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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-12-16, 7:19pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,635
Posted By luke gardner
If you don't have a kiln, you can use a toaster...

If you don't have a kiln, you can use a toaster oven to bring it up to 500 or so before you try to reintroduce it into the back fire.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-12-11, 9:40pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,802
Posted By luke gardner
I like their colors for their subtle palette and...

I like their colors for their subtle palette and natural tones, but I find some of them too weak for fine cane applications.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-12-11, 9:21pm
Replies: 2
Views: 2,326
Posted By luke gardner
I don't think there would really be any way to...

I don't think there would really be any way to ensure a good glass on glass seal unless you use ground glass seals, which are boro and for scientific work. Basically all you need is a ball larger...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-12-10, 11:28pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,560
Posted By luke gardner
Chrome in its reduced state is a bane to boro...

Chrome in its reduced state is a bane to boro workers that causes cracking. It is found in many greens and cotributes to their incompatibilty issues. Just a side note if you ever want to work with...
Forum: Torch Questions 2005-12-08, 7:52pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,465
Posted By luke gardner
Sorry i assumed all GTTs had one. My bad.

Sorry i assumed all GTTs had one. My bad.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-12-08, 7:50pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,947
Posted By luke gardner
Turquoise moretti dots or stringers over ivory...

Turquoise moretti dots or stringers over ivory will give you an extra line where the two colors meet and their metallic oxides react. Hope that helps.
Forum: Torch Questions 2005-12-08, 7:41pm
Replies: 7
Views: 3,465
Posted By luke gardner
I don't think a GTT should get that hot. Are you...

I don't think a GTT should get that hot. Are you always running the middle o2 and making sure your candles never get shorter than 1/4 inch? Either one of these could cause the torch to heat up.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-29, 8:47pm
Replies: 1
Views: 2,089
Posted By luke gardner
You can also use fine gauge silver wire rolled...

You can also use fine gauge silver wire rolled onto the bead.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-21, 8:14pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,905
Posted By luke gardner
Just as a side note, copper seems to be one of...

Just as a side note, copper seems to be one of those majic metals that work well in both soda lime and boro.
Forum: Boro Room 2005-11-21, 8:01pm
Replies: 10
Views: 5,908
Posted By luke gardner
As a general rule, glass will accept other glass...

As a general rule, glass will accept other glass or materials up to 5-10% stiffer than itself based on the coe difference. This means that the material must have a 5% lower coe than the glass that it...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-21, 7:09pm
Replies: 18
Views: 4,356
Posted By luke gardner
Pixie dust works extremely well for honeycombs or...

Pixie dust works extremely well for honeycombs or base backrounds for inside out blown soft glass beads. Never exposing the pixie dust to direct flame contact maintains its silky integrity. To...
Forum: Boro Room 2005-11-21, 6:57pm
Replies: 10
Views: 5,908
Posted By luke gardner
Definitly a huge difference on the coe scale. Way...

Definitly a huge difference on the coe scale. Way more than 5%. Just checked my TI-80 and it is a 32% difference in coefficient of expansion.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-21, 6:52pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,483
Posted By luke gardner
You bet! It went down to -15 last winter here in...

You bet! It went down to -15 last winter here in western PA, and we had no problem with our liquid o2 that was outside,
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-20, 3:53pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,880
Posted By luke gardner
Generations Glass out of South Carolina also...

Generations Glass out of South Carolina also carries them.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-20, 3:51pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,905
Posted By luke gardner
I would just file down a copped tube or fitting...

I would just file down a copped tube or fitting from your local harware. Or you could check out a local machine shop. Another copper item that is really fun is copper brillo pad. ;)
Forum: Torch Questions 2005-11-20, 3:46pm
Replies: 2
Views: 3,094
Posted By luke gardner
If you can't clean it with a standard brush kit,...

If you can't clean it with a standard brush kit, the I would reccomend sending it to nortel.
Forum: Torch Questions 2005-11-16, 10:54am
Replies: 6
Views: 3,199
Posted By luke gardner
One of my local lampworking friends runs his cuda...

One of my local lampworking friends runs his cuda on natural gas.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-16, 10:45am
Replies: 8
Views: 3,128
Posted By luke gardner
If you have a kiln it is very easy to make your...

If you have a kiln it is very easy to make your own goldstone stringer. Many suppliers carry large chunks of gold stone. After you bring the goldstone up to temp, then you can punty up to it and case...
Forum: Boro Room 2005-11-16, 10:39am
Replies: 8
Views: 5,034
Posted By luke gardner
Colormax used to make a blue similar to the one...

Colormax used to make a blue similar to the one that you are describing. I think they went out of business, and I don't know if it is availible anymore
Forum: Boro Room 2005-11-14, 8:01pm
Replies: 37
Views: 9,585
Posted By luke gardner
I have always thought that sandblasting or...

I have always thought that sandblasting or tumbling should weaken the structural stability because of the millions of acute angles scored into the surface. Just a speculation.
Forum: Boro Room 2005-11-14, 8:00pm
Replies: 37
Views: 9,585
Posted By luke gardner
I have always thought that sandblasting or...

I have always thought that sandblasting or tumbling should weaken the structural stability because of the millions of acute angles scored into the surface. Just a speculation.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-14, 7:48pm
Replies: 6
Views: 2,677
Posted By luke gardner
The residual film that is left on the glass is...

The residual film that is left on the glass is actually silver or gold "smoke" or fumes that are deposited on the surface after the metal in question has been burned. As an element is heated, its...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-06, 8:26am
Replies: 6
Views: 2,793
Posted By luke gardner
You can use opals in boro, but only the synthetic...

You can use opals in boro, but only the synthetic ones made in a lab by Gilson. (By the way, they are the only ones that produce these stones, and I hear that they may discontinue their manufacture)...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-06, 8:19am
Replies: 4
Views: 2,284
Posted By luke gardner
I am not a hundred percent positive, but it...

I am not a hundred percent positive, but it sounds like you are working the glass too long. As glass is baked in the flame it begins too lose some of its trade mark charcteristics as more and more of...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2005-11-06, 8:13am
Replies: 5
Views: 3,557
Posted By luke gardner
Well first there are a few ways to achieve the...

Well first there are a few ways to achieve the bicolor mushroom. The first is to take a stringer and weld a small section of another color to the tip. The second way is to make a cane by fully...
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