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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2019-07-08, 9:07am

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37 colors of recyclable awesome

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Posted By Robin Passovoy

Welcome to the party, and good luck in your...

Welcome to the party, and good luck in your endeavors! Good choice of bottles, too. Bombay Sapphire bottle glass is beautiful stuff, fairly easy to work, and you get a lot of bang for your buck,...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2018-01-11, 10:44pm

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

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Posted By Robin Passovoy

Yeah, bottle glass is pretty much a monochrome...

Yeah, bottle glass is pretty much a monochrome thing if you aren't in the mood to experiment. On the other hand, we've seen that silver wire can add interest. Baking soda would probably give it a...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2018-01-09, 12:36pm

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37 colors of recyclable awesome

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Posted By Robin Passovoy

Thank you!

Thank you!

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2018-01-08, 1:45pm

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Nope, those are indeed my work. I do...

Nope, those are indeed my work. I do stained-glass mosaic when I'm not lampworking. Those are a selection of Best In Variety awards that I've done for the Midwest Pond and Koi Society's judged koi...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2017-05-23, 9:22am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Sorry, wasn't being clear there. Insofar as I'm...

Sorry, wasn't being clear there. Insofar as I'm aware (and I could be wrong), all modern iridescent glass gets its shimmer from a coating. Fusible iridescent coatings are stronger and designed to...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2017-05-22, 10:51am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

I've tried using iridescent glass before, the...

I've tried using iridescent glass before, the Bullseye fusible stuff, and didn't get very good results. It doesn't take direct flame very well, or the constant fluctuations in temperature that...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2017-04-23, 8:37am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Nice! I need to get me some of that silver wire....

Nice! I need to get me some of that silver wire. Leaf and foil just don't hold up well with bottle glass.

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2017-01-07, 7:38pm

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Yup. Thankfully, some folks still value...

Yup. Thankfully, some folks still value tradition over their bottom line, and glass has the advantage of not leaching weird chemicals into the food or making it smell like plastic. This is sort of...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2017-01-07, 1:47pm

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Hey, all, here's another color to report: ...

Hey, all, here's another color to report:

James Keiller & Son Dundee Ginger Preserve
Honest-to-Stosh milk glass, or something very like it. The preserves are very good, too. Try them! Very...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-12-27, 10:41am

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37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

I don't pull rods so much as I pull stringer--the...

I don't pull rods so much as I pull stringer--the thickest ones aren't much more than an eighth of an inch thick. Between the thinness of the stringer and the hardness of the glass, they don't...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-12-12, 12:58pm

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Hey, folks! Just managed to add two new...

Hey, folks!

Just managed to add two new colors to the bottle-glass roster, a true blue and a true green:

Mu Sake, Jun-Mai Daiginjyo
Tastes like sweet, slightly fruity urglefloggah. Comes in...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-12-01, 7:24pm

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37 colors of recyclable awesome

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Posted By Robin Passovoy

Sounds interesting. That would probably work...

Sounds interesting. That would probably work very well with bottle colors. How long are the bottles soaked for? What kind of vinegar was it, and did they dilute it with water?

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-12-01, 11:29am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Nope. Tell us all about it!

Nope. Tell us all about it!

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-11-30, 4:01pm

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Glad you're all enjoying the thread, folks. It's...

Glad you're all enjoying the thread, folks. It's fun for me, too! Recently tried another color, by the way:

Tangueray London Dry Gin

Stiff and slow to work, but otherwise well-behaved. Like...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-10-26, 10:26am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Well, folks, I finally got my hands on the reason...

Well, folks, I finally got my hands on the reason that this thread got started: a purple Casa Noble Anejo bottle. Color's fake, drat it, a mere spray-on of paint. Bah. I hate cheats like that. ...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-07-05, 10:12am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Yeah. I won't use dishware unless it's already...

Yeah. I won't use dishware unless it's already broken. To me, the whole point of recycling glass is trash to treasure without doing further harm.

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-07-03, 8:31am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Maybe the amber was a harder glass and needs a...

Maybe the amber was a harder glass and needs a longer soak in the solution; I can only guess.

Btw, Andrea, what sort of bottle is that red one? I'm always on the lookout for new colors. That's...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-07-02, 6:26am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

So far, I haven't done anything more than beads,...

So far, I haven't done anything more than beads, although there are molds available for making dip trays and incense burners from bottles. www.delphiglass.com has several. There's also a book, 40...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-06-15, 9:14am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Looks grand, devitrification and all. Come on,...

Looks grand, devitrification and all. Come on, people, post more pics! I want to see what you've been doing with your empties! Hmm, might see about posting some of my own, too...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-05-24, 9:12am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Another good source of cool recyclables is Pier...

Another good source of cool recyclables is Pier 1, so long as you're careful about painted glassware. All sorts of cool stuff turns up on the clearance racks, and since their blown-glass stuff is...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-05-13, 9:43am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

I roll up bottles in a plastic garbage bag, place...

I roll up bottles in a plastic garbage bag, place them on a concrete surface, and then hit them with a hammer to break them up. Very cathartic, but unwrapping requires care and tweezers.

Most...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-05-12, 8:55pm

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

I anneal bottle glass at 955 degrees for several...

I anneal bottle glass at 955 degrees for several hours. From what I've been able to find out, the COEs range roughly from the high 80's to 90. It seems to work; some of the beads on that string of...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-05-12, 10:07am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

Just to clarify things, when I talk about making...

Just to clarify things, when I talk about making "bubbles" intentionally, I mean hollow beads. Sorry if I confused you.

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-05-12, 9:58am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

The working notes

Here are my notes on working with the various bottle glasses, and a few warnings.
Firstly, beware of the pricier bottles, you know, the ones with the pretty color-shifting and anything that is...

Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions

2016-05-12, 9:44am

Replies: 93

37 colors of recyclable awesome

Views: 39,284

Posted By Robin Passovoy

37 colors of recyclable awesome

I was asked to repost this here so that it wouldn't disappear back into the swamps of oblivion. I will also add my working notes for a more complete experience. Please note that some of the...

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