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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-08, 3:51am
Replies: 153
Views: 52,426
Posted By funkibeads
More craziness...

:razz:More laughs - somebody out there apparently (according to a thread on wetcanvas) uses pancake batter mixed with powdered graphite as bead release... wonders never cease - but I don't think I'm...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-08, 3:29am
Replies: 153
Views: 52,426
Posted By funkibeads
OMG Spaghetti Mandrels - what next ?

That thread about the lady who tried to use spaghetti as mandrels is just soo way out crazy I keep laughing when I think of it.

Anyway I was at our local recycling tip yesterday. It's a place when...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-03, 8:04pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,301
Posted By funkibeads
Yep, I tried putting a few tiny bits of fired PMC...

Yep, I tried putting a few tiny bits of fired PMC silver into some poked holes once (104). Warmed them up on the torch mounted marver first then dropped them in to the concave depressions. Encased in...
Forum: Safety 2010-03-02, 7:17pm
Replies: 30
Views: 11,135
Posted By funkibeads
Mr Meker - you have me reaching for the whisky...

Mr Meker - you have me reaching for the whisky bottle & no I don't take water. As W.C. Fields said "Do you know what fish do in it..."

But seriously, who is advocating putting saltpetre in beads...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-02, 6:16pm
Replies: 153
Views: 52,426
Posted By funkibeads
Another idea - frugal marketing & charity collections

Superb idea Lori. I love it. Good self -promo/marketing angle too... show your customer what else you do... Hmmm - very clever.

But hey, on another slant, we did a Christmas charity stall at our...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-02, 4:31pm
Replies: 153
Views: 52,426
Posted By funkibeads
Packaging recycling for the small 21st C biz...

We all have friends/relatives who eBay and get loads of packaging, and also get unsolicited mail in little jiffi bags, bubble wrap etc etc etc. Their stuff usually ends up in the bin. BUT we can use...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-01, 2:52pm
Replies: 153
Views: 52,426
Posted By funkibeads
Flameworker Cocktail

When your commercial bead release is getting down to the last inch or two in a tall pot - like some companies use, and it is starting to dry out and get crusty... Just add a little water and a few...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-03-01, 6:24am
Replies: 90
Views: 17,290
Posted By funkibeads
Thumbs up Over the moon about Devardi glass

:happy:Well I am so delighted - what a lovely way to begin a new month and a full moon - wow. :-D

I spent the night researching various forums, youtube et al in my unending thirst for more...
Forum: Safety 2010-02-27, 10:03pm
Replies: 30
Views: 11,135
Posted By funkibeads
Venting Heavy Metals

This is an important question which I have been pondering about too. A while ago I came across the "Boromax User Manual" pub 2007 by Glass Alchemy Ltd & the health and safety pages make for some...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-02-18, 6:08pm
Replies: 32
Views: 9,520
Posted By funkibeads
Erm - just a thought I came across this amazing...

Erm - just a thought I came across this amazing thread earlier tonight:

http://www.anndavisstudio.com/articles/Scavo/

Maybe the techniques outlined in this tutorial may help, if you were to...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-02-18, 5:46pm
Replies: 51
Views: 13,058
Posted By funkibeads
What a thread Ising... Has made me ponder big...

What a thread Ising... Has made me ponder big time too.

Why are all the most famous painters in the history of art ( according to the history books and auction rooms) : male ?
And the best...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2010-02-18, 4:32pm
Replies: 15
Views: 4,410
Posted By funkibeads
Yep Madpup - my grandfather used to have a huge...

Yep Madpup - my grandfather used to have a huge collection of them on his mantlepiece in Witley Bay back in the 70's - and like wise I have just remembered them from your post. They never seemed to...
Forum: Safety 2010-02-03, 9:20pm
Replies: 4
Views: 3,475
Posted By funkibeads
Hi Dale, Thank you kindly for your post. ...

Hi Dale,

Thank you kindly for your post.

Well, l I don't quite know what happened where in the supply chain, but happen it did in my studio. There are regulations about different bottle...
Forum: Safety 2010-02-03, 5:12pm
Replies: 4
Views: 3,475
Posted By funkibeads
Important: Don't always trust your gas supplier - tragedy averted (kinda)

This is a lesson about how little mistakes can cost lives I learnt a few days ago & I must share my experience with you ...

The week before Christmas I ordered in 3 midi oxygen tanks from my usual...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2010-02-02, 10:37pm
Replies: 90
Views: 59,438
Posted By funkibeads
Dear DeAnne, This is a most remarkable...

Dear DeAnne,

This is a most remarkable posting & I honour and respect you for it. What an incredible way to remember our ancestors/progenitors and loved ones. I recently saw something in the press...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2009-10-11, 4:37am
Replies: 16
Views: 5,799
Posted By funkibeads
Sanding paper suggestion

Hi,

I find for very stubborn bead release a little damp 120 grade sanding paper gets the mandrels shiny bright in no time - of course soak them overnight - the vinegar trick helps greatly too -...
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