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2010-09-07, 9:40am
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Rubino I'm having no luck
About the only time I use rubino is in stringer form and encased. A customer has asked me to make her some spacer beads (12mm) using rubino and some with silver wire. Yikes! Any suggestions? I'm not having much luck with keeping the beautiful pink. Suggestions? Help?
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2010-09-07, 9:45am
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Encase the rubino, then add the wire wrap. And maybe a white core to make the rubino pop more.
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2010-09-07, 10:02am
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Great suggestions so far! My best luck with Rubino is to work it COOL in the back of the flame so as not to evoke that nasty, metallic haze that always leaves black yuckie streaks. Work in a neutral flame or slightly oxy rich flame to help prevent reduction also.
Good luck...hope it works out for you!
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2010-09-07, 1:32pm
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Thanks!
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2010-09-07, 2:54pm
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I like it over a clear base. It is too intense to use alone. It reacts with silver, so I'm not sure what will happen when you add silver wire.
Another option is Veiled Rubino, which is less fussy and reactive and makes lovely base beads.
Also consider R104 Pink Lady or Gold Violet which are in the same color range but much more stable than Rubino.
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2010-09-07, 2:58pm
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Thanks, I appreciate the help.
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2010-09-07, 3:13pm
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Bigger, longer, and uncut
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Fine silver wire applied directly to rubino will be ugly, unless you're looking for the reactive look as you would see with ivory or turquoise. Ask me how I know.
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2010-09-07, 6:22pm
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Thanks, Evelyn. That's what I was afraid would happen. My customer suggested it might look good! I'll make one bead to show her and that's it.
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2010-09-07, 6:25pm
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You would probably need to encase the rubino afterwards in clear before you added the silver to stop the reaction.
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2010-09-07, 7:49pm
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That's a good idea! I'll try that, too. I hadn't thought of it.
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2010-09-09, 6:45pm
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It's ben my experience that when silver foil is on clear it gets a yellowish look. Does silver wire act the same way on clear?
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2010-09-10, 6:41am
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Yes it does, but it can be prevented by working it very quickly - wrap, melt fast, and into the kiln
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2010-09-10, 6:07pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mitzy B
It's ben my experience that when silver foil is on clear it gets a yellowish look. Does silver wire act the same way on clear?
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It can if you work it too long like Carolyn says. If you just make sure it is the very last thing you do once you've encased your base bead and the bead is otherwise ready to go in the kiln, it should be fine. I do it all the time.
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2010-09-10, 6:15pm
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Veiled rubino is amazing and lovely...
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2010-09-11, 2:36pm
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Always encase with clear and work it way high in the flame until it's encased. Veiled rubino is gorgeous but it's a much lighter pink, or my batch was anyway, which I love but it may not be just the color your customer is looking for.
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