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Jump to navigationJump to search- 13:39, 14 November 2008 diff hist +82 N Propane New page: Follow this link for information on propane: http://www.answers.com/topic/propane
- 13:36, 14 November 2008 diff hist +106 Beads current
- 13:34, 14 November 2008 diff hist +354 N Beads New page: Beads are generally small objects made from a variety of different materials that can be used to make jewellery with. They are commonly round in shape but most different shapes can be foun...
- 13:30, 14 November 2008 diff hist +1 Bead release
- 13:30, 14 November 2008 diff hist +3 Bead release
- 13:30, 14 November 2008 diff hist +514 N Bead release New page: Bead release is the substance that you put onto your mandrels to prevent your glass sticking to the metal. This means that (provided you can get the bead off)your mandrels are reusable. T...
- 05:15, 14 November 2008 diff hist -5 Advertising your work
- 05:15, 14 November 2008 diff hist +6 Advertising your work
- 05:14, 14 November 2008 diff hist +412 Advertising your work
- 05:10, 14 November 2008 diff hist +8 Advertising your work
- 05:05, 14 November 2008 diff hist +1,929 N Advertising your work New page: ==Selling your glass creations== Many people don't make their beads or sculptural pieces to sell but many do. In an area of art and craft that is rapidly expanding how do you go about adve...
- 04:54, 14 November 2008 diff hist -1 Oxidising and reducing
- 04:53, 14 November 2008 diff hist -2 Striking
- 02:51, 14 November 2008 diff hist +657 N Striking New page: ==Striking== This is where the glass is reintroduced into the flame after cooling to bring out certain colours. The bead or sculptural piece should be made in the usual way and then remove...
- 02:46, 14 November 2008 diff hist +1,247 N Oxidising and reducing New page: ==Types of flame for lampworking== There are 3 types of flame that can be used to make glass beads and sculptural pieces. Neutral flame, oxidising flame and a reducing flame. it is importa...
- 13:14, 12 November 2008 diff hist +1,122 N Eye protection New page: Taken from Wikipedia. Didymium (Greek: twin element) is a mixture of the elements praseodymium and neodymium. It is used in safety glasses for glassblowing and blacksmithing, especially w...
- 12:56, 12 November 2008 diff hist 0 Etching →Etching liquid
- 12:56, 12 November 2008 diff hist +766 N Etching New page: ==What is etching?== Etching is the process by which the glass is given a matt effect. This is acheived by using etching liquid or cream. ==Etching liquid== To use etching liquid you nee...
- 11:38, 12 November 2008 diff hist +66 Strain point
- 11:37, 12 November 2008 diff hist +90 Strain point
- 11:17, 12 November 2008 diff hist +74 N Effetre New page: There is some information about Effetre contained on the Bullseye page
- 11:16, 12 November 2008 diff hist -6 Bullseye
- 11:15, 12 November 2008 diff hist -58 Bullseye
- 11:13, 12 November 2008 diff hist +5,623 N Bullseye New page: Which glass should I use to make beads from? NB. All comments in this article relate to soda glass! There is a bewildering assortment of glass out there from which to make beads at the ...
- 10:23, 12 November 2008 diff hist -98 Frit
- 10:23, 12 November 2008 diff hist +9 Frit
- 10:22, 12 November 2008 diff hist +11 Frit
- 10:22, 12 November 2008 diff hist -157 Frit
- 10:21, 12 November 2008 diff hist +359 N Frit New page: =Definition= Glass that has been ground to to various size "bits" that can be applied to beads to achieve different effects.[[Image:<a href="http://s198.photobucket.com/albums/aa198/saffie...
- 09:03, 12 November 2008 diff hist -1 Oxygen
- 09:02, 12 November 2008 diff hist +497 N Oxygen New page: Lampwork set ups that use oxygen can obtain their oxygen from 2 different sources. Firstly Oxygen can be supplied in bottle similar to propane. There are issues around [[health and Safety...
- 08:59, 12 November 2008 diff hist +25 N Lampworking New page: See glass bead making
- 08:59, 12 November 2008 diff hist +394 N Torch New page: There are many different types of torches available to use in glass bead making or lampworking. Many artists start out on the "Hot Head" which uses propane only. Other torches...
- 08:55, 12 November 2008 diff hist +416 N Glass bead making New page: =Definition= The art of making glass beads. This is sometimes referred to as lampworking. =How is it done= Glass rods are heated to melting point and wound onto mandrels that have been di...
- 08:34, 12 November 2008 diff hist +1,088 N Coefficient of expansion New page: =Definition= CoE stands for Coefficient of Exapansion. What this essentially means is that when glass expereinces a change in temperature the bonds between the atoms within the glass chang...
- 08:24, 12 November 2008 diff hist +279 N Strain point New page: This is the point at which the glass begins to experience stress and if not annealed correctly these stresses will remain in the glass. The strain point varies for each glass depending on ...
- 08:21, 12 November 2008 diff hist +263 Annealing →What Temperature should you anneal beads
- 08:20, 12 November 2008 diff hist +2 Annealing →Polarising lenses
- 08:19, 12 November 2008 diff hist +1 Annealing →Cold to hot test
- 07:01, 12 November 2008 diff hist +4 Silica
- 07:00, 12 November 2008 diff hist +4 Silica
- 06:58, 12 November 2008 diff hist +134 Mandrel →How to make your own mandrels
- 06:56, 12 November 2008 diff hist 0 Annealing →Cold to hot test
- 06:55, 12 November 2008 diff hist +1,417 Annealing
- 06:44, 12 November 2008 diff hist -119 Silica
- 06:43, 12 November 2008 diff hist +1,998 N Silica New page: Silica also known as silicon dioxide is well known for being a very hard substance. It is most commonly found in sand or quartz and is the main ingredient in glass. Silica is also the main...
- 06:37, 12 November 2008 diff hist +4 Cleaning beads
- 06:37, 12 November 2008 diff hist +14 Cleaning beads
- 06:32, 12 November 2008 diff hist +23 Sandpit
- 06:31, 12 November 2008 diff hist +31 Sandpit
