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Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-28, 10:44am
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Posted By squid
:lol: I have heard that people have tried those...

:lol: I have heard that people have tried those cans with raku without luck (and I think you may need to be careful of what the propellant is - is it flammable?), but I am thinking that my compressor...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-28, 6:44am
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
I love cheese grits, so maybe.... I get a...

I love cheese grits, so maybe....

I get a little lightheaded sometimes I am blowing so hard! :lol: I just bought a huge air compressor - I will be interested in seeing if I can cool off beads by...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-21, 9:30am
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Posted By squid
Very nice, Pat. Elly - I have found that...

Very nice, Pat.

Elly - I have found that cooling quickly is as important as getting really hot. I am able to cool mine enough by blowing really hard on it as soon as I take it out of the flame....
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-12, 8:14pm
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Posted By squid
Get pics if you can!!!

Get pics if you can!!!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-12, 8:06pm
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Posted By squid
:lol: Oh my that is so wonderful! So really,...

:lol:

Oh my that is so wonderful! So really, you're feeding babies but just a little more indirectly this time!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-11, 3:38pm
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Posted By squid
Very nice, Pat!!

Very nice, Pat!!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-11, 3:37pm
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Posted By squid
I have a baby from this year that visits me every...

I have a baby from this year that visits me every day - cause I bribe her with peanuts of course :). She is so used to me that I can get within a couple of feet of her before she gets nervous. I just...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-08-10, 10:59pm
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
That is great that Filbert is doing well - sorry...

That is great that Filbert is doing well - sorry you're not able to visit with him though :(. What a cutie he must be!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-06-08, 6:34pm
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
hmm... I think I may have answered my own...

hmm... I think I may have answered my own question. The quicker I marvered, the better my colors were.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-06-06, 7:23pm
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
I worked with Raku last night and have another...

I worked with Raku last night and have another question :roll: of course. When I was superheating my beads last night and letting it cool, it seemed to strike directly to greens. Is this because I am...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-06-04, 11:07am
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
Dawn - I think you may have just given me a big...

Dawn - I think you may have just given me a big clue! The "metallic film"! I have seen that but didn't know what it meant!

I have a minor with 2 oxycons, so I should be able to get a nice oxy...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-06-04, 9:32am
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
:lol: :lol: Tell him "murt, murt" back at...

:lol:
:lol:

Tell him "murt, murt" back at him from me!

I will try again - perhaps I will turn my minor up blazing hot!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-06-04, 6:23am
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
I guess by consistent, I meant "any" :lol:. ...

I guess by consistent, I meant "any" :lol:.

I saw those beads in the S&T (and drooled all over my keyboard :)) - what I have problems with is getting the initial color change to start on that...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-06-03, 8:00pm
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
Sooooo Dawn - any tips on working raku cane? I...

Sooooo Dawn - any tips on working raku cane? I have a lot of trouble getting consistent color.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-03-31, 7:09pm
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
if you're doing a gravity swirl, you need to make...

if you're doing a gravity swirl, you need to make your bead long enough that concentrating the heat on the center doesn't also heat the ends to the point that they pull in :)
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-03-30, 8:03pm
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
Raku has silver in it so it will react with ivory.

Raku has silver in it so it will react with ivory.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-03-21, 6:16am
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
When I reheat the rust colored spots, I typically...

When I reheat the rust colored spots, I typically get a very dark purple. That red is very cool!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-03-20, 8:52pm
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
very nice - you got some beautful colors and I...

very nice - you got some beautful colors and I LOVE the red!
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-03-02, 8:51am
Replies: 801
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Posted By squid
oh and if you get a dark rusty color after it...

oh and if you get a dark rusty color after it cools, reheat that spot some and it will turn dark purple and blue.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-03-02, 8:50am
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
Try a single application of frit and then let the...

Try a single application of frit and then let the bead get hot enough in the center that it starts to move around the center - in other words make a gravity bead where you let the heat move the glass...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-02-27, 1:05pm
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
out of this world? :)

out of this world? :)
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-02-27, 12:43pm
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
yup - just one roll was all it took for me too.

yup - just one roll was all it took for me too.
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-02-24, 2:40pm
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
I too finally got color last night for the first...

I too finally got color last night for the first time ever. Someone told me to keep it thin and try letting it move around the bead to thin it out and POW! Colors popped like crazy.

I was almost...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-02-14, 7:19am
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
<mapquesting distance to Port St Lucie> ;)

<mapquesting distance to Port St Lucie>
;)
Forum: Free Tutorials 2007-02-13, 10:32am
Replies: 801
Views: 558,403
Posted By squid
Hey Dawn - How much would you charge to come to...

Hey Dawn - How much would you charge to come to NC and show me on my torch how to get Raku to work?

:lol:
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