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Foiled again

I've bought foil from two stained glass shops and one online store. They always come in a little plastic bag but with no manufacturer's name. One roll that I got seemed to have a lot of extra slices hanging off the foil, little edges that didn't get trimmed well when it was cut. That foil didn't seem to stick very well to the glass.

Are there different manufacturers of foil? If yes, is one type better than another? If so, can you point me to a retail online store that will sell me the good stuff? Incidentally, I prefer the black-backed foil.

Thanks, Michael

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Michael
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The best foil has a fancy label that says either Venture or EDCO and is fresh foil that sticks well to clean and dry glass edges. Bring that crap back.

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glassman

When you have a few hundred pieces to foil the last thing you want is to be taking the time heating it up so it sticks the way it's supposed to do right out of the bag. Foil is one of the few things left in our craft that's still cheap. What you may have Mike is some repackaged or old stuff with no label. Sounds suspicious to me? Send it back and for about $5 bucks get stuff that's fresh.

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glassman

Foil is foil, only a couple of manufacturers in the US, far as I know, but if you got some stuff you think might not be what you want it to be, warm it up, use a blow dryer, lay the roll on a piece of paper and point the blow dryer at it, flip it and do the other side, that will give the acrylic adhesive a little renewal. No biggie, works just fine, isn't supposed to glue the glass anyway, just stay on the edge until it is soldered.

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Javahut

"> When you have a few hundred pieces to foil the last thing you want is

Hey you old fart, you just heat it one time, not continuously! the acrylic forgot what it was supposed to do when it was in the box in FL, at Glasscrafters.

Don't you have some boxes to pack? LOL

by the time you "send it back(pay postage) and buy more(same place? same inventory) and have it sent(Pay postage) you may have forgotten where you were on the project!! and spent more than you need to, unfortunately there is no good store nearby for Mike to buy from so everything comes mail order. Ask me how I know this?

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Javahut

I think Edco or maybe even Venture will sell you foil in plain bags if you want to buy enough of it...like cases and cases. I heard also that Diamond Tech is importing foil from China...probably crappy just like the rest of their stuff.

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neoglassic

Anxious to get rid of me huh?

Selling bad foil should be punished. It's like getting a stale donut. If you don't speak up, they'll just keep doing it.

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glassman

Edco comes in a plain plastic bag that says copper foil tape. I liked Edco better than Venture but haven't foiled anything in a long time.

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C Ryman

Not at all, I like having you here, just wanted you to see that I was paying attention!

snipped my own drivel

it happens to everybody once, dealing with it is the lesson. big oh well! for a $5 purchase, them big wholesalers just haven't been selling their stuff fast enough.

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Javahut

Thanks for all the feedback on this. I rechecked the 6 rolls I got from Glasscrafters. Absolutely no manufacturer listed on the plastic packages. Seems weird to me.

The bad foil got used up about a month ago. It went into the tulip lamp I did. If pieces start falling off of it, I can blame the foil manufacturer instead of the lamp manufacturer. What a comfort.

Michael

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Michael

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