To the Lampworkers (in particular)--"catching" colors

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Karen_AZ 22 years ago

I'm doing a lot of in & out today, the humidity's high and I need to take breathers between beads. Blech, I moved from PA to get away from this!

Anyway....ever sit at the torch, winding a bead, and whatever color you're working with changes into something really cool? But you KNOW it won't stay that way when it cools. I was just making a bead with Lauscha wedgewood blue and it turned this beautiful worn denim-y mix when it got hot. And then went away. I'm just whining out loud, but I wish there was a way to "hold" those color changes. Same with petroleum green, dark ivory and copper green. No fair!

-- KarenK Desert Dreamer Designs

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KDK 22 years ago

Yeah - since I'm new I've only experience this a few times.

"hold"

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Karen_AZ 22 years ago

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Tink 22 years ago

I'm hoping the Red Max will work well with an OG-15 and natural gas. I think that would be a great torch to help me scratch my big glass itch. And it looks SOOOOOOOOOOO wicked! Like a ray gun or something. I like that. :-) Perfect torch for Dr. Princess Buttercup von Tinkenstein, don't you think? I'm figuring I'll go with the premix top. I like the idea of changeable tips, and it comes with two.

The best price I've found is Sundance, where it's marked at $450. Just a wee bit more than a Lynx. Not a huge Sundance fan, personally, but I think that's the place that also has the crucible kiln that I want.

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Karen_AZ 22 years ago

tips, and it comes with two.<

Absolutely get the premix!!!! There are moments I miss having a Minor around, but they don't stack up to the times I'm SO glad I have the premix. It's the "bestest" thing for detail work on larger beads, wonderful for point-flashing color pools with boro, and the larger tip mimics a Minor pretty well.

Check with my boys at Wale on the crucible kiln, if you haven't already. They have a darned nice selection of kilns and other "big boy" stuff.

-- KarenK Desert Dreamer Designs

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Tink 22 years ago

NOT!

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Kandice Seeber 22 years ago

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Cheryl 22 years ago

LMAO! I see you have experience with them. Heheheheheh! Here is a pic I doctored up while waiting (interminably) for my torch:

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ROTFL!!!!! SO GOOD! Cheryl of DRAGON BEADS Flameworked beads and glass

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vj 22 years ago

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :

]NOT!

ARE TOO!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

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vj 22 years ago

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :

]I'm still going to build a glory hole, but I want a guaranteed functioning ]one first. LOL!

you know . . . to a totally clueless person [like me] that statement makes NO sense!!!!!!!

----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)

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Tink 22 years ago

Ok. Let's try this: I'm going to build a heating chamber (glory hole) myself at some point in time, but until then I will buy one that is already made so I have one to use that will work.

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vj 22 years ago

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :

]Ok. Let's try this: I'm going to build a heating chamber (glory hole) myself ]at some point in time, but until then I will buy one that is already made so ]I have one to use that will work.

LOL! that's what i hoped you meant, but i wasn't sure! thanks for the clarification!

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Kalera Stratton 22 years ago

Ain't it the truth?

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