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Old September 25th 07, 05:09 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Moon politely replied:

So you are saying that if I had one of these, I'd outgrow my complete
hatred
of copper foiling?

I'd rather have a tetanus shot with a dull needle than work with foil.
Bleeech!
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But of course! You'd then see the light and realize that foiling is a
"zen" thing and you'd soon come to see that even a certain Canadian is
really a nice guy! BWAAAAAA!!!!


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Old September 25th 07, 05:23 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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wrote in message
oups.com...
Moon politely replied:

So you are saying that if I had one of these, I'd outgrow my complete
hatred
of copper foiling?

I'd rather have a tetanus shot with a dull needle than work with foil.
Bleeech!
=========================

But of course! You'd then see the light and realize that foiling is a
"zen" thing and you'd soon come to see that even a certain Canadian is
really a nice guy! BWAAAAAA!!!!



Umhuh.

I just looked out the window and saw a flock of flying pigs land in the
street, too.


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Old September 26th 07, 12:44 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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"Adrian" wrote in message
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HI


Looks like it would be a fairly easy thing to homebrew - a spare
Glastar pressure wheel (got some of those !), mounted on a bolt with a
big spring and a wingnut, and a platform of some some sort, maybe
covered with a low-friction coating.....

...but then, I've probably missed something critical..

I do a lot of foil work, and anything that makes it simpler / quicker
has to be good news...

Regards
Adrian



Sure go ahead and make one yourself. Just because you can copy it,
doesn't make it any less effective. I'd rather spend the $50 bucks than
fool around with a homemade unit for a few hours to get it working right.
It's really a very simple idea. The glass stays flat, and you only need to
rotate it in the groove. I can foil 200 perfect pieces an hour with it.....
without those tiny annoying finger cuts and reading glasses!


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Old September 26th 07, 01:37 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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Hi

On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:44:14 -0400, "glassman"
wrote:


"Adrian" wrote in message
.. .
HI


Looks like it would be a fairly easy thing to homebrew - a spare
Glastar pressure wheel (got some of those !), mounted on a bolt with a
big spring and a wingnut, and a platform of some some sort, maybe
covered with a low-friction coating.....

...but then, I've probably missed something critical..

I do a lot of foil work, and anything that makes it simpler / quicker
has to be good news...

Regards
Adrian



Sure go ahead and make one yourself. Just because you can copy it,
doesn't make it any less effective.


Of course !

I'd rather spend the $50 bucks than
fool around with a homemade unit for a few hours to get it working right.


You have a point g
It's so tempting to say 'hey - I could make one of those' -
and then spend (?waste?) several potentially productive hours
fiddling, only to end up with something that's not as effective as
the commercial model....

It's really a very simple idea. The glass stays flat, and you only need to
rotate it in the groove.


Yes - looks like it would be easy to use.
I have the Glastar set up on a fairly high workbench, and sit on a
fairly low typist's chair. The effect of this is that I can get pretty
close to the foiling roller, it's just below normal eye-level, and
it's easy to keep pressure on the glass with your thumbs.

With the table foiler, is it a 'one handed' operation ?

I can foil 200 perfect pieces an hour with it.....


Coo - that's travelling.
(Tempted to make some comment about 'turbo-soldering' - but
don;t want to open up that particular can of worms again !)

without those tiny annoying finger cuts and reading glasses!


Ah - glasses !
Just been fitted with a pair of varifocals. Have used glasses for
long-distance since primary school, but found over the last few years
that they just weren't working for close-up work. The varifocals were
horrendously expensive - but, so far, they're excellent !

As for finger cuts - tend to get more of those from grinding rather
than foiling. Grinding is made easier (in my experience) by using a
small wood block in the right hand to apply pressure to the glass into
the grinder head, and guiding the glass with the left hand.

This avoids the tendency to push sharp edges of glass (particularly
ripple or mirror) into your thumbs....

Thanks for the info & comments
Adrian
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Old September 26th 07, 01:56 PM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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I want to thank the group again, a new machine to make Christmas gift
making quicker and easier...Thank you all again

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Old October 5th 07, 03:58 AM posted to rec.crafts.glass
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I just call Delphi and order me one of the table foiler, should have
tomorrow or monday looking forward to using it, glad you all talked
about in here.

 




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