Glass Safety
By Janet Parkhurst
SAFETY June is National Safety month. Hopefully it is not a surprise that we are an industry that should be tuned into our personal safety. Not only do we deal...
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How Can You Tell a Stained Glass Worker?--Safety
By Janet Parkhurst
Just look at their thumbs! They are lined with little cuts! Right! So annoying! Comes from pushing little pieces of glass against the grinding wheel. Unlike when we started out...
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That's Pretty Shifty!
By Janet Parkhurst
Shifty and CFL are two terms to describe the same thing — a pallet of glass that changes color based on the light that it is under. CFL stands for...
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WHICH SIDE IS THE COATED SIDE OF DICHROIC
By Janet Parkhurst
Some Info from The Frog Blog Dichroic glass is so beautiful and there are so many uses, it is just delightful. However, there are a few problems that knowledge can...
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Tips from Janet: Know Your Tools
By Janet Parkhurst
Probably the most important tool decision you make is your glass cutter. There are a lot to choose from. There are two things to consider. What the wheel is made...
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USE OIL WHEN CUTTING GLASS BECAUSE . . . .
By Janet Parkhurst
It lubricates the wheel of any glass cutter and keeps it running smoothly. Use of cutting oil on the score line significantly improves the quality of the score and subsequent...
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Using a Soldering Iron Temperature Controller
By Janet Parkhurst
As you become more skilled at soldering you may find that the number you have been setting you temperature control on no longer works the same. Things that affect the...
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Luminescent Glass & Iridescent Glass in Fusing
By Janet Parkhurst
Luminescent glass is different than iridescent glass. It is low-fire—not high-fire like iridescent—and is intended for reverse fusing. What is reverse fusing? Reverse fusing means placing your piece face down...
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Tips from the Glass Academy: Lead Came or Copper Foil
By Janet Parkhurst
The basic thing to remember here is that Lead Came stretches. That really is the base fact in deciding when to use what. Use Foil: 1. Lamp Shades should always...
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Tips from Janet: Know Your Tools—Pliers
By Janet Parkhurst
I just went to the retail display where we keep pliers. There were 7 different ones. So many pliers—so many uses! Or just a little difference, like the width of the...
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Janet's Tips: Why the Heck is Lampworking called lampworking??
By Janet Parkhurst
I originally wrote this blog in 2013. I am not sure why we used this picture of unrelated glass, but I was way younger so I'm keeping it. Lampworking is...
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Soldering Iron Temperature control
By Janet Parkhurst
Plugging a soldering iron into a rheostat (or temperature controller) does NOT reduce the temperature. It reduces the amount of electricity coming in but doesn't change the temperature the iron...
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Janet's Tips: When is a Jewel Not a Jewel?
By Janet Parkhurst
Jewels are made of stained glass pressed into many different shapes. They are convex and can be smooth, but most are multi-faceted. They have a lot of sparkle. They vary...
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