I'm about to throw my electra special glass away ARRRRGGGGHHHH

[ebj]

Hello everyone.

I am going mad with frustration with this glass. I have printed out Marys brilliant tips on how to get a reaction out of this potentially great stuff - all I get is kind of greeny creamyness! Everytime I try I get annoyed and wish I had spent my time making something decent instead. What I wanted to do was get a faux boro look with it (I am faux boro mad lol) but I get nothing - NADA! I am forever turning the propane up - or oxygen down. What am I doing wrong?? i'm serioulsy thinking of getting rid of it!

HELP!

Emmaxxxx     

[littlegiggles]

what type of torch are you using Emma?

[Sarah]

Hi Emma

Don't do it! Electra gives some wonderful terracotta colours.

I work it for a long time in the mid part of a propane rich flame (Mary's tip I think) then once its got lots of terracotta I waft it through a small neutral flame until I get it to where I want it. The first stage takes longer than some of the other glasses (& much longer that I thought) but the swirls of terracotta with some blues & greens are definitely worth the effort.

You might just need to stay at it a little longer.

BTW I'm on a minor

[beady-kat]

I know what you mean Emma. I bought a few rods of the various double helix to try and a couple of the frits.  I was expecting, fireworks, a symphony orchestra and the earth to move and I got a whole load of nuthin'. They're just sat on my bench where I can conveniently glare at them. What are we doing wrong?
Kath

[Mary]

Elektra is a hard one to work, it loses its colour very readily. It needs VERY reduced. Try turning your propane up more.

For the other colours, also try really turning up your propane. That was something that surprised Caroline when she saw me reducing, I use a bigger flame than she thought was right, a really big flame, I need to work at arms length to reach the tip! I'll get a photo when I get home, I'm spending Easter with my Mum.

[ebj]

ooohh - thanks guys! Glad its not just me lol. its your fault Mary - I drool over your beads - and think - right - I'll go and use my special glass  and I get poop!

I will try and try and try again, I swear if I get anything I'll be doing summersaults!!

Emmax

[Caroline]

For the other colours, also try really turning up your propane. That was something that surprised Caroline when she saw me reducing, I use a bigger flame than she thought was right, a really big flame, I need to work at arms length to reach the tip! I'll get a photo when I get home, I'm spending Easter with my Mum.

yeah it was, Mary's flame for reducing is very different, i wasn't doing it right at all and i've manage to recreate it at home now, not with Elektra, all i manage to do is boil that, lol

[ebj]

maybe I should give up with the electra after all and give another yummy glass a go? I like the look of nyx? Is that how you spell it - been drooling over some of Mary's beads this moring - think one of them has that glass on it- the egg on your web site Mary - do tell!

Emma xx

[Mary]

Yes Emma, the cobalt egg has Nyx. It's lovely stuff, goes iridescent really easily for me. Gaia is good too!

[Soozintheshed]

I got sod all out of mine too

[glassworks]

we got a little something from weemary this morning - bloody fabulous they were too!!!

spill the beans mary, what did you use!!!

griet loves em

[Mary]

Glad you both like them Q! They are the pale Supernova with Aion stringer, the Aion seems to intensify the Supernova effects.

[glassworks]

excellent - i'll take pics and post them here - we have finally been cleared to release purple haze for sale - so hopefully this glass will also make getting reactions etc a bit easier..

[Isabelle]

When are we getting Terra?? Please! )

[Mary]

It's not released yet, they are still working on it, according to the last newsletter update!