Newbie Mistakes

I keep very little, if any, oil in my cutters. On a new cutter, I'll put in a tiny bit to get the wick saturated and then that's about it. For my students, I keep all the cutters in a small square tupperware container that has a couple layers of paper towels in the bottom which are saturated with oil. So...everytime you grab a cutter, there's a little oil on the wheel. As for the two cutters I use, I seldom even dip them in oil anymore. Not sure what you mean about your design though....failing to clean up deep inside curves or tiny pieces?

Andy

Not sure what you mean about your design though....failing to clean up deep inside curves or tiny pieces?

************** What I mean is that I should alter the design to shallow up the deep inside curves and eliminate ultra-small parts wherever possible without detriment to the design.

And thank you for the recommendations on cutting back on the oil on the cutter. I notice mine seems to squeeze out a small amount every time I press down on it.

Michael

Just because there's a place for oil, doesn't mean you have to use it. I find they drip and are too juicy for me, so I just dip them every 10 cuts or so.

Michael, tried to send you an email at that address above, but it got bounced back, got a quote for you on the mold for the DF...and more!!

Javahut,

Whoops! My email address is miker_zspider at yahoo.com. I'll be on travel down in Atlanta this week and next (home on the weekend) but I will have internet access.

To all: Do you know where I can look at all the Odyssey lamps online? I can only view a limited selection at the online glass stores I know of.

Thank you, Michael

Yup, go here and explore

Yeah but are you ding that just to make the project esier and quicker to do? I've done a ton of window designs that had prety deep inside curves and lots of pieces that were half the size of a dime and even smaller. Detail can make a project look very nice.

andy

Andy wrote about me reducing deep curves and small pieces:

Yeah but are you ding that just to make the project esier and quicker to do? I've done a ton of window designs that had prety deep inside curves and lots of pieces that were half the size of a dime and even smaller. Detail can make a project look very nice.

******************* The deep curves I try to eliminate because I am afraid they increase the fragility of the final product. I have had two cases of really small pieces. The one I left as is appears to be a poorly thought out design. The one I eliminated was probably a nice detail. Batting a thousand, aren't I?

Michael

It really depends on how deep the curve is and how much glass is left past the deepest part of the curve. You can also feed in some restrip if you're using foil or use reinforced lead if you're using lead. You might try coloring in the design with colored pencils before even start cutting glass...sometimes it gives me a better idea as to what the project is going to really look like plus it's a good time to make any changes if need be. No one bats 1000!! No even Barry Bonds!!!

Did ya ferget about yer bud, Brady? LOL!

Oh yeah...fergot all about Mr. Someday. Poor guy, wonder what he's up to these days.

Ah...he's still ranting and raving on one of the beadmaking forums about people using screen names and American politics. I think he's been banned from everyplace else in the glass world.

You might try coloring in the design with colored pencils before even start cutting glass...sometimes it gives me a better idea as to what the project is going to really look like plus it's a good time to make any changes if need be.

*************** Thank you for the suggestion. I finally parted with the cash for a Professional version of Dragonfly's Glass Eye software. It's got pictures of most of the Spectrum and Kokomo glass that can be used to color in the pieces. A great option not available in the standard version.

Michael

My daughter has her bathroom done with a beach and sea theme. She's got a small octagon window sorta high up so I made a tropical fish window for it. I was installing the window with some quarter-round pine and after the inner pieces were fixed, I put the window in and the first piece of quarter-round to hold it in. The inner pieces I nailed, but these outer pieces I planned on screwing in so that I could remove it occasionally for cleaning. I drove the screw into the trim with my drill and it resisted something fierce but then held. I looked down to get another screw and the trim piece fell off and instinctively I put my hand up to keep the panel from falling out and I broke the skinny long piece that I knew was a serious weakness.

Kick me, please.

Michael

Incidentally, if you are interested in seeing what my new window looks like, cracked et al, here's a link.

is the first window I've put together in many, many years. Itlooks attractive enough in place, but the workmanship is shabby. I'vegot some coming up to speed to do. Oh! Something that is of mild interest. The cuts for the fish eyes were cut on my nice new grinder using the 1/4" grinding bit as a drill and then reaming it out a little more.

Michael