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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 8:16:08 GMT -5
Processing a vase in 10 minutes into preforms. "Abdul the butcher". Butchering tools and victim. Note glass blood(mud) below saw. The site of many executions. Chop suey, planned cut marks for controlled surgery. Reduction to a size to fit into a plant pot. One large shard reduced to smaller preform sizes with glass nippers. Test melts to be done on them before preforming balance of vase. Under artificial. Inside layer is 2mm of amber, then a nice heavy color layer, then 5mm of clear glass on outside. Color protected from tumble shaping.
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Post by rockpickerforever on May 2, 2018 8:16:40 GMT -5
That is a beautiful vase! Wonderful, bright colors!
ETA - Oops! I was too late to say goodbye, lol. The butcher strikes quickly...
The shards will become functional, individual entities in their next reincarnation.
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 9:40:19 GMT -5
That is a beautiful vase! Wonderful, bright colors!
Must not have been totally expensive as it had what looked like an old UPC department store sticker on it. Yes, it has been reduced to little slabs and placed in it's coffin. Now the poor thing has to see over a 1000 degrees of heat. Hope that the colors do not dilute into into the adjacent clear glass. It is too thick, best scenario is that the thick layer melts and pools around the color for removal so that a dome is formed and excessive thickness reduced. Never know what will happen rockpickerforever.
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 9:56:01 GMT -5
Pat said, "I wish you well with your lips". I guess I put myself in several awkward positions. I just spit my water out ! I wasn't even going to say anything
Pat MsAliYour kind wish came true Pat. I woke up to over a dozen beautiful test lips this morning. Batting almost 100% ! The old man still has his groove. I also know what to do to get her to shut her mouth with out making her angry. Note gap, can't deal that. Too much like an inflatable lady. The yellow and red melts were lip failures so they got shaped for cabs. Under an inch of water may bring out depth
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Post by MsAli on May 2, 2018 10:02:15 GMT -5
You are too funny Nice lips!
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Post by NRG on May 2, 2018 10:06:04 GMT -5
I love that Denise is working with you on this. jeannie has made my hobby even better. I'm betting the same for you. Keep after it.
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Post by Pat on May 2, 2018 10:11:15 GMT -5
The old man still has his groove.
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 10:19:36 GMT -5
You are too funny Nice lips! Ya gotta love me.
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 10:19:56 GMT -5
The old man still has his groove. Ha !
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 10:28:29 GMT -5
I love that Denise is working with you on this. jeannie has made my hobby even better. I'm betting the same for you. Keep after it. Problem: She reads glass fusing information and brings convention to the table that I try to avoid. She also takes over my space and rearranges everything to her likening. Aside from those 2 issues she is great. Like Jeannie guessing. A partner brings more to the table. Glad they put up w/us. The lips. I hope I have a seller in the lips. Done by accident initially. You would freak at the formula and set up as it is so complicated and of unique materials. It is not normal to have realistic forms in fusing. Lamp work yes, fusing not so much.
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 10:30:10 GMT -5
Another accident in trying to make lips, a hot dog.
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Post by MsAli on May 2, 2018 10:34:40 GMT -5
Another accident in trying to make lips, a hot dog. Or really odd lip I like the contrast with the white
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 10:36:08 GMT -5
Flip your lips and go to the Sci Fi party
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Post by jamesp on May 2, 2018 10:39:27 GMT -5
Another accident in trying to make lips, a hot dog. Or really odd lip I like the contrast with the white
Those are hobby glass Alison and real easy to melt. They come out of the kiln with a beautiful polish. Due to the shortage of red hobby glass there are limitations on making good lip colors. The red glass in the hot dog has very thin black layers running thru it. Make the hot dog look cooked, grilled to perfection.
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Post by MsAli on May 2, 2018 10:44:01 GMT -5
Or really odd lip I like the contrast with the white
Those are hobby glass Alison and real easy to melt. They come out of the kiln with a beautiful polish. Due to the shortage of red hobby glass there are limitations on making good lip colors. The red glass in the hot dog has very thin black layers running thru it. Make the hot dog look cooked, grilled to perfection. A lot of potential with that
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Post by NRG on May 2, 2018 13:16:25 GMT -5
I love that Denise is working with you on this. jeannie has made my hobby even better. I'm betting the same for you. Keep after it. Problem: She reads glass fusing information and brings convention to the table that I try to avoid. She also takes over my space and rearranges everything to her likening. Aside from those 2 issues she is great. Like Jeannie guessing. A partner brings more to the table. Glad they put up w/us. The lips. I hope I have a seller in the lips. Done by accident initially. You would freak at the formula and set up as it is so complicated and of unique materials. It is not normal to have realistic forms in fusing. Lamp work yes, fusing not so much. Jeannie does tend to put stuff away that I set out for eventual use. The French would was "Mis en place" Everything in it's place, so it's ready to use as needed. Mostly kitchen terminology, but works here too.
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Post by jamesp on May 3, 2018 4:32:13 GMT -5
Problem: She reads glass fusing information and brings convention to the table that I try to avoid. She also takes over my space and rearranges everything to her likening. Aside from those 2 issues she is great. Like Jeannie guessing. A partner brings more to the table. Glad they put up w/us. The lips. I hope I have a seller in the lips. Done by accident initially. You would freak at the formula and set up as it is so complicated and of unique materials. It is not normal to have realistic forms in fusing. Lamp work yes, fusing not so much. Jeannie does tend to put stuff away that I set out for eventual use. The French would was "Mis en place" Everything in it's place, so it's ready to use as needed. Mostly kitchen terminology, but works here too. A company sent me to French Canada for 6 months and they laughed constantly at the butcher of French pronunciation. It started when I made my first call to sister division it Ottawa when I ask to speak to Benoit Ether. Ben wah - E tee aay. Instead of saying 'ether' that they put you to sleep with it was 'E tee aay' with a lot of air blown thru the nose. So I argued with them, how the hell do you get 'E tee say' out of ether ? And dozens of other word pronunciations. It was obvious they had never met one of me up there. Had to much fun on that trip as their token redneck.
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Post by fernwood on May 3, 2018 5:39:06 GMT -5
Those lips are looking great. How often are there misformed lips?
Regarding the red glass. Do not know if this would work, but in the 1970's and 80's, Avon sold a line of red glass. Some had pressed glass patterns, but others did not. It is a pretty thick glass. Very deep red. I am seeing these in the thrift shops here for about $4.00 to $10.00 each. The $10.00 one was a wine cruet and 3 glasses.
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Post by jamesp on May 3, 2018 11:07:25 GMT -5
Those lips are looking great. How often are there misformed lips? Regarding the red glass. Do not know if this would work, but in the 1970's and 80's, Avon sold a line of red glass. Some had pressed glass patterns, but others did not. It is a pretty thick glass. Very deep red. I am seeing these in the thrift shops here for about $4.00 to $10.00 each. The $10.00 one was a wine cruet and 3 glasses. Red glass is a fickle animal. It is difficult to find and often gets cracks in it after cooling. grrrr I test melted a couple of red vases and the darn things turned black go figure. The red glass for the lips is exceptional quality. Spectrum brand fuse glass is exceptional. Repetitive supply is a must. The Avon glass will go on the list for sure fernwood and thanks for that info. a good bit of machine molded bottle glass gives me trouble as opposed to hand blown. I had 100% on that set of red lips. But I had to use a jewelers saw to precut the melts quite precision. they are so particular and set-up has to be precise too. They were also similar in dimension to others melted. Another attempt using hobby glass. might get this dialed in. It is very fusible friendly. The bottom most has some interesting characteristics.
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Post by NRG on May 3, 2018 13:12:18 GMT -5
I included the video because French evades me. Now I learn it's not just me!
Those lips are starting to look obsene.
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