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Lampwork => Common Problems => Topic started by: Amber on August 05, 2007, 06:33:08 PM

Title: Vermiculite & beads...
Post by: Amber on August 05, 2007, 06:33:08 PM
How long should I leave my beads in the vermiculite? It's been just over an hour and I'M reeeeeallly impatient!
Title: Re: Vermiculite & beads...
Post by: MangoBeads on August 05, 2007, 06:34:28 PM
Only a tiny bit longer give them another hour or so and stick your hand in for a rummage if they feel cool take em out ! How exiting !
Title: Re: Vermiculite & beads...
Post by: Amber on August 05, 2007, 06:40:58 PM
Thanks Manda! Will post pics if they're any good...they looked great before they went in, but so did the last lot - and they came out looking like mushrooms with bits of vermiculite stuck to them!  ;D
Title: Re: Vermiculite & beads...
Post by: Richard on August 05, 2007, 07:02:41 PM
I have done that too, they are going in the vermiculate when they are too hot. I let them cool down just so you can start to see the colour coming back into the glass.