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Technical Forum => Studio/workspace/setup/equipment => Topic started by: Ilona on March 22, 2012, 10:07:09 AM

Title: Glass shorts!
Post by: Ilona on March 22, 2012, 10:07:09 AM
I am just wondering what you do with your glass shorts? Mine can't be used they are usually down to about an inch long and I throw them in a brass bucket. I have approx 4 years worth and now need to get rid. What do I do with them?
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: awrylemming on March 22, 2012, 10:37:43 AM
Twisties.  Make a paddle of clear/white/black glass, using tweezers line up your shorts on both sides in a pleasing colour combo, melt pull twist.    ;)
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Princess Peggy (Priscilla McGirr) on March 22, 2012, 01:04:27 PM
Thats clever Sue....I can't wear my glass shorts because they're too see-through!
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: awrylemming on March 22, 2012, 01:05:43 PM
Boom boom  ;D
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Kalorlo on March 22, 2012, 01:13:14 PM
Pick 'em up with pliers, stick a bunch together and colour mix them about for random streaky effects, make hearts from them, pull them down to stringer...
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Ilona on March 22, 2012, 03:33:04 PM
Brilliant, I am going to have a lot of twisties then ;D
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: lyzzydee on March 22, 2012, 09:08:47 PM
I took mine to a glass fusing class and I made a fused glass 'piece' which i am very pleased with!!!
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Glyn Burton on March 22, 2012, 10:09:47 PM
As a rod gets short I melt it on to the end of a new rod so there is very little waste. What waste there is I put out for the glass collection, life is too short to b***er about worrying about a bit of glass.
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Ilona on March 22, 2012, 10:23:45 PM
Quotelife is too short to b***er about worrying about a bit of glass.
:o :o :o :o
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: polly put the kettle on on March 22, 2012, 10:45:36 PM
Come to flame off and buy one of Alan new tools that Firebirds will be sell ;) ;) ;) ;)

sally xx
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Blue Box Studio on March 22, 2012, 10:50:40 PM
New tool?
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Ilona on March 22, 2012, 11:14:26 PM
I can't come to the FO this year :( I want to, but ......but want to know what the new tool is, you could whisper it in a PM ;D
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: polly put the kettle on on March 23, 2012, 09:37:49 AM
ok pm you about it  ;)

sally xx
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: polly put the kettle on on March 23, 2012, 10:25:02 AM
All will be revealed at Flame Off on the Firebirds stand  ;D ;) ;)

sallyxx
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Ilona on March 26, 2012, 11:24:55 PM
Yahey :) :) :) I have some new tools, and I think they are going to be brilliant, and just what I needed. I think you all will need to do a stampede to the Firebirds stall at the Flame Off ;D Alan's a clever bugger ;D
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: tinker on March 27, 2012, 07:03:33 AM
Chop into equal lengths and make stud earrings!!

Intrigued by this fabulous new tool tho, must check that out.

Sue brilliant idea too - will be doing sone of those this week then as I have almost a year's worth and theres only so many stud earrings I can make :0
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: Pat from Canvey on March 27, 2012, 08:22:44 AM
Cut into 1cm pieces and, based on a crossstitch pattern, fuse onto sheet 104 COE clear,
(http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL1426/5604171/12685369/226187955.jpg)
I did this a few years ago.
Title: Re: Glass shorts!
Post by: jammie on March 27, 2012, 10:34:55 AM
So...not going to flame off and wondering very much what the new tool is Polly?  :)
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