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2007-01-17, 12:04pm
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Vetrofond Rubino
Does anyone know the difference between the Vetrofond Rubino and the Moretti Rubino?
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2007-01-17, 12:28pm
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vetro rubino strikes more purple pink and is a bit darker than moretti rubino.
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2007-01-17, 2:10pm
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2007-01-17, 2:25pm
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Of course, if you're spoiled like me and only want the
most perfect Rubino, you can pick up some from
Ron Jr's site http://www.fineartbyrocio.com/images/rubino.jpg
http://www.fineartbyrocio.com/glass.html
It's Moretti glass, but I've ordered Moretti Rubino from many
places and gotten some that was decidedly crappy (straw colored
and problems with striking the color). This glass I got from
Ron Jr's site is DELICIOUS! Mmmmmmm.
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2007-01-17, 3:07pm
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What do you do to "strike" a color? Reduction flame?
Thanks!
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2007-01-17, 3:22pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marie C
What do you do to "strike" a color? Reduction flame?
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No, and with rubino that's the worst thing you can do, because rubino turns gray in a reduction flame.
To strike a color, get it hot enough to apply it, then let it get cool, but not cold enough to crack. For Effetre/Moretti, if you hold the glass somewhere dark, like under your table, you should still see glow. (For boro, let it get cool enough that the glow disappears completely.) Re-introduce the glass far out in the flame and gradually bring it closer to you in the flame. As the glass gets warmer, you should see a point where the color starts to change. That's the "strike." If you get the glass too hot, it can unstrike and lose the color. If that happens, try cooling it and re-striking. Some colors get paler every time you unstrike and re-strike.
This is flame-striking. With boro, you can also strike colors in the kiln by holding the glass at the right temperature for the right period of time. Kiln striking isn't much of an issue with soft glass.
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2007-01-17, 3:52pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen Hardy
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yes, yes!
the Moretti Rubino from Ron is sooooo nice! 
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2007-01-17, 5:21pm
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Thanks for the info on Ron's Rubino. It is a better price too. I guess I might have to order more.
Joyce
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2007-01-17, 6:52pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Emily
No, and with rubino that's the worst thing you can do, because rubino turns gray in a reduction flame.
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Actually, if you reduce rubino, it's gorgeous. It turns to a beautiful shiny gold if done correctly. It's very easy to get that perfect gold if you decorate a bead with raised rubino stringer and then reduce.
Take a look at some of kKandice Seeber's beads. (lampwork.net) If you see some pink neads with shiny gold stringer decoration, it's the rubino.
Of course, if you're on a hot head and haven't been making beads for long, don't bother with the rubino right now, and if you do, don't reduce it.
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