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Vintage
Grab Bag Rod Sample Beads and Working Tips
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A grab bag package could include any of the below, none
of the below, items from our normal sales pages, or
items not on this list. Below are tests and images from
grab bag glass I have used for color and testing
purposes. The good, the bad and the ugly are here with
overall working tips at the bottom of the page.
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The lattichino to the left was pulled from the hexagonal
clear glass with black stripes on each raised edge. This
glass was originally used in chandeliers. To pull the
lattichino- heat the end of the rod slowly- quick
heating will result in the black popping off the clear
and leaving you with a clear hexagon. There are two ways
I have successfully pulled after this.
- Insert a heated mandrel tip into the molten end of
the striped rod. Begin to heat just to the left (if
right handed) of the molten area. I push the glass
slowly into a blob as it melts always heating just
beyond the growing blob and trying to keep the lines
straight on the blob. If they do twist, I make sure
they are twisting evenly in the direction I want them
as I go. When I have a large enough striped blab, I
remove from the heat, let the glass form a skin
and pull into a stringer while twisting with both
hands
- Insert a heated mandrel tip into the molten end of
the striped rod. Begin to heat just to the left (if
right handed) of the molten area. Slowly twist both
sides and pull the mandrel away from the rod while
slowly moving the rod right to heat further down. This
results in a very even pull once you get your rhythm
going.
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This rod looks pale amethyst and melts to the same
color. I mixed it here with Effetre EDP, Copper Green
and Intense Black. The second bead is vintage black on
the same glass with a raku twistie on top. You can see
the bubbles here from skipping the melt and remove step
which is helpful when you start a transparent rod. The
directions for this are in the working tips at the end
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This was a milky rod I was hoping would make a good
base. It did not stand up well to payers of Effetre
melted in and I ended up with incompatibility cracks
around each flower and vine. The color may make a good
base for Reichenbach and System 96. |
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Transparent grey and vintage white. This is a smooth and
easy color. |
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This is from a hexagon shaped rod. These rods usually
have a hole through the middle and were originally used
in chandeliers. You can slice them and use as is, or
melt them for bubbly results. The rod will shock easily-
keep in the high heat until you see a small amount of
red appear. |
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This transparent amber red is gorgeous alone or with
other 96 colors. However, the image to the left shows
why you don't want to mix even a little Effetre with it.
This rod can hide with the browns- I have to look at it
next to an amber to find the red tinged glass. It is a
transparent cherry that is delicious as a solo color. |
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This is an icy blue in rod form that does not change
when melted. I have used this with Reichenbach and
Effetre in relatively large amounts as shown with no
compatibility issues. I do have a report of this color
cracking over the vintage white. |
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I have only mixed this so far with other 96 compatible
glasses which has been successful. The rod is thick with
a beige/peach on the outside and a large clear core.
There is a very small amount of this glass that I have
found so far. It is a clear core swirly glass and can be
worked like the clear core orange - the biggest thing to
remember is to keep your hand steady and the glass in
the middle of the bead if you want even circles. |
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Working Tips
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The warm transparents do not play well
with 104
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The cool transparents so far can be
mixed with anything you throw at them from 90-104
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Check the individual page for any
glass that is listed for sale separately
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The transparents attract dust- I'd
recommend at least a swipe with a clean cloth
before using
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The first drop of the transparents
will often bubble as you can see in some of the images
above - getting the tip molten and removing the first
melted bit will remedy that
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