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Lampwork => Borosilicate => Topic started by: fionaess on September 11, 2016, 09:55:57 PM

Title: Chinese Trans Green
Post by: fionaess on September 11, 2016, 09:55:57 PM
Anyone had problems encasing tuffnells trans green?
Title: Re: Chinese Trans Green
Post by: Lotti on September 12, 2016, 08:57:28 AM
Not the transparent green but the imperial green isn't keen at all, got some lovely crazed marbles with it! 
Title: Re: Chinese Trans Green
Post by: tuffnell glass on September 16, 2016, 08:52:38 AM
Hi,
      Not transparent Green but as Lotti says the Imperial Green doesn't like it too much.

Best wishes ,

Martin
Tuffnell Glass
Title: Re: Chinese Trans Green
Post by: fionaess on September 16, 2016, 10:25:42 AM
Thanks both
Title: Re: Chinese Trans Green
Post by: Steampunkglass on September 16, 2016, 04:37:51 PM
Are you encasing it with something else? Also are you leaving it to garage for a long time? I've not really encased it very much, but not had any problems with it on the back/outside of things so far.

Imperial green though I use with great caution, I suspect its a based on a chromium oxide formula, which can cause problems when the chromium colours are left to garage for a while they can release some chromium gas which is fine if it can escape, otherwise it causes area of different COE (I think if memory serves me right 54-55) which is why some chromium colours and some aventurine colours that use flecks of chromium cause cracking and crazing.
Title: Re: Chinese Trans Green
Post by: fionaess on September 16, 2016, 05:16:27 PM
Encasing with clear... Think I will pull it down with clear just to be on the safe side