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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-04-16, 3:19pm
Replies: 147
Views: 35,839
Posted By Silberrucken
?? Tell them to buy 100,000 beads from China and...

?? Tell them to buy 100,000 beads from China and hope to find 10,000 good ones???

Or quote $100 PER BEAD....
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-04-15, 2:56pm
Replies: 11
Views: 3,133
Posted By Silberrucken
And if you have concerns that your kiln's...

And if you have concerns that your kiln's calibration temperature is way off, remember that pennies made after 1982 are 97% zinc and they melt at 787f. While even this is well below garaging...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-26, 5:28pm
Replies: 317
Views: 105,220
Posted By Silberrucken
After much hemming and hawing, I finally came to...

After much hemming and hawing, I finally came to the conclusion that I spend more on coffee and donuts in a week, and that $13 is better spent on a tut and a tool than 5lbs on the scale...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-25, 7:02pm
Replies: 13
Views: 2,732
Posted By Silberrucken
Search eBay for 'Triple Flint Striker' and you...

Search eBay for 'Triple Flint Striker' and you will find many others
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-17, 8:12am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,106
Posted By Silberrucken
If you just want to round off the sharp edge a...

If you just want to round off the sharp edge a little, take an inch to inch and a half square piece of 220 or 300 grit wet/dry paper and put it over the end of your pointer finger (wet it with some...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-13, 11:56am
Replies: 12
Views: 4,814
Posted By Silberrucken
How often do you swap (refill) your K tank?

How often do you swap (refill) your K tank?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-05, 8:16am
Replies: 17
Views: 3,807
Posted By Silberrucken
I can't speak for eBay and do realize that you...

I can't speak for eBay and do realize that you are from down under... A reputable pruveyor of reconditioned (and warranted) OC's State Side is Unlimited Oxygen (http://www.unlimitedoxygen.com/) ...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-05, 8:08am
Replies: 16
Views: 8,544
Posted By Silberrucken
You get better circulation around the pieces for...

You get better circulation around the pieces for even heating, and if you overheat there is pretty much zero chance of anything sticking together as well as no chance of kiln wash coming off bricks.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-03-05, 8:01am
Replies: 16
Views: 8,544
Posted By Silberrucken
If you are lucky to have metals supermarkets...

If you are lucky to have metals supermarkets (http://www.metalsupermarkets.com/) local to you they sell any amount of anything. They also do mail order...

The other thing is to google metal...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-24, 8:17am
Replies: 31
Views: 8,774
Posted By Silberrucken
For the lampworkers (like me) with shallow...

For the lampworkers (like me) with shallow pockets, GH has an open-ended 'lay away' so you can send then $$ as you are able, then whtn it is paid up they will make and ship your kiln...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-23, 8:37am
Replies: 30
Views: 5,987
Posted By Silberrucken
How about putting them in a flat rate box and...

How about putting them in a flat rate box and sending them to my son? Perhaps then he would quit mooching glass off of me...;)



{Just trying to be helpful...}
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-22, 8:14am
Replies: 10
Views: 6,633
Posted By Silberrucken
Yup. You can buy a refurbished M20 from...

Yup. You can buy a refurbished M20 from Unlimited Oxygen (http://www.unlimitedoxygen.com/services.html) and run anything up to a midrange torch. Sure you can pick up something off CL, but refurbed...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-21, 12:22pm
Replies: 10
Views: 6,633
Posted By Silberrucken
A "true" Customer Owned Cylinder "COC" will have...

A "true" Customer Owned Cylinder "COC" will have nothing stamped on its neck. There are a number of exceptions to this general rule. Markings such as "US ARMY" can be legitimate surplus, or...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-20, 1:27pm
Replies: 17
Views: 5,568
Posted By Silberrucken
I use a flexible shaft grinder with a separate...

I use a flexible shaft grinder with a separate motor. Being cheap I use this (http://www.harborfreight.com/flexible-shaft-grinder-and-carver-40432.html) from Harbor Freight. There are equivalents...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-17, 12:05pm
Replies: 16
Views: 6,288
Posted By Silberrucken
Depends how serious you are about cutting really...

Depends how serious you are about cutting really large canes.. In the hot glass world they use these (http://www.redhotmetal.net/glassblowing-cane-cutter/) but they also melt 400lbs of glass at a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-02-01, 2:11pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,493
Posted By Silberrucken
Supplier for Ceramic Cased K Thermocouples?

I'm hunting for a USA supplier that stocks K thermocouples with ceramic sleve (minimum 4" length for annealing kiln) , ships fast and doesn't sock me with a huge shipping cost. Any recommendations...
Forum: Torch Questions 2012-01-30, 10:14am
Replies: 7
Views: 4,985
Posted By Silberrucken
Respironics has a good name in the medical...

Respironics has a good name in the medical industry. Note that is the brand used by Unlimited Oxygen (http://www.unlimitedoxygen.com/Generator-Specs.html) in their products.

I have been watching...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-29, 3:28pm
Replies: 12
Views: 4,063
Posted By Silberrucken
Is your Aventurine as sparkly as the out of stock...

Is your Aventurine as sparkly as the out of stock hand pulled goldstone stringer?
(At least the photos of the goldstone look dynamite)

Also - A bit on the manufacture of goldstone...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-28, 5:08pm
Replies: 12
Views: 4,063
Posted By Silberrucken
I'll give that a shot. The corner I pulled from...

I'll give that a shot. The corner I pulled from looked sparkly, but the stringer pulled from it was just flat brown..
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-28, 4:31pm
Replies: 12
Views: 4,063
Posted By Silberrucken
Goldstone Stringer Question

Just pulled some stringer of goldstone (http://www.greatslabs.com/slabs_goldstone_red.shtml) and so far it is remarkably ugly. If I go ahead and encase it in clear will it look better? The side of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-26, 6:17pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,943
Posted By Silberrucken
Around here a K cylinder fill is $40 and a 5 year...

Around here a K cylinder fill is $40 and a 5 year Cylinder lease is $150

In a world where lampworkers with big torches have to use two or three large Oxycon's in parallel for raging heat......
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-26, 11:40am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,597
Posted By Silberrucken
Are both your OC's the same mfg, make and model?

Are both your OC's the same mfg, make and model?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-23, 6:03pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,302
Posted By Silberrucken
Well, if your beads are cracking, you know that...

Well, if your beads are cracking, you know that something about their suggestion is not working for you :pout:

Lots of varying opinions here, but the trend is for hotter... Just keep futzing...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-21, 11:27am
Replies: 7
Views: 3,302
Posted By Silberrucken
First disclaimer - I'm just a rookie and don't...

First disclaimer - I'm just a rookie and don't have a kiln. However, I do have Kervin (and that is my favorite book to read in the 'library'). Page 247 is the annealing tables for 104. Right up top...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2012-01-21, 10:59am
Replies: 28
Views: 5,972
Posted By Silberrucken
I just placed an order at greatrough.com for some...

I just placed an order at greatrough.com for some slabbed green, blue and red and this is good to hear as all I use is 104. There is one place in town that sells system96 sheet. He has suggested I...
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