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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-06-25, 3:39pm
Replies: 30
Views: 18,021
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Saving this for future reference. Sheila,...

Saving this for future reference.

Sheila, those beads are simply stunning! Are they etched at all?

I love those reactions and I'm jumping for joy that all my red copper green is old stock!
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2013-06-22, 7:52pm
Replies: 20
Views: 7,351
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Hey, Di :waving: I'm in the same situation...

Hey, Di :waving:

I'm in the same situation since I moved to the California coast (not complaining or anything). Just got my stuff set out and I have covered everything with terry towels, no...
Forum: Shows and Festivals 2012-03-21, 11:50am
Replies: 46
Views: 15,688
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I get to go! The last time I went I didn't...

I get to go!

The last time I went I didn't even know what a "lampwork" was, after attending I still didn't know…lampwork came along over a year later.

Been cheated out of going one way or...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-12-14, 12:08pm
Replies: 19
Views: 4,801
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
As always, Kandice, I appreciate your reviews and...

As always, Kandice, I appreciate your reviews and samplings!

Oooh…and opal lapis/cobalt-ish blue. Love it, even though the camera hates it!

It's going to be so much prettier than the Electric...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-11-23, 12:44pm
Replies: 43
Views: 7,410
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I just did the same thing with my reds. The...

I just did the same thing with my reds. The current batch of "Lt Red (428)" seems to be more of a med/dark red, not light AT ALL! So I have marked all my "new" Lt Red with a dark sharpie ring around...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-11-22, 11:46am
Replies: 5
Views: 4,065
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I got the same effect from PLUM. Most of the time...

I got the same effect from PLUM. Most of the time I get a really great translucent, but the last time around I got opaque that looked very similar to an Effetre opaque violet…but nicer, without any...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-11-20, 11:08pm
Replies: 43
Views: 7,410
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Okay…ONE of these two colors has a reduction that...

Okay…ONE of these two colors has a reduction that WILL NOT come off even after a good soaking in all but etching solution!

I can't tell which blue it is without making more spacers but ONE of them...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-11-12, 11:47am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,157
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I bought 2-hole button mandrels from Arrow...

I bought 2-hole button mandrels from Arrow Springs some time ago exactly for that same reason…2-hole bracelet beads. Inexpensive and they work just fine.
...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-11-12, 11:20am
Replies: 15
Views: 3,232
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
There is a CIM Unique out now, Mint Lozenge, but...

There is a CIM Unique out now, Mint Lozenge, but I'm having a hard time telling the difference between that and Kryptonite. I have both and they look the same worked up.
I don't think CIM has a...
Forum: Shows and Festivals 2011-10-18, 2:24pm
Replies: 9
Views: 3,764
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Sue, check for their Facebook page. I though they...

Sue, check for their Facebook page. I though they had a page for 2012 already.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-18, 2:22pm
Replies: 46
Views: 16,308
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Oh yeah, I got that too on the HH! I guess there...

Oh yeah, I got that too on the HH! I guess there is an interesting effect where you put intense black on a turquoise bead and run a reducing flame so the red appears intentionally and interacts with...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-18, 2:17pm
Replies: 46
Views: 16,308
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Lightbulb Absolutely! The MSDS has a wealth of information...

Absolutely! The MSDS has a wealth of information that is probably not good for the overly-paranoid to read. Safety, YES, common sense, ABSOLUTELY!

I was interested in the overall pH of the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-17, 2:43pm
Replies: 46
Views: 16,308
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Don't wast your time with Dr. Pepper…(just...

Don't wast your time with Dr. Pepper…(just sayin')

In the kiln is when most of the copper oxides come out on mine too. I even use a slightly more oxygen flame and it looks nice initially, but my...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-17, 9:46am
Replies: 46
Views: 16,308
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Whink Snobol Toilet Duck… Thanks for all...

Whink
Snobol
Toilet Duck…

Thanks for all of your suggestions so far. I know that in the last couple of years most popular brands have replaced their former "active" ingredient with less harmful,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-16, 1:40pm
Replies: 46
Views: 16,308
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Exclamation What Are You All Using Now?

Bump!

What are y'all using now? Need brands, specific/recommended soak times!

When this thread was originally written (2009) the toilet bowl cleaner method worked great for overnight removal of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-10-07, 2:47pm
Replies: 18
Views: 3,905
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I'm having the same candle problem with my AirSep...

I'm having the same candle problem with my AirSep Intensity 8LPM and a Mega Minor. Now lets say…hypothetically…just in case, you know, I can't get the plastic cover back on the concentrator just in...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-05-07, 8:48pm
Replies: 0
Views: 1,686
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Question AirSep Intensity 8lpm Question

Wondering what the normal “operating temperature” of the unit itself might be. Can these units overheat? Is there a way to increase airflow inside the unit so that it operates a little bit cooler?
...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-08, 10:26am
Replies: 27
Views: 10,874
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
GAH! Pandora beads are "Murano Glass" made in a...

GAH! Pandora beads are "Murano Glass" made in a huge production facility/factory in Thailand. Video on the Pandora website. :wtf:
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-05, 10:10am
Replies: 17
Views: 4,132
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
That's just it. I do have a singe rod of Cirrus....

That's just it. I do have a singe rod of Cirrus. I could try. The bead Isn't very big and the dichro goes on the surface and then melted in. There would be no encasing. So far the white opalino has...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-04, 11:43pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,132
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
OMG…I'm so glad I saw this thread before I wasted...

OMG…I'm so glad I saw this thread before I wasted dichro strip! I have a request for a bead that looks like Cirrus with dichro. I bought Cirrus and White Opalino. For the test bead I used the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-04-03, 4:06pm
Replies: 12
Views: 4,071
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I love me some rainbow red! :love: I find it...

I love me some rainbow red! :love:

I find it very close to Lauscha Lt Transparent red…but a tiny bit more opaque.

Rainbow Red:
234201

Lauscha Lt. Transparent Red:
234202
Forum: Torch Questions 2011-03-29, 1:15pm
Replies: 13
Views: 4,648
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
Oh yeah, I remember the pipe and flange thing…but...

Oh yeah, I remember the pipe and flange thing…but I had my Mega Minor by then. I'm guessing it would have to be easily fillable/drainalbe because the water inside would get pretty cold. I'm thinking...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-28, 10:34pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,961
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
#0000 steel wool here…but it's messy, and I have...

#0000 steel wool here…but it's messy, and I have a mega-bag of it.

Sometimes I take out my Dremel and use a metal brush-wheel-thingy to clean off scum, build up, fire scale, rust, etc. This might...
Forum: Torch Questions 2011-03-28, 10:27pm
Replies: 13
Views: 4,648
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I used to wrap my canisters in a hot wet towel. I...

I used to wrap my canisters in a hot wet towel. I would shut the canister off between beads, go to the sink and reheat/rewet the small towel, wring it out, then wrap the canister again. Yes,...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2011-03-21, 12:10am
Replies: 18
Views: 4,400
Posted By PurpleCatJewels
I got accustomed to turning off the flame when I...

I got accustomed to turning off the flame when I was using tanked oxy. Couldn't afford to waste tanked oxygen, y'know. :rolleyes:

I have to get up from the torch to put my beads in the kiln and...
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