jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 10:43:25 GMT -5
These oval blobs were composed out of glass blower's waste chunks with added accent glass added and arranged by my wife. They are straight out of the kiln and tumbled as is with no pre-shaping. Slight edge frosting on pendants over 20 grams.      Shape due to being individually melted  The remaining media, smalls and pendants to be separated  Remaining glass picked out of pea gravel. The small media sized glass rectangles intended for earrings. Small tumble's live's matter too, always clever to add small tumbles in for padding.   These are a few of the China made bead glass RTH members purchased. This stuff is wacky fun to tumble. Good for adding as smalls.   Thanks for looking in. |
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Post by MsAli on Feb 27, 2020 11:11:17 GMT -5
She has some awesome creations!
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 11:22:49 GMT -5
She has some awesome creations! Thanks Alison. I just passed your compliment on to her. She thanks you. Her jewelry kiln has been shut down for a while, it needs repair. I think I finally got it fixed. She says I sabotaged it because I am jealous that her compositions get more attention than mine he he. I know you are a fine psychologist, could it be ? |
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Post by Benathema on Feb 27, 2020 11:56:48 GMT -5
Whether it's a throwback to the 70's or 90's, they look totally radical, man!
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Post by MsAli on Feb 27, 2020 12:15:37 GMT -5
She has some awesome creations! Thanks Alison. I just passed your compliment on to her. She thanks you. Her jewelry kiln has been shut down for a while, it needs repair. I think I finally got it fixed. She says I sabotaged it because I am jealous that her compositions get more attention than mine he he. I know you are a fine psychologist, could it be ? Nah you would never do that  |
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 12:28:46 GMT -5
He he, we play dirty when it comes to being competitive MsAli. Of course she starts it. |
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 12:30:35 GMT -5
Whether it's a throwback to the 70's or 90's, they look totally radical, man! Throwback it is Benathema. Targeting the late 60's/early 70's psychedelic era to a degree. |
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Post by MsAli on Feb 27, 2020 12:31:38 GMT -5
He he, we play dirty when it comes to being competitive MsAli . Of course she starts it. You should put up a voting poll. Dont put who did what and see who get the most votes |
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Post by victor1941 on Feb 27, 2020 12:32:51 GMT -5
Great job on mixing colors. Your wife should definitely be complicated on the finished cabs and her palette selection.
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Feb 27, 2020 13:02:25 GMT -5
There are some really cool patterns in the mix. No shortage of colors used. What is the plan for these since you did not drill holes before tumbling?
Chuck
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 13:37:08 GMT -5
Thanks Chuck.
The new EBAY 35,000 rpm/$65 'dental' machine may solve the messy holes Chuck.
Just tried it today with some cheapo longer 2mm shaft diamond bits that wobble a bit.
so process would be:
Tumble to polish first.
Then drill hole, then do a quicky follow up with a bevel bit makes a nice enough final hole.
The 8000 rpm drill press does the bevel operation in 2 seconds at a lower 2000 rpm.
So there will be 2 drilling machines running on a mini production line. One for hole, one for bevel.
The worst holes are the tumble chipped holes. The vibe chips the sharp hole shoulders in a bad way.
Holes in tougher agates don't chip so bad, but the holes in glass chips so easily.
Even when the biggest tumble is under 15 grams the holes chip in the vibe.
Target weight for pendants is 13 to 21 grams.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 13:44:48 GMT -5
Great job on mixing colors. Your wife should definitely be complicated on the finished cabs and her palette selection. She says thanks Victor. She loves doing the glass melts. She has the art brain around here. And has recently gotten enthralled in the cordage and light metal smithing for bales. We seem to be complimenting each other's skills to make a decent team. Team work has been slow going but seems to be blooming as of late. |
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2020 13:52:14 GMT -5
He he, we play dirty when it comes to being competitive MsAli . Of course she starts it. You should put up a voting poll. Dont put who did what and see who get the most votes I just asked here about that. She thinks I am going to blow her away. Not like her. She is by far the most confident one under this roof. She says I shape mine better than hers and the lapidary folks would choose mine for that reason. Well, I have been posting OUR glass for a long time and I must say the viewers seem to favor her's over mine. I think you would enable her confidence levels and she would mow me down. |
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Post by MsAli on Feb 27, 2020 13:56:55 GMT -5
You should put up a voting poll. Dont put who did what and see who get the most votes I just asked here about that. She thinks I am going to blow her away. Not like her. She is by far the most confident one under this roof. She says I shape mine better than hers and the lapidary folks would choose mine for that reason. Well, I have been posting OUR glass for a long time and I must say the viewers seem to favor her's over mine. I think you would enable her confidence levels and she would mow me down. Me thinks if you turned her loose on this hobby she would smoke a lot of people. She has a great eye and a talent |
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Post by EricD on Feb 27, 2020 14:19:53 GMT -5
Not sure which I like more, hers or yours, Jim. Bricks and blobs can't be compared too closely, being 2 different processes. Hers don't need sawing or shaping though  |
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Post by knave on Feb 27, 2020 14:20:07 GMT -5
They sure look like they were given individual care and attention. Very nicely done. Perfect complement to your creations.
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Post by miket on Feb 27, 2020 15:07:52 GMT -5
Beautiful.
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Post by MrP on Feb 27, 2020 15:22:01 GMT -5
Thanks Chuck. The new EBAY 35,000 rpm/$65 'dental' machine may solve the messy holes Chuck. Just tried it today with some cheapo longer 2mm shaft diamond bits that wobble a bit. so process would be: Tumble to polish first. Then drill hole, then do a quicky follow up with a bevel bit makes a nice enough final hole. The 8000 rpm drill press does the bevel operation in 2 seconds at a lower 2000 rpm. So there will be 2 drilling machines running on a mini production line. One for hole, one for bevel. The worst holes are the tumble chipped holes. The vibe chips the sharp hole shoulders in a bad way. Holes in tougher agates don't chip so bad, but the holes in glass chips so easily. Even when the biggest tumble is under 15 grams the holes chip in the vibe. Target weight for pendants is 13 to 21 grams. I will bet that if you do a quick bevel before tumble it will not chip.....................MrP |
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Post by amygdule on Feb 27, 2020 18:46:14 GMT -5
Beautiful Eye Candy Thank you for sharing  |
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Feb 27, 2020 19:31:49 GMT -5
Holy crap! Glass heaven!
Everything Ali and everyone else said. Awesomeness!
jamesp have you ever thought about throwing them in some dry polish in the vibe after you drill the holes?
I throw all my stones in Vibra Dry 50K after I hand polish my cabs. A half hour or an hour, or whenever I remember to take them out and they are even better than when I put them in. Vibra Dry wouldn't chip the glass.
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Maybe you can post some pictures here