Clear Glass - Revision history

Helbels at 18:57, 19 November 2012

2012-11-19T18:57:55Z

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	\|Optically very clear, but prone to cracking over silver glass.		\|Optically very clear, but prone to cracking over silver glass.
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Helbels at 18:57, 19 November 2012

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	Clearer, less scummy version than Effetre 104. Has both good and bad batches - the good batches are excellent.		Clearer, less scummy version than Effetre 104. Has both good and bad batches - the good batches are excellent.
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	\| £3.00		\| £3.00
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	Reichenbach clear comes in two varieties - soft and normal. The normal works slightly stiff but has good clarity.		Reichenbach clear comes in two varieties - soft and normal. The normal works slightly stiff but has good clarity.
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	\| £7.00		\| £7.00
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Helbels at 18:56, 19 November 2012

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			Clearer, less scummy version than Effetre 104. Has both good and bad batches - the good batches are excellent.
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			Reichenbach clear comes in two varieties - soft and normal. The normal works slightly stiff but has good clarity.
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	\| £7.00		\| £7.00
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	\|		\|Optically very clear, but prone to cracking over silver glass.
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	\| Double Helix Zephyr		\| Double Helix Zephyr

Marklaird at 14:43, 14 November 2012

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	\| Double Helix Zephyr		\| Double Helix Zephyr
	\| This clear ~~has been made to melt~~ easily and smoothly, ~~resit~~ boiling and the resultant scumming, and work well with silver.		\| This clear melts easily and smoothly, resists boiling and the resultant scumming, and should work well with silver.
	\| £17.00		\| £17.00
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Marklaird at 14:43, 14 November 2012

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	This page is looking to gather all the info we can on which clear does (and doesn't!) do what.		This page is looking to gather all the info we can on which clear does (and doesn't!) do what.

			Clear glass comes in many different types and prices. The following table aims to summarise the various characteristics.

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			\| Glass Type
			\| Characteristics
			\| Price per 1/4 Kg (Tuffnells)
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			\| Effetre 104
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			Cheap and cheerful, probably the glass that came with your starter pack.

			Prone to scumming then used with a Hot Head torch

			\| £2.75
			\|-
			\| Effetre 106
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			\| £3.00
			\|-
			\| Vetrofond
			\| Apparently prone to scumming at higher temperatures but probably OK on Hot Head torch.
			\|
			\|-
			\| CIM Clear
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			\| £2.75
			\|-
			\| Reichenbach
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			\| £7.00
			\|-
			\| Lauscha
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			\|
			\|-
			\| Double Helix Zephyr
			\| This clear has been made to melt easily and smoothly, resit boiling and the resultant scumming, and work well with silver.
			\| £17.00
			\|}

Dickie: fixed typo

2008-11-30T19:06:37Z

fixed typo

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	Clear glass does not equal clear glass - they are all different, and not even from manufacturer to manufacturer, but within different ranges. Most lampworkers at some point will want to use clear glass to encase a bead, which may lead to the bead cracking, if ~~their~~ are incompatibility issues, or a mucky surface, if the clear is not used correctly. This page is looking to gather all the info we can on which clear does (and doesn't!) do what.		Clear glass does not equal clear glass - they are all different, and not even from manufacturer to manufacturer, but within different ranges. Most lampworkers at some point will want to use clear glass to encase a bead, which may lead to the bead cracking, if there are incompatibility issues, or a mucky surface, if the clear is not used correctly.

			This page is looking to gather all the info we can on which clear does (and doesn't!) do what.

Sparrow: New page: Clear glass does not equal clear glass - they are all different, and not even from manufacturer to manufacturer, but within different ranges. Most lampworkers at some point will want to us...

2008-11-30T07:24:43Z

New page: Clear glass does not equal clear glass - they are all different, and not even from manufacturer to manufacturer, but within different ranges. Most lampworkers at some point will want to us...

New page

Clear glass does not equal clear glass - they are all different, and not even from manufacturer to manufacturer, but within different ranges. Most lampworkers at some point will want to use clear glass to encase a bead, which may lead to the bead cracking, if their are incompatibility issues, or a mucky surface, if the clear is not used correctly. This page is looking to gather all the info we can on which clear does (and doesn't!) do what.