Boro Frit Assortment??
 

Hey Folks,

Well, I finally got to play with Boro while here at Hot Time in the Mountains. I'm a little hooked :)

My question is: Where can I find the best deal for clear rod and more importantly where can I find boro frit samplers? I'm not ready to commit to more than sampling stuff - I still have too much soft glass for that but I would like to play more to see whether or not I can work boro nicely on my setup at home.

Any help is greatly appreciated!

-Yee

Aura Lens is running a nice sale until sep 30th. I just bought a couple of cases of tubing from them.

I haven't looked, but abr might have a frit sampler. I know of a few places that do rod sample sets, but usually I only see frit sample kits from BE.

I know that glasscraft sells a mixed case of clear boro that has a bunch of different sizes in it. That might be a good start for the clear. For the color I would suggest that you get an NS Sampler, and maybe a Momka one as well. I don't care for the GA Sampler because the rods are so short. However, if anybody makes a half rod sampler of GA colors then I would get one of those. As far as frit goes, you might want to post a request in the garage area and see if anybody is willing to put a sampler together of a tablespoon or so of a bunch of different colors for a decent price. My personal favorite frit colors are NS Blue Moon, NS AP, NS DAP, NS Turbo Cobalt, and NS Intense Blue Green. But, I also like GA Silver Strike 3, GA Silver Strike 5, GA Purple Luster, GA Triple Passion, and GA Indigo Luster.

Thanks guys! I'll look into it :)

http://www.generationsglass.com/ is having a 25% off sale on all Schott clear boro.

Mountain Glass Arts near Asheville NC. They're fantastic to deal with!

And for frit blends -- http://www.thevenerable-bead.com/cat...hp?category=10

NS Frits and Powder sample pack:
http://www.mountainglassarts.com/s.nl/it.A/id.2239/.f

GA Frit Sample Pack
http://www.mountainglassarts.com/s.n...=2&category=88