I'm looking at a table made of a sheet of plywood for cutting on, 1" thick and very hard, but I've been offered a formica bar countertop. It's hard and smooth, plus even the smallest flakes and shards will come off cleanly. What are you guys using? ** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

I've been doing some small, pretty delicate stuff recently. My running pliers have a jaw width of about 1" or more. I'd like to find some runners with a much narrower nose, maybe 1/2" to 5/8". I've been using some ring jaw pliers with some success, but got to wondering if there were some...

Lurking or posting regularly? Many? Curious.

Hi I have a glass Demi-John, I need to cut the bottom off to make a bell jar piece of equipment for experiments. Some techniques scour the glass and then use a heated wire to shatter across the score. I have seen other methods such as filling the bottle with oil and inserting a hot piece of metal,...

I've been gone for a little while due to medical reasons. What in the world has happened here? The only posts I'm getting are pure junk.

Who on earth is bidding on this and why? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=1230&item=375737176 7&rd=1 I reckon many of the people here could knock up one of these.

I've been seeing these things in catalogs... are they worth the expenditure? i've never used them so i can't at all judge . any of you using them to help with your panel lamps? is there something i can have made that is equally as good? thanks, Arlene

My husband and I are remodeling a 1948 home. All of the windows are the old double hung type. We actually like the look of these windows and are working on getting them functional again (they have all been painted shut). I would like to do something to the windows in the bathroom to provide more...

Debrady should be all over this with his master skill and the ability to ship container loads of glass internationaly. "Søren M" wrote in message ... Dear Glass blower/ company, I am looking for a glass blowing...

Hey, I have been attempting to glue silver bails to fused glass and I have had nothing but problems... Tried superglue... got brittle and they basically fell off. Tried Goop... got rubbery and they basically slid off. Tried 2 part epoxy... seemed good, but even the slightest 'torque' pressure...

Hello, I am trying to get an mirror effect inside a bowl and some plane surfeses of glass how do i do? - can i use a mirror in the fusion oven or does the mirror effect burn away? - can i use lystre as u can use at porcelain and clay together with glass in the oven or does their different...

I have an AIM 84BD with a Fuji PXV-3 ramp/soak control. I've had it for about 3.5 years. It has suddenly turned on me! First it began (about 2 firings ago) to briefly buzz (like a door buzzer) for about 4-6 seconds when it kicked into heat cycle to maintain 1500F. Since it did it's think ok,...

Is this possible? (instead of using the hacksaw for lots of came sawing or buying an expensive came miter saw? :-) Has anyone tried this, and what specific blade did you use for miter cuts on zinc came and/or rebar? TIA!

Hi folks, I've setup a wiki on glass. There's a german and an english version at the following links: http://en.glassdoc.org #english of course http://de.glassdoc.org #german of course There's not much stuff there yet but as there is certainly going to be some it'll be under the "Creative...

I see you're still posting. The news here shows your area as getting buku tornados. Is that correct? Looked like the whole state was in the tornado area of the hurricane. How about a "man on the scene" report. Anybody else here in the beaten zone? Looked pretty bad. One bad ass hurricane. -- Jack

Anybody know who handles Flashed Glass? Specifically I'm interested in getting a white opal with a flashed cobalt blue top surface, for doing a sandblasted item. Never done it before, but I can't resist the possibility of an order for 2500! Any comments welcomed. -- Hal Keeney (dba) Eugene's...

I have done some reading on lead solder and lead came. Some material is very subtle, mentioning to clean the area well and wash your hands after use. Other material I read puts fear into me, I am now leary of any small cut I have. I have been doing soldering in my kitchen and they also mention not...

I have 2 lovely big old kilns, neither of which has an electronic temp controller. I use a simple pyrometer, and watch it like a hawk... shut off and on, open and close the lid etc etc. Question is should/could I buy an add on controller, or get a new kiln altogether? I do mostly slumping for lamp...

I've been reading about, but never done stained glass. One question I've had is when do you use came and when foil? What's the criteria that you use to choose which?

Hello, This is a message on behalf of my loving mother... She has been into arts and crafts for several years and I have talked her into her own website on which she sells her custom lampwork jewelry... Please feel free to check it out and email me back with any questions you may have... Thank...