|
Tips, Techniques, and Questions -- Technical questions or tips |
2012-09-28, 12:01am
|
|
Nerwbie Glass Junkie
|
|
Join Date: Oct 24, 2010
Location: Brisbane, Sunshine State, Australia
Posts: 2,133
|
|
Brown marks & silver wire.
ETA - Robyn's Question of the Day!
How do you get rid of, or stop from forming in the first place, the brown marks that you get on some glass when you melt silver wire onto the bead?
Blue seems particularly prone to it which is a pity as blue & silver goes so well together.
Am I doing something wrong?
__________________
Toowoomba here I come ...
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
2012-09-28, 3:27am
|
|
Unmedicated since '62
|
|
Join Date: Jan 18, 2009
Location: Hunter Valley, Australia
Posts: 5,907
|
|
You're not doing anything wrong, the silver is fuming the glass, it more common with some colours like ivory cos they react
You could try a thin layer of clear between the blue and the silver but you'll have to try different clears co some of them react too (reichenbach does)
Or just go with the reaction, it looks good on organic beads
__________________
Deb
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - my 17yo sons first novel
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - download, get organised, enjoy
|
2012-09-28, 5:14am
|
|
Wyoming Silvers
|
|
Join Date: Jan 31, 2007
Location: Cowboy State
Posts: 272
|
|
Seems like i read somewhere to flux your silver before fusing..hhhhmmm
__________________
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Lovin my Lynx with M20
|
2012-09-28, 5:18am
|
|
Unmedicated since '62
|
|
Join Date: Jan 18, 2009
Location: Hunter Valley, Australia
Posts: 5,907
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by jillybead
Seems like i read somewhere to flux your silver before fusing..hhhhmmm
|
First I've heard
Are you talking about soldering or adding it to glass?
__________________
Deb
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - my 17yo sons first novel
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. - download, get organised, enjoy
|
2012-09-28, 11:47am
|
|
Wyoming Silvers
|
|
Join Date: Jan 31, 2007
Location: Cowboy State
Posts: 272
|
|
Adding it to glass.. I haven't tried it.. Just seems like read it once,, will have to give it a go sometime. So it is unproven at this time.
__________________
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Lovin my Lynx with M20
|
2012-09-28, 3:14pm
|
|
Senior Member
|
|
Join Date: Jul 15, 2009
Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,035
|
|
I don't know of any way to stop that reaction and I do a lot of beads with silver wire. In fact, they are some of my best sellers, with or without the reaction. The lines turn black on transparent yellow and look really cool when they are etched lol!
__________________
Sonja
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
2012-09-28, 4:37pm
|
|
Nerwbie Glass Junkie
|
|
Join Date: Oct 24, 2010
Location: Brisbane, Sunshine State, Australia
Posts: 2,133
|
|
Thanks girls, as long as I'm not doing something wrong that's OK. Deb, I have seen some without the marks, I will try the trick with the clear next time I do some.
__________________
Toowoomba here I come ...
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
2012-09-28, 6:18pm
|
|
Uh Oh....
|
|
Join Date: Dec 06, 2005
Posts: 1,039
|
|
I think some colors are more prone to the brown marks than others. To get less marks, I dot my wire on, instead of winding the wire around a bead.
__________________
Susan
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
2012-09-28, 8:51pm
|
|
Sheila Davis Designs
|
|
Join Date: May 23, 2009
Location: Olympia
Posts: 3,351
|
|
I think it depends too on how hot you melt the wire on....or how long it's in the flame.
__________________
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
2012-09-29, 8:05am
|
|
Life is change. Love it
|
|
Join Date: Oct 10, 2005
Location: Ontario Canada
Posts: 5,566
|
|
Work fast and hot
__________________
cRlyn, cause Traci says so
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
2012-09-30, 5:06pm
|
|
Nerwbie Glass Junkie
|
|
Join Date: Oct 24, 2010
Location: Brisbane, Sunshine State, Australia
Posts: 2,133
|
|
Thank you everyone, I will try some different ideas & see how I go.
__________________
Toowoomba here I come ...
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 5:26am.
|