Hi
I have searched the forum but could not find an appropriate thread which answers my question:
How do you get DH Aurae to reduce on a Minor? It's been a couple of years since I played with DH (so expensive and now I remember why!) I made a dark ivory lentil and tried creating a pattern with an aurae stringer I'd pulled. It wouldn't go silvery, I tried turning the oxy up and down. Eventually I held my mashers in the flame in front of the bead and got a slight shiny reaction that way. There has to be an easier way on a Minor torch than this. I don't really want to melt and bend my mashers. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. :-\
Thanks, Mand x
I use a bobcat but you'd do it the same. Make your bead, let it cool a little, then turn up the propane or turn down the oxy so you get long yellow candles, then waft the bead through a few times.
I've always found aurae to be one of the easier DH glasses. Are you sure it's aurae and not a regular purple that has got muddled up?
http://envisionsf.blogspot.co.uk/2009/04/silver-glass-101-reducing-silver-glass.html,
That's wonderful, thanks both of you. I'd forgotten about the tip of the flame ... and I guess I need to practice with the up and down of the oxy /propane ... Defo sure it's Aurae Shirley, as I keep it my "well-pricey glass" collection in a jam jar next to the kiln. ;)
I always turn my oxy down, and waft it through the orange candle. :)
I used to do it the 'wrong' way on a hothead and bring it right own to about 1cm from the torch and spin for a couple of seconds.