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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-03-08, 3:51am
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I suggest a "frugal tips" section?
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-03-08, 3:29am
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I suggest a "frugal tips" section?
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-03-03, 8:04pm
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PMC scraps?
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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...
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Safety
2010-03-02, 7:17pm
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Health Hazards? What are they?
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11,135
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-03-02, 6:16pm
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I suggest a "frugal tips" section?
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52,426
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-03-02, 4:31pm
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I suggest a "frugal tips" section?
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52,426
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-03-01, 2:52pm
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153
I suggest a "frugal tips" section?
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52,426
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-03-01, 6:24am
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Devardi glass
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17,290
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funkibeads
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...
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Safety
2010-02-27, 10:03pm
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Health Hazards? What are they?
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11,135
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-02-18, 6:08pm
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Terra Cotta Looking Bead?
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-02-18, 5:46pm
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51
Men who make beads- what floats your boat?
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13,058
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2010-02-18, 4:32pm
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Question..
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4,410
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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...
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Safety
2010-02-03, 9:20pm
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Important: Don't always trust your gas supplier - tragedy averted (kinda)
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3,475
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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...
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Safety
2010-02-03, 5:12pm
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Important: Don't always trust your gas supplier - tragedy averted (kinda)
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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...
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Free Tutorials
2010-02-02, 10:37pm
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90
Cremains In A Bead - A Loving *FREE* Tutorial by DeAnne Buchanan
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59,438
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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...
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Tips, Techniques, and Questions
2009-10-11, 4:37am
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16
Cleaning Mandrels
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5,799
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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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