Forum: Glass
December 19th 09, 06:17 PM Posted to sci.polymers,sci.materials,rec.crafts.glass,sci.physics
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,673
laminated glass tubes
Uncle Al wrote:
The cute part is seeing critical point opalescence for CO2, N2O, SF6,
CF3Br, propane, CCl2F2, CH2F2, ethylene, C2F6, etc. Gotta have a
through-sight path.
What aren the...
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Forum: Glass
August 6th 09, 06:52 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,611
Iridescent glass
No Body wrote:
"charlie" wrote in message
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Forum: Glass
August 5th 09, 07:41 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,611
Iridescent glass
No Body wrote:
Does anyone know how the iridescent coating on stained glass is
made, and what the stuff is made of? I'm wondering how to remove
select areas on a piece.
I do not...
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Forum: Glass
June 11th 09, 09:51 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,606
forming a large diameter tube
nJb wrote:
On Mon, 8 Jun 2009 00:09:38 -0700 (PDT), Permafacture
wrote:
I was thinking about how to slump a large diameter tube from a flat
plane of glass. I...
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Forum: Glass
March 31st 09, 06:48 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 9
Views: 2,055
slumping glass: how to???
Larry wrote:
I am wanting to slump glass. I would like to know where I can learn
all of the processes whether it be a school, a book, the web ????
thank you in advance for any info.
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Forum: Glass
February 25th 09, 07:47 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,554
crazy wildass idea
Tom wrote:
Anybody ever melt a glass object down into a puddle, let it cool, and
work with the resultant sheet of glass? I found something....
You may search
warmglass.com archives with the...
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Forum: Glass
February 5th 09, 06:38 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 6
Views: 1,683
Polishing pads - name, mfgr...?
Kris Krieger wrote:
Hello,
I had seen some polishing pads, useful for buffing the edges of fused glass &
so on. The oduct is like a sponge, as the diamond-embedde dpolishing pad on
one...
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Forum: Glass
August 18th 08, 05:56 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
Glass grinders--thanks to all.
Bill Browne wrote:
Lauri brought up fire polishing. I'm wondering how much fire are we talking
about. I'm guessing more than my propane torch can supply.
Anyway, thanks again.
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Forum: Glass
August 16th 08, 07:59 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,456
Glass grinders.
Bill Browne wrote:
I work in etched glass, not stained. But I like to work with odd shapes, so
I've considered a glass grinder, and I have a few questions.
I'm curious as to how badly the...
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Forum: Glass
May 17th 08, 06:44 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,422
Etching a complex design
Steve Ackman wrote:
[...}
I did some etching using rubber cement as a resist
some years back. I don't recall the exact step-by-step
but the reason I went to rubber cement was for better
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Forum: Glass
May 5th 08, 07:33 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 1
Views: 889
Line drawings
nJb wrote:
Here's a good place to start:
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=barn+line+drawings&btnG=Search+Images&gbv=2
Jack
And here is one of mine made in glass
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Forum: Glass
March 25th 08, 08:10 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,527
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Forum: Glass
February 10th 08, 06:40 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,649
Cutting rough glass
M wrote:
I have a good few lumps of old broken glass some up to about 3" thick and
would like to cut thin sections out but not sure if or how it can be done.
If it can would it be expensive...
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Forum: Glass
February 1st 08, 07:42 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 2
Views: 713
Kiln Building
Ricksons wrote:
Hi all,
I'm new to the group and hope I can get some advice/information about
building an electric kiln for fusing and slumping glass. I have Olsen's
book on kiln...
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Forum: Glass
January 5th 08, 08:50 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,578
Hello I Must Be Going
JKGlassman wrote:
I leave you with those words uttered by Groucho Marx, who also said
"I wouldn't want to join any club that would have someone like me as a
member". So unless the sky...
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Forum: Glass
December 15th 07, 10:12 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,378
art or craft
wrote:
Grin, most of my own designs fall into the later designation
Steve. Not craft, not art, but crap. Hell, I couldn't draw flies if I
was covered in...
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Forum: Glass
November 24th 07, 05:16 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,693
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Forum: Glass
November 12th 07, 10:47 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,341
Tapping
Chemo the Clown wrote:
On Nov 12, 10:49 am, Lauri Levanto wrote:
michele wrote:
some deep curves and especially s curves just won't break out w/any other
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Forum: Glass
November 12th 07, 07:49 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,341
Tapping
michele wrote:
some deep curves and especially s curves just won't break out w/any other
method(that i have used). I usually start the break with runners on each
end, then tap from where it...
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Forum: Glass
November 9th 07, 03:30 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,341
Tapping
Michael wrote:
Back when glass was new
5000 years ago?
I did a few stained glass windows. I used one
of those generic green glass cutters with the ball on the end to tap
the glass from...
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Forum: Glass
November 3rd 07, 08:29 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,999
Microwave Kilns
David Coggins wrote:
"nJb" wrote in message
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Seems they were around some years back. Anybody know anything about them?
Jack
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Forum: Glass
October 31st 07, 07:23 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,429
Grinder Problems
glassman wrote:
"Michael" wrote in message
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JK wrote:
I know this will kill your sensibilities, but in the...
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Forum: Glass
October 25th 07, 06:15 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,014
3d design software for tiffany lamps
Michael wrote:
Bart wrote:
Anyone here that uses computer software for designing tiffany lamps in
3D perspective?
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No software that I know of. You could improvise...
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Forum: Glass
September 29th 07, 04:10 PM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,496
Custom Prices
Moonraker wrote:
wrote in message
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Almost half the panels we do now are fused instead of stained glass.
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Forum: Glass
September 26th 07, 07:19 AM Posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,245
Glass from hell
Moonraker wrote:
"Michael" wrote in message
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Javahut wrote:
I have found with a great many people, their...
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