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Old October 24th 06, 01:45 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
David K
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Now I have delurked I would be curious to know if there are other sand
carvers out there.

For my part my glass engraving evolved from a wholesale crystal & glass
distribution business to specialising in the field of personalised crystal
for awards, prizes, presentations etc.

My current set up is:

Siphon blast cabinet married to a
PAB Blaster pressure pot & PAB gun (I think I am the first in the UK /
Ireland to import one of these systems)
Vacuum bed UV exposure unit
Photobrasive UltraPro Blue self adhesive 4mm
occasional use of Photobrasive RapidMask
home made washout unit which recycles the water
4 shelf stencil drier
Artwork prepared in CorelDraw 12

All pretty standard stuff but it has served me well without being too
capital demanding.

I am seriously looking at a new cabinet (ref 2034) from Rayzist so if anyone
has any thoughts on this unit I would certainly welcome your input. Such
systems appear to be quite expensive here in Europe.

As my father says (jokingly I hope) 'I scratch glass for a living'. What do
you do?

Later ....

David K

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Old October 24th 06, 09:34 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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David K wrote:
Now I have delurked I would be curious to know if there are other sand
carvers out there.

For my part my glass engraving evolved from a wholesale crystal & glass
distribution business to specialising in the field of personalised crystal
for awards, prizes, presentations etc.

My current set up is:

Siphon blast cabinet married to a
PAB Blaster pressure pot & PAB gun (I think I am the first in the UK /
Ireland to import one of these systems)
Vacuum bed UV exposure unit
Photobrasive UltraPro Blue self adhesive 4mm
occasional use of Photobrasive RapidMask
home made washout unit which recycles the water
4 shelf stencil drier
Artwork prepared in CorelDraw 12

All pretty standard stuff but it has served me well without being too
capital demanding.

I am seriously looking at a new cabinet (ref 2034) from Rayzist so if anyone
has any thoughts on this unit I would certainly welcome your input. Such
systems appear to be quite expensive here in Europe.

As my father says (jokingly I hope) 'I scratch glass for a living'. What do
you do?

Later ....

David K

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For sandcarving, you might get more information at this forum:
http://www.cuttingedgesandcarving.com/forums/index.php?

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Old October 24th 06, 10:13 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
David K
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For sandcarving, you might get more information at this forum:
http://www.cuttingedgesandcarving.com/forums/index.php?


I visit there occasionally. There is certainly a fine body of contributors
that post a wealth of information that's for sure and a generous willingness
to share it.

Still, no harm in asking here I imagine ..........

Later

David K
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Old October 24th 06, 11:29 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
db
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"David K" wrote in message
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Now I have delurked I would be curious to know if there are other sand
carvers out there.

For my part my glass engraving evolved from a wholesale crystal & glass
distribution business to specialising in the field of personalised crystal
for awards, prizes, presentations etc.

My current set up is:

Siphon blast cabinet married to a
PAB Blaster pressure pot & PAB gun (I think I am the first in the UK /
Ireland to import one of these systems)
Vacuum bed UV exposure unit
Photobrasive UltraPro Blue self adhesive 4mm
occasional use of Photobrasive RapidMask
home made washout unit which recycles the water
4 shelf stencil drier
Artwork prepared in CorelDraw 12

All pretty standard stuff but it has served me well without being too
capital demanding.

I am seriously looking at a new cabinet (ref 2034) from Rayzist so if
anyone has any thoughts on this unit I would certainly welcome your input.
Such systems appear to be quite expensive here in Europe.

As my father says (jokingly I hope) 'I scratch glass for a living'. What
do you do?

Later ....

David K

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Hello David. I'm Don in Ohio. Amateur basement bandit here. I have a
homemade cabinet and a TPtools pressure pot. I use it for stained glass
effects and for decorative etching. I don't carve deep very often.
www.frogacuda.com


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Old October 24th 06, 11:38 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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"db" wrote in message
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Hello David. I'm Don in Ohio. Amateur basement bandit here. I have a
homemade cabinet and a TPtools pressure pot. I use it for stained glass
effects and for decorative etching. I don't carve deep very often.
www.frogacuda.com



Wowzer! You may call yourself an amateur, but that is some spectacular
work. I'm really impressed. That butterfly panel is something else!


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Old October 25th 06, 01:22 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
Brock
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Default Other glass crafts ......?

Hey, bought those books back yet. Hey, found those quotes yet.
You are a lying turd Dennis, and you really lost all credibility on
Warm Glass.
Do you really think you can stop posting for a few days and everyone
will forget . . .
Ain't gonna happen, loser. Brock

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Old October 25th 06, 03:05 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
db
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"Moonraker" wrote in message
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"db" wrote in message
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Hello David. I'm Don in Ohio. Amateur basement bandit here. I have a
homemade cabinet and a TPtools pressure pot. I use it for stained glass
effects and for decorative etching. I don't carve deep very often.
www.frogacuda.com



Wowzer! You may call yourself an amateur, but that is some spectacular
work. I'm really impressed. That butterfly panel is something else!



Thanks for the compliment. I sell my stuff, and not always to mom and
auntie, but until I make more money than what I've spent on tools and
materials, its probably more realistic to maintain the stance of being an
amateur. I've been at it a long time and have the fancy tools. That doesn't
have the significance nowadays that it used to....everybody's buying belt
sanders and custom kilns. I don't have either of those things, exactly, but
I have really good stuff nonetheless. You see the same thing in other crafts
and arts with us old farts these days too....55 year old men with $3000
electric guitars, custom car shops in their garage with finishing tools that
rival the LA shops, industrial scale woodworking equipment (some of these
guys spend thousands on dust collection systems alone). Just boys (and
girls) with toys.



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Old October 25th 06, 03:39 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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"db" wrote in message
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"David K" wrote in message
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Now I hav


Hello David. I'm Don in Ohio. Amateur basement bandit here. I have a
homemade cabinet and a TPtools pressure pot. I use it for stained glass
effects and for decorative etching. I don't carve deep very often.
www.frogacuda.com



WOW pretty amazing stuff Don. How many hours does it take you to complete
something like the Dandelions?


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Old October 25th 06, 08:59 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
David K
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Hello David. I'm Don in Ohio. Amateur basement bandit here. I have a
homemade cabinet and a TPtools pressure pot. I use it for stained
glass effects and for decorative etching. I don't carve deep very
often. www.frogacuda.com


Don,

Your work is outstanding. You obviously invest a lot of time and effort into
your creations.

I certainly enjoyed looking at them - thanks.

Methinks 'amateur basement bandit' is a bit of an understatement!!

Later,

David

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Old October 25th 06, 01:13 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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David K wrote:


Hello David. I'm Don in Ohio. Amateur basement bandit here.



Don,
Nice to see someone mixing melting glass tecnic and your basic tecnic.
You are think out of the box and with great skills as well. When and
were will you have show of your works?

Bragi.

 




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