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2012-04-05, 3:37pm
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Umm Jamie-Lynn I have no words for you ROFL!!!! I have done that by accident and it is not pretty!
Okay here's mine- DO NOT kill the little fly buzzing around with the hot end of the glass rod just to see it vaporize- its MUCH LARGER cousins will smell the barbeque and start biting you!!!!! Same goes for wasps and ants- Don't ask........
Oh and before you start that gorgeous bead you just bought the tutorial for make sure the kiln is on- Just saying..........
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2012-04-05, 4:54pm
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OMG! and the tips go on.
When hot glass goes flying and lands on your chest, because you are wearing a v-neck shirt, DO NOT try to knock it off with the hot end of the rod, put something down for crying out loud! Just saying.
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2012-04-05, 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by Cherri
Do not try to get the last little bit done with a rod that is boarder line to short for fingers. Needed one little dot of white and was so intend on getting it in the right spot and forgot where my index finger was. I found out REAL quick.. Ouch.
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I have no finger prints on my index fingers so I can attest to this one. I worked for the govt. and they were not happy when they couldn't get a full set of prints.
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2012-04-05, 5:40pm
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Do no assume that because you have had a rod end sitting on a hot plate that it is hot enough to just plunge in the flame.....refer back to the sleeveless V-neck top for the rest of the visual.
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2012-04-05, 7:47pm
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Do not go into your studio area barefoot, even if you just vaccumed it up.
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2012-04-05, 11:40pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carolinesbeads
Do not go into your studio area barefoot, even if you just vaccumed it up.
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sigh...yes, just did that ten min ago 
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2012-04-06, 8:57am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by carolinesbeads
Do not go into your studio area barefoot, even if you just vaccumed it up.
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EVEN IF your feet have thick hard pads like a dogs...
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2012-04-06, 9:24am
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Originally Posted by carolinesbeads
Do not place you press so that when you lift the top your hand hits the hot torch head. Ow.
Feel free to add some more!
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Auuuwww been there, done that. Twice...
Didn't hit the torch head though.. just ran through the flame with my finger...
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2012-04-06, 9:26am
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Originally Posted by Torched Art
Where is the like button, damn it. Some of these are funny because I have done it myself.
Do not clean the glass rod with your clothes under your arm unless it is room temperature. A third degree burn is not ideal in the armpit.
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Guilty lol!
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2012-04-06, 10:29am
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Originally Posted by Almost Gothic
Do not shake the jar of bead release unless you are 100% sure you closed the lid tightly. Even if you ARE sure, check again.
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Yes, yes, me too. A whole container, all over the place.
Do not reach into the hot kiln to pull out your punty. Or a murrini chip. Or a mandrel. Or anything.
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2012-04-06, 11:34am
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If you like to wear v-neck shirts while torching, or if you like for your chest to remain burn and scar-free, DO get one of these! 
http://www.harborfreight.com/split-l...ron-45193.html
And look, if you drop a marble in your lap, you can catch it in one of the pockets!
(Seriously folks, I have been wearing one of these for years and I can't tell you how many times it has saved me from a serious burn!)
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2012-04-06, 11:37am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Almost Gothic 
Do not shake the jar of bead release unless you are 100% sure you closed the lid tightly. Even if you ARE sure, check again.
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Originally Posted by bshelle
Yes, yes, me too. A whole container, all over the place.
Do not reach into the hot kiln to pull out your punty. Or a murrini chip. Or a mandrel. Or anything. |
Didn't you know? To be a "real" lampworker you must endure the ritual baptism by bead release! I think most everyone has done that at least once!
Oh, and ditto on the kiln thing...BTDT too
-Patti
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2012-04-06, 11:51am
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Do not listen to a song that makes you cry....makes it really hard too see what you're doing!
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2012-04-06, 3:29pm
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I wear that Harbor Freight apron! AND Kevlar sleeves. If I could only remember to wear SHOES on a regular basis...
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2012-04-06, 4:16pm
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Luckily my didy bench shield protects me from most of the flying hot glass when it happens
but the other day I was sniff-checking the air to determine if my clothes were burning somewhere I couldn't see!
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2012-04-07, 6:59am
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Do not "think" that you have enough of a certain color rod on your bench. If there is any doubt go get one or two more before you have molten glass in your hands and can't.
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Hot glass does not crack.
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2012-04-13, 7:25pm
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Do not take your running dremel & the mandrels you're grinding the ends of & switch hands. That grinding blade edge can cut you. The good thing is that if it's hot, I'm pretty sure it cauterizes the cut so no bleeding! Luckily for me it was a small cut, so I'm not absolutely sure and don't want to test my theory.
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2012-04-13, 8:22pm
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Do not leave open frit jars laying about, thinking "oh, I'll put the lid back on in a minute"
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2012-04-14, 12:42am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PerfectDeb
Do not wear shirts that exposé your ample cleavage when torching....then after you do, and catch shocky glass with your boobs don't do it again the next day...and the day after that
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Been there, done that, got the scar to prove it!
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Originally Posted by Reenie
Do not grab a mandrel back out of the kiln because you forgot a certain decoration on it. ( did that tonight and have burnt thumb and forefinger to remind me of this yet again!)
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Ditto for this one, luckily the fingers don't scar as easily as the cleavage does  .
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2012-04-14, 5:09am
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Oh just remembered one
Don't leave you're open handbag under your desk so that when that huge murrini gather drops off the punty it falls in and sets it on fire...and if you do don't dive you're hand in to grab it
Hi Carol 
(still makes me giggle a year on)
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2012-04-14, 5:25am
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regardless of where you put your frit tray, do NOT reach UNDER your torch flame to roll your bead in the frit.....or over the flame either...change hands!!!!!
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2012-04-16, 6:31pm
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Do not lick your finger to pick up a small piece of frit, even if it is a rare no longer in production color. Use tweezers.
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2012-04-16, 6:34pm
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Do not hurry when pulling out glass & moving it to other spots, or you may remind yourself the hard way that the ends of those pretty colors are sharp... and not all colors go with red.
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2012-04-16, 11:31pm
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Do not hurry when pulling out glass & moving it to other spots, or you may remind yourself the hard way that the ends of those pretty colors are sharp... and not all colors go with red.
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yeah, and blood makes the stringer all slippery making it really really hard to finish that dot bead
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2012-04-17, 1:19am
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Do not put a candle on top of your kiln, then turn your kiln on.
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2012-04-17, 7:47am
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This thread saved my lap!
I had an implosion marble pop off the punty last night! I remembered to open my legs because of this thread! Thanx!
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2012-04-17, 10:12am
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The best thing is learning from other poeples warning  so i got one of those aprons from harbour freight and after reading this i will wear it EVERYTIME lol 
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2012-04-17, 1:09pm
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... put your wood handled marble mold into the kiln bead door to pre-warm murrini. It took awhile of frantically searching for the source of the burning smell to realize the wood handle was at the charcoal stage. Yikes!
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2012-04-17, 2:14pm
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Best $15 I've ever spent!
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2012-04-18, 6:23am
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Having the end of a rod shock into a thousand pieces, one of which sticks to your CHEEK is never a good thing  .
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