What does it do. I brought some last Saturday and I can only get it to go brown. Its quite a nice brown but it would be nice if I could get it to do something else. ;D
Erm - it a dark transparent navy blue!!
Sounds like you are reducing it. If you are using small canisters of propane and not a large tank (orange bottle - 3.9kg is minimum quantity) on a hothead you are going to find it very difficult not to reduce this glass. Try melting it carefully at the very top of your torch and then layer it over white, where you will see its true beauty.
If you are using little canisters of propane you'll find that larger bottles work much better. Get a bulk adaptor for your hothead, it works much better.
I am on bulk, I'm using 13kg tins as my back will tell you from carrying one in from the car through the house and 100yrds down the garden this morning ;D Why isn't my gas man open on Saturdays when Tim is here.
ok then - guess you need to work a little higher in the flame and maybe a little cooler.
I use the 6kg bottles - then I can hump them around without a fella.
I get mine from a tool hire place but you can also exchange them at Texaco and places like that - you don't have to get them from where you originally bought them which means you can get them on Saturday.
Yes thats very true Sal. Thing is when it runs out, I just can't wait until the next Saturday I have to have it now or I start to come out in a sweat and grow purple spots on my face.
kate i've used leaky pen on your torch and it stays a lovely navy blue, i don't think i did anything different to normal either...
Hi ,
Just cover white with it , its fantastic.
Ok will give it another try tomorow.
Katie
It may be worth checking your torch - I had this problem on my HH in Oz and found that creatures and dust were getting into the torch and making the flame mucky. I got into the habit of unscrewing the top bit and shaking it before using. It could also be that your propane is a bit mucky from being moved about and it may just settle down.
Kaz
Quote from: Kaz on November 06, 2008, 09:59:25 PM
Katie
It may be worth checking your torch - I had this problem on my HH in Oz and found that creatures and dust were getting into the torch and making the flame mucky. I got into the habit of unscrewing the top bit and shaking it before using. It could also be that your propane is a bit mucky from being moved about and it may just settle down.
Kaz
More tips from you today Kaz!!! I never knew that!
my leaky pen just boiled :(
Leaky pen is also quite lush over dirty martini ;) and turquoise too!
No it must be me, I've made three beads this morning with the torch, low, high in the flame and as normal like I usually do and they all have streaky brown marks all over them, I've done all three of these over white and I cleaned the glass well first so I will chuck it gently to one side and come back to it another time.
Was that one I gave you, Katie? I have used the same batch over white too and it was fine.
Quote from: Rachel B on November 07, 2008, 12:27:16 PM
Leaky pen is also quite lush over dirty martini ;) and turquoise too!
Sounds lush - I will give that a whirl this afternoon if my Tuffnells order turns up soon and I can go out *taps foot*
Kaz
Quote from: Katiequiggle on November 07, 2008, 12:31:35 PM
No it must be me, I've made three beads this morning with the torch, low, high in the flame and as normal like I usually do and they all have streaky brown marks all over them, I've done all three of these over white and I cleaned the glass well first so I will chuck it gently to one side and come back to it another time.
Sometimes that's the best way - you can try too hard sometimes!
Quote from: TiaraHelen on November 07, 2008, 12:44:23 PM
Was that one I gave you, Katie? I have used the same batch over white too and it was fine.
No I brought a bunch from Martin last week at the fair too, this is what I turned out this afternoon, I can pull it in stringer and it comes out lovely, see other thread, but otherwise if I use it over anything or on its own this is what it looks like. (this is over dirty martini) Its a bit dusty cause i've just pulled it out of the V.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a98/Katiequiggle/P1060735.jpg)
That is nuts, I have never seen that reaction before, are you sure its leaky pen? Do you have any reduction trouble with effetre turq or rubino?
No not really I don't, I mean, sometimes turquoise goes a bit silvery in the flame but goes back to turquoise once its finished, occasionally it goes red but not often. Rubinos pretty much ok too, Ive been making loads of beads in the last couple of days including white and clear and none of them are mucky. Can I send you a stick Tan to see what you get. Its def Cim Inky Pen, from Martin on Saturday, I have a pack of it wrapped in tissue paper with a label on it.
How about posting a pic on here of what a stick looks like?
BY all means I can try it for you but do put a pic up first though it might save you the trouble. I would say that if your torch was being an evil reducer you would definitely suffer with rubino, which after a process of elimination can only be the glass?
Quote from: Shirley on November 07, 2008, 05:14:30 PM
How about posting a pic on here of what a stick looks like?
Here you go.
Made into Stringer.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a98/Katiequiggle/P1060743-2.jpg)
On the bench with the label.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a98/Katiequiggle/P1060745.jpg)
Held up to the light.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a98/Katiequiggle/P1060741-1.jpg)
It looks like the photo on the bench without the light behind it, quite dark.
bizzare!
Well it certainly looks like leaky pen, do you know anyone with a HH who you can send a bit to to try?
Anyone with a hothead fancy trying it for me.
Come on hot head peeps??
I`m on a HH and mine has just arrived.
I will try this afternoon and report back!
Helen x
Katie, your hothead is broken.....getting strange results.....coincidence?
i will try it for you kate, mite coax mojo out from behind the sofa!
Katie,
I am sorry, I didn`t have time to experiment but I promise to do it tomorrow!
Helen x
Quote from: Shirley on November 08, 2008, 04:09:02 PM
Katie, your hothead is broken.....getting strange results.....coincidence?
Just what I was going to say Shirley.
Katie - I read your post about your torch. It seems likely that's the cause of your leaky pen problem.
Yes I'm wondering that too, only discovered the torch leak when I turned it on today, It wasn't behaving badly yesterday though but I'm thinking it might be the cause.
I would agree it's the torch Katie, I did these on my HH, basically it turned out pretty much as it had started. The rod I had looked exactly like the one you've shown, same label too, and it was from Martin, it came as part of a CiM sample pack.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/3014249076_3b47cffefc_m.jpg)
No Change basically.
But I did have a similar problem to you with my HH, the top part seemed to comea little loose sometimes, and when I'd light it the flame would be huge and bushy. My DH put some white electrical tape around the thread and then screwed the torch head back on, that seemed to do the trick.
Quote from: sublimekate on November 08, 2008, 11:36:59 PM
I would agree it's the torch Katie, I did these on my HH, basically it turned out pretty much as it had started. The rod I had looked exactly like the one you've shown, same label too, and it was from Martin, it came as part of a CiM sample pack.
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/3014249076_3b47cffefc_m.jpg)
No Change basically.
But I did have a similar problem to you with my HH, the top part seemed to comea little loose sometimes, and when I'd light it the flame would be huge and bushy. My DH put some white electrical tape around the thread and then screwed the torch head back on, that seemed to do the trick.
Gorgeous beads Kate. I tried putting PTF tape around the thread which is a sort of thin white tape that plumbers use to make a good seal on pipes but it didn't work, I might take it to a plumbers place and see if they can do anything with it, might get it welded or something, I'm sure I can live without it coming apart unless someone tells me otherwise.
Hi Katie,
I did these this morning on my HH and they look the same as the rod as well:
(http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk188/vanek_03/IMG_4224.jpg)
The left is leaky pen on its own, the middle is over white and on the right is over dirty martini,
Sorry the pictures not the best but I think you can see it ok,
Hope that helps,
Helen x
Thanks Helen you're a star. They look ok don't they.
Katie,
They are dark but I guess thats how they should be. The nicest is over white, when you hold it to the light it is scrummy :)
I hope you get your torch sorted soon x