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2010-11-24, 7:30am
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Red Roof Tile (Effetre 440) help please!
Can anyone help me?! Please, please, please! I'm trying to make spacers with Red Roof Tile and NOT have the color change to terracotta. I need it to stay the same as the rod color BEFORE melting.
I made some spacers with Red Roof Tile and some turned out terracotta color and some turned like the rod color before melting, so I know it's possible.
I have tried to reproduce the rod color but with no luck. All I get is the terracotta. I've tried working the glass longer, I've tried an oxy flame, I've tried a reducing flame...I just don't know what I did that first time.
Does anyone know what kind of flame, or time in kiln, or alignment of the moon and stars I need to get it right? Any help would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance, beata
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2010-11-24, 9:16am
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Did you try striking the beads at the end, working cool, working really hot...? Just ideas for what to try.
Maria
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2010-11-24, 9:40am
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Thanks for answering, Maria. Yes, I've tried those ideas, but I'm heading for the torch now and will try again. Maybe I haven't gone cool enough. Once more into the fray!
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2010-11-24, 9:59am
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Can you show us a photo of the spacers that you WANT this color to stay? Maybe a bit of a weird question, but I know that RRT has an "odd" version - it's more of a "Ginbergread" color in the rod and tends to stay that color when worked either hot or cool without hinting toward the Terracotta side.
It's a color I've coveted and far prefer when making my Gingerbread Boys and Gingerbread Murrini - and looks like this:
If this is what you're looking for/need, and you can't find it elsewhere or are stuck, shoot me a PM and I'll send you a couple rods so you can finish up your set.
Good luck hun!
De
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2010-11-24, 10:26am
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thanks De, I think that could be my problem. I'm not sure if I made this bead with the one (and only) rod I have or if I had a rod from an odd batch that I used before (sigh) here is a photo of what I'm looking to recreate. it's the little spacer bead on the right.
if you think it's the same as the odd you've got AND if you're willing to part with a couple of rods, I would really appreciate it 
please tell me how to PM, I haven't done that before
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2010-11-24, 10:30am
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Do you have any ASK Caramel Apple? I think that's a close color match to the spacer you're trying to duplicate.
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2010-11-24, 10:34am
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Okie...I think I can help!
To PM me: Go up to one of my posts and click on my name - theglasszone. You'll have to option to send me a PM there...I believe it's the second option that reads "Send a Private Message to theglasszone"; click on it. It will open up the PM box and you can contact me by PM there.
I'll be happy to send you a couple rods. Are you International? If so, I'd simply ask you help me a little with the postage...
Holler back!
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2010-11-24, 10:35am
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Thanks for the suggestion! I'll check my stock, but I think I only had one sample bundle of ASK. Does anyone sell it anymore?
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2010-11-24, 11:06am
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Reichenbach 104 Caramel would be another option close to that color.
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2010-11-24, 11:55am
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thanks for the suggestions erose! I'll try that one as well
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2010-11-25, 8:18pm
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or whatever the Kugler version is of that ASK color... I know, not quite the same, but?
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2010-11-28, 3:46am
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Sorry for hijack of thread, but...De I've said it before, and I say it again...........YOU ROCK! Not only are your murrini dumbfoundingly brilliant, your kindness to others is fantastic.
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2010-11-28, 12:02pm
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Aw, Tabitha...what a sweet thing to say! (smooch!) Now I'm hoping to hear from Beata that she's received what I sent a-ok and that they're actually gonna WORK FOR HER! 
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2010-11-28, 4:16pm
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2010-11-28, 9:00pm
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haha, me too.
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2010-11-28, 10:32pm
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Pfffttt...you'z guy'z are funny! And credit on this guy's cutie-patootie goes to Loco who taught me how to do such things when I watched her make an Alienphant once!
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