jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 18, 2018 23:54:16 GMT -5
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quartz
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Post by quartz on Jan 19, 2018 0:11:38 GMT -5
In a word, WOW, you've done it more than once, which says the procedure is pretty well on the mark. That stuff is great, what's next?
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Post by MsAli on Jan 19, 2018 0:12:32 GMT -5
Not all the pictures are showing, but the 3 that are I love-especially the brown ones.
Very nice James ; )
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Post by vegasjames on Jan 19, 2018 6:03:30 GMT -5
Those are great looking.
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Post by fernwood on Jan 19, 2018 6:43:11 GMT -5
You and the glass. Love them.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Jan 19, 2018 6:57:19 GMT -5
I think I like the blue the best. A couple in the bottom photo kind of look like silver sheen obsidian.
Chuck
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Post by fantastic5 on Jan 19, 2018 7:22:48 GMT -5
Love them all! This one is my favorite, just so festive!!!  |
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Post by MsAli on Jan 19, 2018 9:02:11 GMT -5
Now I can see them all. They are all great, love the pastels. Actually I love them all. Again, great job!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 9:05:09 GMT -5
In a word, WOW, you've done it more than once, which says the procedure is pretty well on the mark. That stuff is great, what's next? Drove 10 hour round trip to pick up a used glass kiln yesterday. Going to make glass tumbles. Another endeavor, slumping glass.  |
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 9:22:29 GMT -5
I think I like the blue the best. A couple in the bottom photo kind of look like silver sheen obsidian. Chuck Vibe scrap rate for a tumbling batch low percentage with this glass Chuck. Only 5 out of 200 this run. Rotary scrap rate not much higher. Nice to have low reject rate, darn rocks can be aggravating. Finally found a tumble I feel I might make some money on and am certainly going to market with this product. Do take pleasure in the entrepreneurial side of a hobby. May increase Vibrasonic to 4 or 6 Mini Sonic hoppers in the 'sweet spot' of the glass friendly vibratory range if market calls. Got plenty of rotary capacity. 200 pendants, 100 per Mini Sonic hopper, 5 damaged  |
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 9:29:03 GMT -5
Love them all! This one is my favorite, just so festive!!! Me and you Ann, Halloween colors. That was an Italian 20 inch bowl. Murano process 3 laminate blown piece with clear on both sides of a colored layer for optical depth. Pictures don't do it justice. No idea what metals they used to deprive the color. Oversea glass makers may use some hazardous metals in their melts. Once turned to glass it is totally safe. |
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 9:37:25 GMT -5
Now I can see them all. They are all great, love the pastels. Actually I love them all. Again, great job! Forgot to reduce file size Alison so they may have loaded slowly. The iPad has big file photos. One of the stores has 5 more of the pastel swirl Polish vases. Maybe they will sit on shelf long enough for price to drop. That piece precision tapered from very thin at top to quite thick at bottom. Blower must have stretched the open end at a higher rate. The Polish glass is exceptional. Hope they bring more in. Perhaps you have experience in collecting Polish made ? |
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 9:40:30 GMT -5
You and the glass. Love them.  |
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Post by Garage Rocker on Jan 19, 2018 9:43:12 GMT -5
Now I can see them all. They are all great, love the pastels. Actually I love them all. Again, great job! Forgot to reduce file size Alison so they may have loaded slowly. The iPad has big file photos. One of the stores has 5 more of the pastel swirl Polish vases. Maybe they will sit on shelf long enough for price to drop. That piece precision tapered from very thin at top to quite thick at bottom. Blower must have stretched the open end at a higher rate. The Polish glass is exceptional. Hope they bring more in. Perhaps you have experience in collecting Polish made ? Polished Polish. |
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Post by captbob on Jan 19, 2018 9:45:22 GMT -5
Have enjoyed watching the journey here and looking forward to kiln experiments and usage.
I don't understand the market for these. I'm not artsy, so maybe I'm missing something. What would folks do with these, wire wrap them like cabs?
I could see them in a vase or fish tank, but that would be kinda expensive fill for such.
So whatcha planning to do with them?
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Post by kevin24018 on Jan 19, 2018 9:48:41 GMT -5
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 9:51:04 GMT -5
James, the chemical coloring composition of glass is a study in itself. Watching videos of the hand-me-down recipes of mid-century glass makers within families on the island of Murano is interesting read. Much of the coloring elements and compounds the same as those found in geology. |
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 9:54:06 GMT -5
Forgot to reduce file size Alison so they may have loaded slowly. The iPad has big file photos. One of the stores has 5 more of the pastel swirl Polish vases. Maybe they will sit on shelf long enough for price to drop. That piece precision tapered from very thin at top to quite thick at bottom. Blower must have stretched the open end at a higher rate. The Polish glass is exceptional. Hope they bring more in. Perhaps you have experience in collecting Polish made ? Polished Polish. Polished Polish by a Pol ? |
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Post by captbob on Jan 19, 2018 10:03:36 GMT -5
I like to -
periodically peruse Price's polished Polish pretties.
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Post by jamesp on Jan 19, 2018 10:11:37 GMT -5
Have enjoyed watching the journey here and looking forward to kiln experiments and usage. I don't understand the market for these. I'm not artsy, so maybe I'm missing something. What would folks do with these, wire wrap them like cabs? I could see them in a vase or fish tank, but that would be kinda expensive fill for such. So whatcha planning to do with them? Just that Bob. Glue on bails, wrapped or drilled for pendants or silversmiths for settings. Fused glass pendants are heat fused glass and command fairly high prices. Tumbled polished free form fused glass is about nonexistent on say Etsy for instance. Lots of fused glass pendants are from cookie cutter molds and repetitive in flat shape and construction. And I am getting hammered for requests. Would be lots of bang for the buck as they could be sold quite inexpensively. |
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