I am participating in a stained glass conference to be held at the historic St. Ann's Church in Brooklyn, NY, on Sept 24, 10:30-5:30. In addition to 4 great talks there will be free drinks and munchies. Everyone is welcome. See flier at www.picturetrail.com/vr4sg

There is lots of talk about the best glass cleaner in this group. My Sommer & Maca salesman gave me a sample of this new glass cleaner called Vista Cleer XP. Holy man, what a glass cleaner. He gave me a sample in advance, I guess it is debuting at the national glass show next week. This stuff...

I have two sets of new, unopened molybdenum disilicide elements for a 100# furnace, and a step down transformer for the moly system. I decided not to build this furnace after I bought the parts from a guy in Portland who builds them. I really don't know what the stuff is worth but am open to...

Hi, I am looking for a simple way to make holes in fused glass flat ornaments. Does anyone have an easy way to do this? Thank you, Kelly

Hi I hope this post is ok, I am looking to sell a sculpture done by Elio Raffaeli done in Italy and imported by Oggetti it is a free hand shaped glass with inclusion of of small fish made with the lamwork tecnique ( I was told ) it is 22 lbs in weight 13 inches long , 13 inches high, and 5 inches...

CHARTER for REC.CRAFTS.GLASS PREAMBLE: The newsgroup rec.crafts.glass was created primarily for the purpose of discussion related to working with glass. In order to improve the mechanism whereby we may do so without undue distraction, we, the netizens of rec.crafts.glass, do hereby ratify the...

The Romance of Glass Making , A Sketch of the History of Ornamental Glass by Walter Gandy 1898 Front board discoloured (though better than appears in scan ) otherwise in good condition. Lovely old book on the making of ornametal glass in all it's forms.Some lovely illustrations.Very scarce. Some...

I was wondering if it would be possible to do some light shaping of borosilicate tube with an air/acetylene torch? The type of work I would like to do it take a length of tube and enlarge or constrict the opening and do some light bending say no more than 30 degrees. Would this be possible? As I...

Hello all, Kindly help to identified web address of the recent america glass show looking for liquid glass clearner with brand XP

Sheesh! I didn't mean to get everyone started insulting each other. Maybe I should have worded my original post differently... like, "I'm not into the glassblowing, and kiln stuff but I love making stained glass windows/panels. I'm a lazy ass, so would rather not sift through the stuff posted in...

some nice stuff.......... http://cm.ebay.com/cm/ck/1065-29296-2357-0?uid=299746&site=0&ver=LCA080805&item=8220421183&lk=URL see other auctions for second lot

Hi there, Just to let you know that the sale ends Midnight on Tuesday 27th. Many books at sale prices, and other hard to find books at keen prices. Despatched from the UK every weekday. Take a look: http://www.pandorasbookshop.com , the one stop shop for your glass books. Thanks...

Those of you interested in Kaleidoscope building will know that there is a scarcity of practical information available. One of the few sources over the years has been "Kaleidoscope Korner", a discussion group run by Gabe Wizard. Through Q&A between new and experienced makers, the site built up...

Hello,someone just told me about this group,and did I needed one in the past many times. My sis has an antique front door with recessed (6 glass) pannels and decorative molding,she don't want to remove anything on the door, but had me make her 6 stained glass pannels, to fit over the existing...

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I am curious about the makeup of 19th and early 20th century glass from old bottles and containers. Specifically: Do the melting points of various glass (glasses?) make it possible to arrange pieces of various types into a frame, melt them in a kiln until they flow together, then pull the piece to...

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This used to be a great big meeting place for like minded glass folks. There were loads of postings, and it was "active"! Now, it seems dull, stilted, neglected, like an old Irish cottage that no-one visits. A few days ago, I posted notice of a sale at my glass book website, advising you all (all...

On 13 Sep 2005 18:43:25 -0700, wrote: cycles, I need a meter that will work with a phase-angle SCR. I'm not familiar with any device that can monitor my usage through an SCR. With an inductive ammeter, one would need a constant graph since current draw flucuates wildly from...

Paper Weights & Other Glass Curiosities by E M Elville VGC 116 pages hardback with d/w Lovely old collectors book on glass curiosities.Not entirely on paperweights,also covers Nailsea & Bristol & other small items. Some headings:- Origin & Manafacture of Paperweights / French Paperweights /...