Fuming - Revision history

Moto42 at 19:45, 12 June 2010

2010-06-12T19:45:22Z

Primathon: /* Technique */

2009-03-26T06:38:44Z

Technique

BetaB: /* Safety */

2007-05-15T17:25:52Z

Safety

Onion: /* Safety */

2007-03-04T02:22:09Z

Safety

Onion: /* Summary */

2007-01-15T02:39:05Z

Summary

Somberbear: /* Technique */

2007-01-14T13:27:19Z

Technique

Somberbear: /* Technique */

2007-01-14T13:25:54Z

Technique

Somberbear: /* Safety */

2007-01-14T13:21:57Z

Safety

Meerkat: How to fume

2007-01-14T05:08:35Z

How to fume

67.172.157.50 at 05:01, 14 January 2007

2007-01-14T05:01:42Z

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 == Technique ==
-Precut small pieces (3mm) of silver/gold. Place a single piece of silver/gold onto a graphite pad.
+* Precut small pieces (3mm) of silver/gold. Place a single piece of silver/gold onto a graphite pad.
+* Heat up the end of a short length (3 to 4 inches) of 4 to 6 mm borosilicate rod till it is white hot and forms a small gather. some use a quartz rod, as it will not melt under high temp and prolong work time fuming
-Heat up the end of a short length (3 to 4 inches) of 4 to 6 mm borosilicate rod till it is white hot and forms a small gather. some use a quartz rod, as it will not melt under high temp and prolong work time fuming
+* Press the hot gather onto the piece of silver/gold, smooshing the silver/gold between the gather and the graphite pad, thus pushing the silver/gold into the gather and allow to cool for a few seconds.
+* The silver/gold should have stuck to the glass, if not try again.
-Press the hot gather onto the piece of silver/gold, smooshing the silver/gold between the gather and the graphite pad, thus pushing the silver/gold into the gather and allow to cool for a few seconds.
+* Make sure the glass that is receiving the fume has been pre-warmed so that the fume will stick to it. Do this by giving the glass a quick bath in a bushy propane flame.
+* Adjust your torch to create a very small reducing flame.
-The silver/gold should have stuck to the glass, if not try again.
+* Hold the glass rod with the silver/gold about 1 to 2 mm past the candle tip.
+* hold the glass you want to fume out in the flame, approximately 6 inches behind the rod with the silver/gold
-Make sure the glass that is receiving the fume has been pre-warmed so that the fume will stick to it. Do this by giving the glass a quick bath in a bushy propane flame.
+* Once placed near the candle, the silver/gold will melt and start to give off the fume, sometimes this fume is visable as a smoke, other times you can not see it, but watch the glass that it is being deposited onto to notice if it is changing color.  If it is not, try changing the characteristics of your flame.
+* When the glass has obtained the desired patina, set aside the short rod with the silver/gold.  You can now adjust back to a normal flame and work your glass.
 Adjust your torch to create a very small reducing flame.
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 Hold the glass rod with the silver/gold about 1 to 2 mm past the candle tip.
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 hold the glass you want to fume out in the flame, approximately 6 inches behind the rod with the silver/gold
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 Once placed near the candle, the silver/gold will melt and start to give off the fume, sometimes this fume is visable as a smoke, other times you can not see it, but watch the glass that it is being deposited onto to notice if it is changing color.  If it is not, try changing the characteristics of your flame.
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 When the glass has obtained the desired patina, set aside the short rod with the silver/gold.  You can now adjust back to a normal flame and work your glass.
 == Variations on technique ==

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 == Safety ==
-Always use good ventilation. and be careful to minimize your exposure to the fumes. The fumes are very poisonous.
+Always use good [[ventilation]], and be careful to minimize your exposure to the fumes. The fumes are very poisonous.
 Be careful not to spill the molten silver onto your torch face as it will clog and possibly ruin the ports.

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 Be careful not to spill the molten silver onto your torch face as it will clog and possibly ruin the ports.
-Also wear proper eye filters the light produced while fuming can be bright. leading to blindness
+Also wear proper eye filters the light produced while fuming can be bright, leading to blindness
 == Effects and Patterns ==

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 == Summary ==
-'''Fuming''' is a lamp working (glass blowing) technique, in which solid silver or gold is turned into a vapor by placing in the flame of your torch.  The silver/gold vapor then condenses onto the glass held further out in the flame and appears as a patina ranging in colours from blue, pink, white (from silver) to orange,green or red (from gold).  The range of colours and opacity can be varied depending on how much fume (vaporized metal) is deposited onto the glass and how the then fumed glass is worked in the flame afterwards.
+'''Fuming''' is a lamp working (glass blowing) technique, in which solid silver or gold is turned into a vapor by being placing in the flame of your torch.  The silver/gold vapor then condenses onto the glass held further out in the flame and appears as a patina ranging in colours from blue, pink, white (from silver) to orange,green or red (from gold).  The range of colours and opacity can be varied depending on how much fume (vaporized metal) is deposited onto the glass and how the then fumed glass is worked in the flame afterwards.
 == Technique ==

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	Be careful not to spill the molten silver onto your torch face as it will clog and possibly ruin the ports.		Be careful not to spill the molten silver onto your torch face as it will clog and possibly ruin the ports.
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		+	Also wear proper eye filters the light produced while fuming can be bright. leading to blindness

	== Effects and Patterns ==		== Effects and Patterns ==

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 Place a single piece of silver/gold onto a graphite pad.
-Heat up the end of a short length (3 to 4 inches) of 4 to 6 mm rod till it is white hot.
+Heat up the end of a short length (3 to 4 inches) of 4 to 6 mm rod till it is white hot and forms a small gather.
-Press the hot gather onto the piece of silver/gold and allow to cool.
+Press the hot gather onto the piece of silver/gold, smooshing the silver/gold between the gather and the graphite pad, thus pushing the silver/gold into the gather and allow to cool for a few seconds.
 The silver/gold should have stuck to the glass, if not try again.