Glass Crafts

totally amateur glass question

Hi everyone, I'm not a glassblower nor do I work with it, but I've always thought it was such a beautiful art. Anyway,...

3 comments posted 22yrs

posted by mravenez

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by mravenez

Fusing glass to ceramics.

I was wondering if anyone has attempted to fuse glass to ceramics. What I want to do is to slump and fuse a borosilicat...

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posted by poduck

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by poduck

Removing Raised letters on Glass Tail lights

I would like to know if anyone can suggest the best way to remove raised cast lettering on a early glass tail light len...

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posted by jvtwin

4 comments posted 22yrs posted by jvtwin

Glass Lathe

Has anyone seen this link? I just read it in a post on rec.crafts.metalworking: You start out with cold glass tubing an...

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posted by tobeor

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by tobeor

TCE Uranium glass

Will someone direct me to info on Corning 3320 or Kimble EN-3 uranium glass? I would like a referenced cite to TCE (temp...

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posted by nanos04

6 comments posted 22yrs posted by nanos04

books on glassworking lathes

There are lots of books on how to use a wood lathe or a metal working lathe. I don't know of any book on how to use a g...

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posted by ara

19 comments posted 22yrs posted by ara

problems with glass beads

I make glass beads with a torch. I think i use the wrong wire. About 30% of them brake later on. When i melt glass dire...

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posted by vfaagh

14 comments posted 22yrs posted by vfaagh

drafting for glass work

I have some books on drafting, e.g. Technical Drawing by Giesecke, Mitchell and Spencer. They seem to be primarily orie...

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posted by ara

1 comments posted 22yrs posted by ara

Solder properties? Irons?

Hi all, I'm new to stained glass. Ok, that probably lost 90% of you but sometimes you just have to be new. I've been lu...

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posted by searobinreef

48 comments posted 22yrs posted by searobinreef

hey Moonraker

Now that we beat up old Dennis Brady pretty good, I thought I'd ask you how you're enjoying that tape? I thought it wou...

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posted by jksinrod

10 comments posted 22yrs posted by jksinrod

I craft Plutonium glass

Yes, after crafting uranium glass, now I start crafting plutonium glass.This is very nice, it will glow in the dark and...

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posted by nice_snipper

3 comments posted 22yrs posted by nice_snipper

Pricing

I am going to have a booth for the first time at an arts and crafts fair. I am not sure how to price things. I don't wa...

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posted by lindajsippel

5 comments posted 22yrs posted by lindajsippel

18th century reference to "Diamond tens glass"

Anyone with an interest in antique glass know what "diamond tens glass" would have referred to in the 18th century? "TO...

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posted by jimcheval

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by jimcheval

Glass fusing classes in Fort Worth TX area

Does anyone know of a glass fusing class, for a beginner, in the Fort Worth or Wichita Falls TX? Thanks!

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posted by siouxcitysue

2 comments posted 22yrs posted by siouxcitysue

Glow in the Dark Glass Information

Thanks to glassworker Alex Ubatuba, we now have some additional technical information on our website for those of you w...

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posted by danny

0 comments posted 22yrs posted by danny