Comments on: Tips and Techniques: How to Deal with Devitrifying Opaque Glass Colors http://www.frantznewsletter.com/2010/06/18/tips-and-techniques-how-to-deal-with-devitrifying-opaque-glass-colors/ Lampworkers Online Resource of 104 coe, 33 coe glass, Tools, Tutorials, Sales and MORE! Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:36:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: patfrantz http://www.frantznewsletter.com/2010/06/18/tips-and-techniques-how-to-deal-with-devitrifying-opaque-glass-colors/#comment-276 patfrantz Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:38:04 +0000 http://frantznewsletter.com/Blog/?p=1494#comment-276 Hi Michelle, The way I get EDP to turn purple instead of ugly gray, I introduce a little more propane to my flame. I have not worked this issues out on a Hot Head because I rarely use a Hot Head torch. The atomosphere of a Hot Head torch flame is very different than that of an oxygen/propane flame, there are no options to change the flame on a Hot Head and this doesn't leave you any way to change the flame to please the glass. Another tip that might help you in your quest to use EDP is, after I complete making the shape of a bead and I am finishing the surface polishing in the flame, I cool the bead down a little bit and then I introduce it to the far tip of the flame and kiss the surface of the bead to heat just the very top layer of the EDP and that sometimes brings the gold pink back to the surface and produces a beautiful bead. There is a free tutorial on www,lampworketc.com in the "Tips and Technique" section that might be helpful to you, that was written by a beadmaker who really gets great color out of EDP. Good Luck with your beadmaking. Hi Michelle,

The way I get EDP to turn purple instead of ugly gray, I introduce a little more propane to my flame. I have not worked this issues out on a Hot Head because I rarely use a Hot Head torch.

The atomosphere of a Hot Head torch flame is very different than that of an oxygen/propane flame, there are no options to change the flame on a Hot Head and this doesn’t leave you any way to change the flame to please the glass.

Another tip that might help you in your quest to use EDP is, after I complete making the shape of a bead and I am finishing the surface polishing in the flame, I cool the bead down a little bit and then I introduce it to the far tip of the flame and kiss the surface of the bead to heat just the very top layer of the EDP and that sometimes brings the gold pink back to the surface and produces a beautiful bead.

There is a free tutorial on www,lampworketc.com in the “Tips and Technique” section that might be helpful to you, that was written by a beadmaker who really gets great color out of EDP.

Good Luck with your beadmaking.

]]> By: Michelle http://www.frantznewsletter.com/2010/06/18/tips-and-techniques-how-to-deal-with-devitrifying-opaque-glass-colors/#comment-275 Michelle Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:23:36 +0000 http://frantznewsletter.com/Blog/?p=1494#comment-275 I LOVE purple but cannot make EDP (254) work on my hothead. I also live your Calico glass but don't want to buy until I fix the chalky devitrifying issue. My problem is I don't understand your directions above regarding the torch flame, etc. Can you please explain in more detail and/or share pictures as an example? Can this be done on a HH? I suspect my HH is biased to a reducing flame ( I think that's less oxygen, right?) because I never have an issue getting silvery glass colors to turn silver (reduce). I have assumed that is was why I could never get my purple EDP to work. All hints are appreciated!! Thank you, Michelle I LOVE purple but cannot make EDP (254) work on my hothead. I also live your Calico glass but don’t want to buy until I fix the chalky devitrifying issue. My problem is I don’t understand your directions above regarding the torch flame, etc. Can you please explain in more detail and/or share pictures as an example?
Can this be done on a HH? I suspect my HH is biased to a reducing flame ( I think that’s less oxygen, right?) because I never have an issue getting silvery glass colors to turn silver (reduce). I have assumed that is was why I could never get my purple EDP to work.
All hints are appreciated!!
Thank you,
Michelle

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