Diamonds.....

[littlegiggles]

ok... so question for you....

now I know that you cant use most precious and semi precious stones in glass as the heat would just disintergrate them...

but wot about diamonds... would it kill them as well...

[saffie]

right melting point is 3550 C so thats not an issue but would it survive annealing etc Mmmmm....dunno, could be expensive to find out 

[littlegiggles]

lol.... I know... but you know when my mind starts scheming....

[sparrow]

Interesting......I've got a diamond I could play with....would be a bit of a bummer if the bead then was c***and nobody wanted it, lol!

[Kaz]

I'm reading this thinking either I'm mad or they are.....

[littlegiggles]

no... its most definately me... mad as accused

[sparrow]

Same here.....when I was doing silversmithing, I bought a broken diamond ring in America, thinking I could fix it and sel it on....never did, though 

[Juniper]

I doubt the diamond would survive. A diamond is still a natural stone with impurities an flaws, that might react when heated. But it's your stone

[Jolene]

I have seen it done with opals by Bruce St.John Maher....will try to find a link

Modified to add http://www.gemcutter.com/maher.htm

Gorgeous bits of glass.....he also makes jaw dropping murrine

[sparrow]

OMG Jo, what did you do that for!!!!! My wallet can't take another hit! 

[Juniper]

That opal is actually synthetic fire opal. It works with boro if you use small pieces - so I've been told

[littlegiggles]

fire opal in boro... or little bitta boro fused in soft glass

[Chameleon]

i put an opal in soft glass an it survived.

.. no you cant see it, it was a totally shockingly bad bead in design and a complete fugly. but the opal did survive

[sparrow]

Can I see it if I ask really really nicely?? 

[Chameleon]

lol, as its you, if i can find it to take a pic of then i will post it