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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-03-11, 6:30am
Replies: 5
Views: 121
Posted By kevingreenbmx
I've built one, it's pretty easy and cheap. ...

I've built one, it's pretty easy and cheap.

Those forges would be a decent starting point, just know they need a little DIY reengineering to be really effective.

Henry Halem's Glass Notes is a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-03-11, 5:39am
Replies: 5
Views: 121
Posted By kevingreenbmx
They don't get nearly as hot, and the heat is not...

They don't get nearly as hot, and the heat is not properly uniform. Partially because of poor burner design, and partially because they don't have a heat retention ring.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-02-13, 9:39am
Replies: 3
Views: 248
Posted By kevingreenbmx
hmm, I was taught it as "pontil" or "Punty". ...

hmm, I was taught it as "pontil" or "Punty".

Languages change, and they always have. It's not something stoppable, even if you wanted to. I believe the general rule of thumb is that all...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-02-12, 6:42am
Replies: 5
Views: 297
Posted By kevingreenbmx
Some colors you can see through enough to check...

Some colors you can see through enough to check the stress still. it becomes pretty obvious what the limitations are once you have one in front of you to play with.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-02-11, 5:19pm
Replies: 5
Views: 297
Posted By kevingreenbmx
eye>film>piece>phone screen displaying bright...

eye>film>piece>phone screen displaying bright white
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-02-07, 7:51am
Replies: 5
Views: 297
Posted By kevingreenbmx
Get a sheet of polarized film:...

Get a sheet of polarized film: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=polarized+film&iax=shopping&ia=shopping

Then put a pure white picture on your phone screen at max brightness. Your phone screen is...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-02-01, 10:57am
Replies: 7
Views: 308
Posted By kevingreenbmx
Buy enough of the 104 color you like to fill your...

Buy enough of the 104 color you like to fill your crucible and add more silica to it to lower the expansion down. A decent cook should homogenize it pretty well, the 104 glasses are known to have a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-29, 12:59pm
Replies: 7
Views: 308
Posted By kevingreenbmx
keep in mind that the control you have over how a...

keep in mind that the control you have over how a color reacts in a bench torch flame is vastly different from working in a hot shop glory hole. The torch has a much broader range of flame...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-29, 11:59am
Replies: 7
Views: 308
Posted By kevingreenbmx
Why don't you buy some and play with them? that...

Why don't you buy some and play with them? that will teach you a lot. CraftWEB is also probably a better forum to get help with something like this, all the old-hat batching and color chemistry...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-23, 10:22am
Replies: 68
Views: 2,524
Posted By kevingreenbmx
man those are nice colors. Reichenbach really...

man those are nice colors. Reichenbach really needs to step up their sample photo quality.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-22, 10:24am
Replies: 68
Views: 2,524
Posted By kevingreenbmx
The Reichenbach and Kugler 96 COE colors also...

The Reichenbach and Kugler 96 COE colors also have incredibly high color saturation, so may be a great option for the mini-marbles.
Forum: Studio 2024-01-22, 6:24am
Replies: 8
Views: 600
Posted By kevingreenbmx
looks like a lovely little space! I do hope that...

looks like a lovely little space! I do hope that one little gable fan isn't all you have planned for ventilation though...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-18, 10:23am
Replies: 5
Views: 429
Posted By kevingreenbmx
I tried the Tapatalk instructions repeatedly...

I tried the Tapatalk instructions repeatedly about a year ago and couldn't get it to work.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-17, 11:25am
Replies: 5
Views: 429
Posted By kevingreenbmx
It has been set to archive mode, they do not...

It has been set to archive mode, they do not allow new registrations. There is a little activity still from folks who were active members years ago, but only in certain sub-forums, most are locked...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-16, 6:44am
Replies: 17
Views: 666
Posted By kevingreenbmx
ah, that's misleading and unfortunate.

ah, that's misleading and unfortunate.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-15, 1:13pm
Replies: 17
Views: 666
Posted By kevingreenbmx
huh, surprising, I was under the impression it...

huh, surprising, I was under the impression it didn't take much at ll to get the UV response. I have never personally used either color, just saw that they were listed.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-15, 9:18am
Replies: 17
Views: 666
Posted By kevingreenbmx
For 104, anyone know how the MORETTI OPAL URANIUM...

For 104, anyone know how the MORETTI OPAL URANIUM YELLOW and MORETTI URANIUM YELLOW compare to Custard and Vaseline? ABR has both available:

https://www.abrimagery.com/Moretti-Opal-Uranium-Yellow...
Forum: Torch Questions 2024-01-11, 1:17pm
Replies: 23
Views: 870
Posted By kevingreenbmx
https://bradshawoxygen.com/ that guy is...

https://bradshawoxygen.com/

that guy is really good at working with lampworkers to get Oxycons back up and running. he is very active in many of the Facebook "concentrated lampworking" groups.
Forum: Torch Questions 2024-01-11, 9:52am
Replies: 23
Views: 870
Posted By kevingreenbmx
Check valves help with that, Oxycons operate on a...

Check valves help with that, Oxycons operate on a pulses, as the sieve beds switch between filling and exhausting, so the check valves prevent backflow when the multiple cons are running out of phase...
Forum: Torch Questions 2024-01-10, 6:23am
Replies: 23
Views: 870
Posted By kevingreenbmx
I've heard good things about the Star, and...

I've heard good things about the Star, and generally Bethlehem burners are easier on soft glass and run better on concentrators than GTT. I haven't used one myself though.
Forum: Torch Questions 2024-01-09, 12:29pm
Replies: 23
Views: 870
Posted By kevingreenbmx
GTTs use the gas flow to keep the torch face...

GTTs use the gas flow to keep the torch face cool, and unlike most other brands, the torch face is sheet metal instead of being solid or the ends of a tube bundle, so it's a little more sensitive to...
Forum: Torch Questions 2024-01-09, 11:58am
Replies: 23
Views: 870
Posted By kevingreenbmx
I have a GTT bobcat I got a few years ago that is...

I have a GTT bobcat I got a few years ago that is very similar in size to the minor, but with a LOT more heat capability. I liked it quite well till my work outgrew it.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-09, 11:52am
Replies: 9
Views: 467
Posted By kevingreenbmx
if it's just for holding things in place while...

if it's just for holding things in place while moving from the bench to the kiln, then the same stuff used for enameling should work:...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-09, 8:32am
Replies: 9
Views: 467
Posted By kevingreenbmx
What do you need adhesive for?

What do you need adhesive for?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-08, 10:21am
Replies: 9
Views: 467
Posted By kevingreenbmx
Building a furnace, batching your own glass, and...

Building a furnace, batching your own glass, and making sheet is always an option! I'm sure there are at least a couple people who would make use of 104 sheet glass if it was available.
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