Marble Makers Forum

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feeds@kickapps.com (Scooch) — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 12:48:22 PST

Does anyone come here anymore? Would love to talk marbles

We are back.

feeds@kickapps.com (LouisCamp) — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 11:19:51 PST

Decided to re-activate the board. Feel free to post away.

Lou

What're you all working on?

feeds@kickapps.com (MonkyThrowPoop) — Sat, 11 Jun 2005 00:48:52 PST

I've been making a bunch of stuff for wheaton. Check 'em out:
www.glassartists.org/Gall...ryID=11441

My favorite is the tiny air trap. You can't really make it out in the photo, but it's there. And for some reason it makes me laugh every time I see it. As always, CC is more than welcome. What has everyone else been making? I'm sick of looking at my marbles, I need something new!

Ben

Least Reducing Boro Colors For a Beginner

feeds@kickapps.com (Robert L is LLM) — Mon, 06 Jun 2005 21:41:28 PST

What boro colors are LEAST susceptible to reduction, boiling and other nasty results? Think beginner colors. Think noob.

90% of what I've made lately looks like it was either dipped in bead release or made from white potters clay.

I'm not doing anything but trying to color a clear tube on the outside.

I've been working on a Minor but I have a National 8M with the 27 port surface mix tip. Should I switch to the National?

Robert

Rounding Question Revisited

feeds@kickapps.com (DrewFritts) — Wed, 01 Jun 2005 09:51:48 PST

I can't get my reply to the original post to stick, so I'm starting a new thread...

Hi Jim,

When using an Infinite Rim Mold go into the mold at an angle rather than vertical. Start out at about 30 to 45 degrees while rotating the glass in the hole. Then rotate the punty down (change the angle) until it's parallel to the surface of the mold - thus the marble is rotating horizontally in the hole. If the punty touches the mold then you're using a hole that is too big for the amount of glass in the gather. Move to a smaller hole and repeat the process. Reheat and round a couple of times using this process and it should end up being about 90 percent round. Punty off to the other end and repeat the process once or twice to round the other end. If you're using soft glass, finish it in a cherrywood mold.

Drew <+><

rounding technique

feeds@kickapps.com (lbjvg) — Tue, 31 May 2005 01:01:11 PST

I am getting grape shaped marbles instead of round ones. When I round the ends, they are both round but the middle of the marble is slightly elongated, so the thing end up looking ovoid like one of those green grapes. I can't get the same curvature all the way around. My theory is that maybe my initial gather is too small for the marble wells (I'm using an Infinite mold set) Any suggestions? - Thanks, Jim

A Question on cold polishing glass.

feeds@kickapps.com (phmoores) — Mon, 30 May 2005 15:03:28 PST

Can you cold polish surface inperfections off the glass when your finished.

Kinda spent alot of time on one and would like to salvage a minor inperfection issue. That being the punty let go, this one was really hot. Melting the table slightly, plastic on surface of marble residue burst into flames... recovered.. back in flame haha.

So my plastic folding table will melt.. just took more mass and heat as I was once again running around in circles saying
'wheres my tongs,, wheres my tongs'.

If you can sand it is there a type of paper polisher I should purchase? Obviously extremely fine?