Hi guys
I have been reading up on the DH glass that o bought from martin on the weekend.
It looks to be a case of shaping, then reducing hot - cold - hot - cold
is that it? in a nutshell he he
also i have seen aqua stringer being mentioned.
is that put onto the kronos? or kronos stringer put onto the aqua?
thanking you in advance
mary did a bit on here somewhere on her DH....
i'll see if i can find the link, we also found an excellent one on lampworketc when we were researching wether to stock DH or not - i'll go bother griet in the studio and see if she saved it...
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This is what I do. I make and finish the bead in a normal flame. Then I let it cool as if it was going into the kiln and turn up the propane, so there is yellow in the middle of the flame but still blue at the tip. Wave the bead through the tip of the flame. Don't let it get too hot, you'll lose the shape and the colour. You can repeatedly cool and wave through the flame to build up effects. If you want the blues, strike it like red glass by alternating a normal flame and a reducing flame, cooling and gently warming.
If you are encasing, get the effects before adding the clear, it sometimes get paler as you encase.
Your torch might be different from mine, so try different flames, more and less propane, see what you get. You can go back to the start, removing the effects by heating to glowing. Have fun!
Ok - can this be used on a single fuel torch - ie a hothead with propane?
Yes, check out the thread "DH on a HH", Izzy is on a Hot Head.
does it sound like i have the jist of it?
searched for ages on lampetc there were loads of posts with 'kronos' in them
shall show ya my attempts!
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