretty simple idea: Make a bubble, cool it, put something inside, and then close it without heating the enclosed whatever enough to damage it.

Of course, if it's something like cheese, you won't be able to anneal the glass piece in a kiln. And, the cheese became moldy afterwards if I recall correctly.

[Pogo]

the cheese was made of mold BEFORE it was put in.

Heavy shit man.....

[Mac Maestro]

i have heard of a famous glassblower encasing a piece of moldy cheese in a piece he made.

So famous. I hear they are making a holograph.
And rich. Like 1% rich. Richie rich.

[Gold Fire Glass]

I have encased big chunks of gold with success. Just drop it in a tube and melt well. It just becomes a sphere of gold. I think it was 14K?

Works great no problems here either. I've used 14 and 18kt.
The melting point of Gold is quite a bit higher than the annealing temp of boro.