Colors for Glass Blowers

This is an amazing post. Long winded. Apparently good content.
And it is nothing but cheerleading with no useful information, ends
stupidly and isn't signed.
Thanks a lot, buddy.

--
Mike Firth
Furnace Glassblowing Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/
"Usenet Participant" wrote in message
...
Kudos for wanting to try your own colors and break out of the (crayola) box.
And save a dime or two, and run colored bits without having to roll in
powder/frit, and blowing or sculpting actual colored non-cased work.
snip
For instance there could be seven different layers of "white" cased to
create the right shade on a piece inside your face at this moment. There is
in mine.

A minimum of three layers on a gold cap.

Usually more.

;-)




"Glass Blower" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to make Blood-Red, Blue and Orange colors for Glassblowers.

I know there are lot of commercial suppliers of glass colors but I want
to do them myself as I can't afford the cost of comm. ones nor are they
available in my country.

Can someone please help me here.

Somebody told me that W. A. Weyl's "Coloured Glasses" is a good
resource but I can't even get hold of that.

Thank you for your help in advance.

J.

Gee MIKE thanks for the kind comments on my post for the foreign guy I was
trying to help out.

Are you the Moderator of this group?

Did I say something that was racist or sexist or sladerous or dangerous of
some sort?

I thought all the don't do it threads were a bit one-sided and that there
was certainly another side to the coin.

I notice the next day my sig didn't get added...I am only configuring this
computer with a new OS... BTW..Keeping your real e-address out of the
regularly displayed headers is common practice for avoiding spam, and also a
good idea if the computer is for use by kids.

I put a fair amount of completely relavent items on the table for discussion
in this thread, I thought useful.

How many folks spend time thinking about melting together different frits
for a specific color? Or use a wet frit chemical introduction

The cordless mixing apparatus?

Safety issues as to chemical suggestion?

Homogeneity issues and remedies?

The wet tip for helping repeating results?

How many furnace workers know their rig will bleed on a following melt if
they haven't melted anything but clear?

And you dis the key thing I learned touring a dental lab recently that has
to do with subtle glass shades and particularness and enamals (glass)

And most importantly about glasswork is considering about satisfaction and
mental well being.

SO unless I did something here inappropriate like saying "go ahead and
breath HF acid vapor the effects are temporary" would you kindly stop
acting like you have been breathing HF acid vapor, and keep your flame
remarks to yourself.

I happen to feel that all the folks who melt colors are to be "Cheered"
for their effort.

May the broccoli induced "long wind" from my buttocks blow into your face
the next time you flame.

KB Richard
275 Northern Heights
Shelburne VT 05482
985 0781





"Mike Firth" wrote in message
...
This is an amazing post. Long winded. Apparently good content.
And it is nothing but cheerleading with no useful information, ends
stupidly and isn't signed.
Thanks a lot, buddy.

--
Mike Firth
Furnace Glassblowing Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/
"Usenet Participant" wrote in message
...
Kudos for wanting to try your own colors and break out of the (crayola)
box.
And save a dime or two, and run colored bits without having to roll in
powder/frit, and blowing or sculpting actual colored non-cased work.
snip
For instance there could be seven different layers of "white" cased to
create the right shade on a piece inside your face at this moment. There
is
in mine.

A minimum of three layers on a gold cap.

Usually more.

;-)




"Glass Blower" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to make Blood-Red, Blue and Orange colors for Glassblowers.

I know there are lot of commercial suppliers of glass colors but I want
to do them myself as I can't afford the cost of comm. ones nor are they
available in my country.

Can someone please help me here.

Somebody told me that W. A. Weyl's "Coloured Glasses" is a good
resource but I can't even get hold of that.

Thank you for your help in advance.

J.

No, the problem is that you did NOT give specifics that would help the guy.
Start by going through and taking out the paragraphs that could have come
from an encyclopedia.
Then take out the paragraphs which only make sense if you are already
experienced in working with color because they rest on the quirks of color
chemistry or COE.
Then take out the stuff that is basically saying "give it a try, it may
work out."
What is left is almost nothing.
Secret Sam at Sam.com? "Usenet participant"?
The missing sig is almost irrelevant.

--
Mike Firth
Furnace Glassblowing Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/
"Usenet Participant" wrote in message
...
Gee MIKE thanks for the kind comments on my post for the foreign guy I
was trying to help out.

Are you the Moderator of this group?

Did I say something that was racist or sexist or sladerous or dangerous of
some sort?

I thought all the don't do it threads were a bit one-sided and that there
was certainly another side to the coin.

I notice the next day my sig didn't get added...I am only configuring
this computer with a new OS... BTW..Keeping your real e-address out of
the regularly displayed headers is common practice for avoiding spam, and
also a good idea if the computer is for use by kids.

I put a fair amount of completely relavent items on the table for
discussion in this thread, I thought useful.

How many folks spend time thinking about melting together different frits
for a specific color? Or use a wet frit chemical introduction

The cordless mixing apparatus?

Safety issues as to chemical suggestion?

Homogeneity issues and remedies?

The wet tip for helping repeating results?

How many furnace workers know their rig will bleed on a following melt if
they haven't melted anything but clear?

And you dis the key thing I learned touring a dental lab recently that
has to do with subtle glass shades and particularness and enamals (glass)

And most importantly about glasswork is considering about satisfaction and
mental well being.

SO unless I did something here inappropriate like saying "go ahead and
breath HF acid vapor the effects are temporary" would you kindly stop
acting like you have been breathing HF acid vapor, and keep your flame
remarks to yourself.

I happen to feel that all the folks who melt colors are to be "Cheered"
for their effort.

May the broccoli induced "long wind" from my buttocks blow into your face
the next time you flame.

KB Richard
275 Northern Heights
Shelburne VT 05482
985 0781





"Mike Firth" wrote in message
...
This is an amazing post. Long winded. Apparently good content.
And it is nothing but cheerleading with no useful information, ends
stupidly and isn't signed.
Thanks a lot, buddy.

--
Mike Firth
Furnace Glassblowing Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/
"Usenet Participant" wrote in message
...
Kudos for wanting to try your own colors and break out of the (crayola)
box.
And save a dime or two, and run colored bits without having to roll in
powder/frit, and blowing or sculpting actual colored non-cased work.
snip
For instance there could be seven different layers of "white" cased to
create the right shade on a piece inside your face at this moment. There
is
in mine.

A minimum of three layers on a gold cap.

Usually more.

;-)




"Glass Blower" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to make Blood-Red, Blue and Orange colors for Glassblowers.

I know there are lot of commercial suppliers of glass colors but I want
to do them myself as I can't afford the cost of comm. ones nor are they
available in my country.

Can someone please help me here.

Somebody told me that W. A. Weyl's "Coloured Glasses" is a good
resource but I can't even get hold of that.

Thank you for your help in advance.

J.

Speaking of COE......
Every tank of colored glass I ever melted fit itself just fine, which
sometimes is all a tank of glass needs to do.

While I may be just another say-nothing long winded non-specific
plagiarizing quirky stupid irrelevant almost-nothing"buddy" who is
encouraging idiots to experiment with deadly copper and iron oxides, I find
that baked enamel helps my smile.
You might try applying for some samples from enzite.com for help with yours.

not so secret squirrel

..
"Mike Firth" wrote in message
...
No, the problem is that you did NOT give specifics that would help the
guy.
Start by going through and taking out the paragraphs that could have come
from an encyclopedia.
Then take out the paragraphs which only make sense if you are already
experienced in working with color because they rest on the quirks of color
chemistry or COE.
Then take out the stuff that is basically saying "give it a try, it may
work out."
What is left is almost nothing.
Secret Sam at Sam.com? "Usenet participant"?
The missing sig is almost irrelevant.

--
Mike Firth
Furnace Glassblowing Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/
"Usenet Participant" wrote in message
...
Gee MIKE thanks for the kind comments on my post for the foreign guy I
was trying to help out.

Are you the Moderator of this group?

Did I say something that was racist or sexist or sladerous or dangerous
of some sort?

I thought all the don't do it threads were a bit one-sided and that there
was certainly another side to the coin.

I notice the next day my sig didn't get added...I am only configuring
this computer with a new OS... BTW..Keeping your real e-address out of
the regularly displayed headers is common practice for avoiding spam, and
also a good idea if the computer is for use by kids.

I put a fair amount of completely relavent items on the table for
discussion in this thread, I thought useful.

How many folks spend time thinking about melting together different frits
for a specific color? Or use a wet frit chemical introduction

The cordless mixing apparatus?

Safety issues as to chemical suggestion?

Homogeneity issues and remedies?

The wet tip for helping repeating results?

How many furnace workers know their rig will bleed on a following melt if
they haven't melted anything but clear?

And you dis the key thing I learned touring a dental lab recently that
has to do with subtle glass shades and particularness and enamals (glass)

And most importantly about glasswork is considering about satisfaction
and mental well being.

SO unless I did something here inappropriate like saying "go ahead and
breath HF acid vapor the effects are temporary" would you kindly stop
acting like you have been breathing HF acid vapor, and keep your flame
remarks to yourself.

I happen to feel that all the folks who melt colors are to be "Cheered"
for their effort.

May the broccoli induced "long wind" from my buttocks blow into your face
the next time you flame.

KB Richard
275 Northern Heights
Shelburne VT 05482
985 0781





"Mike Firth" wrote in message
...
This is an amazing post. Long winded. Apparently good content.
And it is nothing but cheerleading with no useful information, ends
stupidly and isn't signed.
Thanks a lot, buddy.

--
Mike Firth
Furnace Glassblowing Website
http://users.ticnet.com/mikefirth/
"Usenet Participant" wrote in message
...
Kudos for wanting to try your own colors and break out of the (crayola)
box.
And save a dime or two, and run colored bits without having to roll in
powder/frit, and blowing or sculpting actual colored non-cased work.
snip
For instance there could be seven different layers of "white" cased to
create the right shade on a piece inside your face at this moment. There
is
in mine.

A minimum of three layers on a gold cap.

Usually more.

;-)




"Glass Blower" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to make Blood-Red, Blue and Orange colors for Glassblowers.

I know there are lot of commercial suppliers of glass colors but I want
to do them myself as I can't afford the cost of comm. ones nor are they
available in my country.

Can someone please help me here.

Somebody told me that W. A. Weyl's "Coloured Glasses" is a good
resource but I can't even get hold of that.

Thank you for your help in advance.

J.