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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2024-01-14, 11:53pm
Replies: 17
Views: 666
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity This...

Museum of Radiation and Radioactivity

This site is a very interesting read on Uranium glass and some of it's history.
Forum: Torch Questions 2023-11-01, 12:10am
Replies: 21
Views: 6,835
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
I used the two regulators they suggest at...

I used the two regulators they suggest at Mountain Glass for the Mega torch. Here is a quote from that link page: "compatibility with any grill-sized or larger propane tank makes it ideal for...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2023-08-22, 11:16pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,706
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Effetre 254 Evil Devitrifying Purple (EDP) ...

Effetre 254 Evil Devitrifying Purple (EDP) Opaque
Long ago discontinued in the original formula.
Any of the 104 transparent lavenders are a fav for me.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2023-01-17, 1:01pm
Replies: 5
Views: 1,679
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Thumbs up Beadreamer here too. \\:D/

Beadreamer here too. \\:D/
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2021-12-27, 4:47pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,938
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
This is a very helpful answer. Thank you. It is...

This is a very helpful answer. Thank you. It is going into my lampwork binder for helpful hints.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2021-12-27, 4:41pm
Replies: 22
Views: 14,116
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Very nice start to lampworking. It just takes...

Very nice start to lampworking. It just takes lots and lots of practice and lots and lots of glass.
:biggrin:
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2021-06-20, 8:43am
Replies: 64
Views: 25,012
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Time to bump for the newbies out there

It has been awhile so I want to bump this thread. Newbies can do a beginner set up on the cheap and still be safe. You can make a mailbox kiln, you can even make a torch! There are posts here on...
Forum: Studio 2021-04-17, 11:28am
Replies: 5
Views: 7,406
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Get approval from the manager first and also the...

Get approval from the manager first and also the insurance company. Some apts. consider a gas BBQ a liability let alone and open torch flame.

After seeing how many teensy tiny invisible glass...
Forum: Safety 2021-01-17, 9:33am
Replies: 4
Views: 4,026
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
It depends on your Barley box size. My squirrel...

It depends on your Barley box size. My squirrel cage has three speeds and I like the 1100 best. 1000 should be fine but be sure to check out the decibels. Read some threads here on that subject...
Forum: Safety 2021-01-16, 7:58pm
Replies: 4
Views: 4,026
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
That is fine if you wear a half mask respirator...

That is fine if you wear a half mask respirator the whole time. The best system is to completely "capture" the fumes and exhaust them. A Barley box works well for this.

My thread when I set...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2020-10-02, 6:47pm
Replies: 10
Views: 5,001
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Good teachers will show you several different...

Good teachers will show you several different ways to do things and will say do what works for you. I had one class where the instructor said to hold the rod one way and turn ( roll ) it always away...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2020-09-21, 6:29pm
Replies: 22
Views: 6,922
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Congrats on the wonderful gifted glass. ...

Congrats on the wonderful gifted glass.

When out of clear I will use my palest of pale transparent colors for clear. I hoard them for just this purpose.
No cracking, no bubbling, no smoky...
Forum: Safety 2020-07-28, 7:20pm
Replies: 21
Views: 12,526
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Hi, Yes Lampworking, this forum and some forum...

Hi, Yes Lampworking, this forum and some forum members in particular suffered some very hard blows a few years back.

But it is about time for it to make a resurgence. :waving: Frit Happens is...
Forum: Safety 2020-07-17, 11:39am
Replies: 21
Views: 12,526
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Maybe get in touch with Tuffnell's. I am sure...

Maybe get in touch with Tuffnell's. I am sure they have heard all about which of the torches they sell have worked best with the in house gas systems on your side of the pond.:smile:
...
Forum: Safety 2020-07-15, 12:26pm
Replies: 21
Views: 12,526
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Hi and welcome. Try this link. It is the...

Hi and welcome. Try this link. It is the Lampwork forum of the UK. Lots of nice people there.


https://www.frit-happens.co.uk/forum/index.php
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2020-03-16, 5:34pm
Replies: 25
Views: 6,418
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Ahhhh yes, I remember it well, the newbie...

Ahhhh yes, I remember it well, the newbie dreadful excitements before every torching time. It will get better. :waving:

For the times when you get a piece of shattered glass rod stuck...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2020-03-10, 3:09pm
Replies: 3
Views: 2,762
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
I didn't care that much for either. I went with...

I didn't care that much for either. I went with an Alpha instead. :waving:
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2020-02-07, 6:08pm
Replies: 8
Views: 4,101
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Here ya go.:waving: ...

Here ya go.:waving:

https://www.amazon.com/Sodium-Flare-Acrylic-Glass-Working/dp/B000HJMNXQ
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2019-12-02, 5:16pm
Replies: 14
Views: 4,449
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Welcome to the bead craft. It is a disease and...

Welcome to the bead craft. It is a disease and there is no known cure..
sorry!8-[

https://www.pittsburghglasscenter.org/

Rivers Glass Beadmakers is located at the address 340 Lamarido St in...
Forum: Studio 2019-06-07, 10:57am
Replies: 47
Views: 27,511
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
I hope you don't mind I turned it in photoshop. ...

I hope you don't mind I turned it in photoshop. It is fantastic! Great job!171616
Forum: Studio 2019-03-02, 10:09am
Replies: 2
Views: 5,148
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
You can go the Frantz website and ask Mike. You...

You can go the Frantz website and ask Mike. You can call him or email. He will know for sure.

https://frantzartglass.com/
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2019-02-14, 10:14am
Replies: 3
Views: 2,986
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
I think most all of us have tried it. Didn't...

I think most all of us have tried it. Didn't work for me. I soak my beads overnight in a jar of very hot water with dish soap.

Most of the time they are all on the bottom of the jar in the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2019-01-25, 6:20pm
Replies: 30
Views: 6,492
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
If you really want to impress upon your friend...

If you really want to impress upon your friend safety first, and you like your torch time together and don't want to miss it, you can wear a full face respirator. I have one and use it most of the...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2018-10-26, 3:12pm
Replies: 16
Views: 5,389
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
http://lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122...

http://lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=122124

https://www.devardiglass.com/starterkits.htm


Lampwork is expensive. But you can have a test run on the cheap with a Devardi kit. All of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2018-09-26, 5:50pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,744
Posted By Lorraine Chandler
Me too, sold the Mega and bought the Alpha!

Me too, sold the Mega and bought the Alpha!
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