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Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-22, 7:42am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,837
Posted By Palestrina
It's the Gaia. It is fuming the bead, probabaly...

It's the Gaia. It is fuming the bead, probabaly the black. If you used a different base color, you wouldn't see it as much. It's the way you're reducing it too.

Try this: If you heavily reduce it...
Forum: Free Tutorials 2006-11-17, 11:18am
Replies: 64
Views: 34,787
Posted By Palestrina
Chad.. excellent tut! Thank you! You guys...

Chad.. excellent tut! Thank you!

You guys are um... kidding about the "spoons" right?
Forum: Free Boro Tutorials 2006-11-17, 11:18am
Replies: 64
Views: 26,079
Posted By Palestrina
Chad.. excellent tut! Thank you! You guys...

Chad.. excellent tut! Thank you!

You guys are um... kidding about the "spoons" right?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-17, 11:12am
Replies: 14
Views: 4,721
Posted By Palestrina
What's the base color you're putting it directly...

What's the base color you're putting it directly on?
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 4:47pm
Replies: 11
Views: 3,596
Posted By Palestrina
You have 2 options: 1. Don't use it or, ...

You have 2 options:
1. Don't use it or,

2. Cover it.
If you want to use it for florals you need to put a clear dot on top of the rubino to COMPLETELY cover it. Also, rubino is a striking...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 11:01am
Replies: 19
Views: 5,886
Posted By Palestrina
Well, here's what I do know... we all have glass...

Well, here's what I do know... we all have glass that's a bit different, but it's all the same glass, same batch. Mike F said that the batch came out in all different colors. The cotton candy and...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 10:48am
Replies: 19
Views: 5,886
Posted By Palestrina
See? I CAN strike EDP that way. It takes some...

See? I CAN strike EDP that way. It takes some practice but it's doable. It's also a PITA while trying to figure it out. But my pink definately devits no matter what and I really do NOT think it's...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 10:34am
Replies: 19
Views: 5,886
Posted By Palestrina
Edited to add pics! I got some from Jon @...

Edited to add pics!

I got some from Jon @ LBS and it does look and act like EDP. Mine does devit. I did finally notice that it turns more pink than the edp, but it's a very dark fuschia. It looks...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 10:22am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,979
Posted By Palestrina
Let me know if it works, and no matter what, take...

Let me know if it works, and no matter what, take a pic. I'd love to see it even if you didn't get the color. You should also write down exactly what you did as soon as you're finished. This way I...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 10:18am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,979
Posted By Palestrina
Hot Hot bead. You'll actually see the hot raku...

Hot Hot bead. You'll actually see the hot raku itself beginning to go clear on the hot hot bead. When you cool it on your marver, you'll then see it and it should be dark brown or black.

One more...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 9:55am
Replies: 11
Views: 3,979
Posted By Palestrina
Try this: Put your raku on black, cobalt, or...

Try this:
Put your raku on black, cobalt, or something dark using stringer. Melt it in. Take it out of the flame and let it cool a bit. Then, put it up to the face of your torch, about an inch away...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-15, 9:30am
Replies: 6
Views: 2,728
Posted By Palestrina
Are you looking at the bead while it's hot or...

Are you looking at the bead while it's hot or cold? It should be red when cold, but turns black in the flame.

If it's black when cold, you're getting it WAY too hot! It's burning and when it does...
Forum: Studio 2006-11-14, 1:09pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,651
Posted By Palestrina
First of all, I can't believe no one has answered...

First of all, I can't believe no one has answered you yet!
Second, as far as lampworking info, google is your friend. There's just too much info to go into here. If you have any specific questions,...
Forum: Studio 2006-11-14, 1:01pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,263
Posted By Palestrina
I went to a welding supply and they had the large...

I went to a welding supply and they had the large MAPP tanks for lease... I didn't have to buy it. You should call around to anyone you can find in the phone book (esp. in Detroit!). The first place...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-13, 11:56am
Replies: 429
Views: 307,753
Posted By Palestrina
Edited: NEVERMIND... I just got my tooth pulled...

Edited: NEVERMIND... I just got my tooth pulled and wasn't totally paying attention to the fact that someone already said they're the same.


Hey! Islandglass and Moretti & More are the same...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-13, 11:38am
Replies: 17
Views: 4,712
Posted By Palestrina
Lori Greenberg is absolutely right! I've been...

Lori Greenberg is absolutely right! I've been working to figure this out and came up with the exact same thing. Not really cracks though, it seems to just be the texture on the mandrel and something...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-06, 6:28am
Replies: 2
Views: 2,286
Posted By Palestrina
You'll also see the dark bubblegum pink on the...

You'll also see the dark bubblegum pink on the end of the rod. It's not a pinpoint dot, it's more of a small area of color.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-06, 6:25am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,167
Posted By Palestrina
Do they take the 1/8 or is a 3/32 double-dipped...

Do they take the 1/8 or is a 3/32 double-dipped ok? I'd grab some too if you're going to purchase them. There are other things she has that I need. I'd do a bulk buy if I could, but I can't right...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-05, 9:29pm
Replies: 19
Views: 6,967
Posted By Palestrina
This is cool but it's aluminum, not steel.

This is cool but it's aluminum, not steel.
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-05, 6:37pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,765
Posted By Palestrina
That's ok! That's why you're asking a question....

That's ok! That's why you're asking a question. If they were nice, you wouldn't be asking. Do you know how to email a pic? You don't need a photographer to take them. You can do it yourself... I have...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-05, 6:02pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,167
Posted By Palestrina
I'm not sure about the bangle bracelets. Sorry. I...

I'm not sure about the bangle bracelets. Sorry. I would imagine they're 3/32. Definately not 1/16. You'd either have to hear from someone who knows definate or test it yourself. The ones I have are a...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-05, 2:22pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,765
Posted By Palestrina
Posting photos: Your photos have to be a...

Posting photos:
Your photos have to be a certain size forst of all. 80kb or 640x640. Also, if you click on the "go advanced" button on the bottom of the message box (where you type in your message)...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-05, 1:31pm
Replies: 9
Views: 2,765
Posted By Palestrina
Can you please post a pic of a bead? Your petals,...

Can you please post a pic of a bead? Your petals, if done correctly should come to a pointed shape in the center. I'm having a very difficult time picturing just what you mean.
Do not use bullseye...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-11-05, 1:28pm
Replies: 19
Views: 6,967
Posted By Palestrina
Sugarenie: PM me your addy and I'll send you...

Sugarenie:
PM me your addy and I'll send you some. I bribed the girl at my dentist's office with a cell ohone charm so she'd save stuff for me. I also went to the auto parts store and found some...
Forum: Tips, Techniques, and Questions 2006-10-24, 11:17am
Replies: 19
Views: 4,666
Posted By Palestrina
You can encase the edp and add it to the bead....

You can encase the edp and add it to the bead. EDP reacts with silver, most of the time very well. It gets a pinkish-coral color going on. If you put the gaia on top of the edp (not encased) and...
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