jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 21, 2020 6:44:50 GMT -5
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Post by shardy on Mar 21, 2020 6:58:29 GMT -5
Those are awesome.
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Post by fernwood on Mar 21, 2020 7:02:41 GMT -5
Beautiful examples what jamesp does with glass scraps.
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Post by knave on Mar 21, 2020 7:05:38 GMT -5
So smooth, shiny and colorful. Really like how the green reflects on all the surrounding pieces.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Mar 21, 2020 9:50:48 GMT -5
Beautiful! For some reason I'm drawn to clear and white jelly bean shaped one. I just want to pick it up and start rubbing it like a worry stone.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 21, 2020 11:30:42 GMT -5
Since you are making those fine silicon rubber lined barrels I should mention that all glass is run in the last 2 steps(alum ox 220 and 14,000) in a steel vibe hopper. It would seem that the steel walls would damage the tender glass but it does not. Using sugar or Borax for slurry additive, no damage at all.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 21, 2020 11:34:40 GMT -5
Beautiful examples what jamesp does with glass scraps. Thanks for the words Beth. It would take 10 years to tumble all those scraps lol. Actually, about 80% is void of jewelry grade feature colors but could easily be re-melted with minimal colored glass to make the mark.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 21, 2020 11:37:26 GMT -5
So smooth, shiny and colorful. Really like how the green reflects on all the surrounding pieces. Well, there is a lot of variety to play with Evan. The one advantage of glass is the lack of fractures and pits. A homogenous material makes fine after tumbled surfaces.
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Post by jamesp on Mar 21, 2020 11:43:11 GMT -5
Beautiful! For some reason I'm drawn to clear and white jelly bean shaped one. I just want to pick it up and start rubbing it like a worry stone. Did you know that white flowers are the most eye catching color in landscape Robin ? In some way white grabs the human eye unlike other colors. I was glad to find my stock of scrap milk glass is friendly to fuse. Matt Janke probably uses white in 30% of his work. Even though he has a plethora of stock colors to work and/or mix.
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