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a glass topic all thetime
is a free educational site that publishes new glass art "facts" several times each week. Here are some of the topics that have been covered recently: - Rik Allen - Technical Video Rental - Optical...
 
How can i heat vodka bottle to deform it?
what method can i use to heat a vodka bottle to deform it ? i experimented w/ beer bottles, but they fracture... i did have holes drilled in the beer bottles, but how can i otherwise deform them?
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Fish Lip Pliers - Nantucket Brand
I have been searching for days for a pair of Fish Lip Pliers used for stain glass but can not find them anywhere. I have searched ebay, froogle, newgroups (including this one), everywhere I could...
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old to the hobby, new to this group. Pattern question
Hey Group, I am looking for a true to life patter for a heron (no not the fish - herring- but the bird). Sorry about the poor humor, but that's what my neighbor's husband refers to her favorite bird....
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Vintage book Glass Paperweights FA
Old Glass Paperweights ,Their Art,Construction & Distingguishing Evangeline H Bergstrom.Ex lib,otherwise a good solid copy. 132 Publishers New York. Nice old reference book on mainly the older type of...
 
Charter & (pointer to) FAQs
CHARTER for PREAMBLE: The newsgroup was created primarily for the purpose of discussion related to working with glass. In order to improve the mechanism whereby we may do so without undue distraction,...
 
stained glass conference
Stained glass conference Albany,NY July 21-24
 
non waterproof compound
Hey all, i am trying to attach glass to plastic so as to allow it to fall away/off if imersed in water, yet strong enough to hold up against wind. Any ideas? m
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WTB: Felt Polishing Wheel
I'm looking for a 16" diameter (or larger) vertical felt wheel for bevel polishing. Needs to be 3" across the polishing face, or so. New or good used would be OK. Cheap is good.
 
glass grinder
I am a beginner looking for a used grinder for stained glass work, preferably a Wizling. Anybody in the Vancouver,Canada area have a used one gathering dust?
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Lamp shade hardware
I have a beautiful Tiffany lamp shade that was made for me by a relative. I want to put it on a floor lamp. It has a 4 inch opening on top. I am having a horrible time finding the hardware for...
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Want to know-How was this done?
I started stained glass after retireing as a hobby,since my sight is not that good anymore I use 1/4"foil and know it is thicker then I wished I could use. Seen a tv show,where a glass artist made...
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Sand blasting glass??
Hi, Any experts out there?? what type of Grit. what do you use to mask off parts? What psi etc. thanks for any help. bg
 
best beginner grinder
I am trying to decide what to buy for my beginning kit for making stained glass objects. One thing that I am unsure about is which grinder to start with. Any help in this area is appreciated. Thanks,...
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Painting Question
This isn't my area of expertise, so bear with me. I need to recreate a kind of spider-webby looking black on clear design for some damaged church windows. Different thickness black lines in a hand...
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