Product Reviews
Pros
This bit worked great with my flexshaft drill and fits the with my dremel as well. It makes a nice, smooth hole, even as the bit begins to dull. I was able to make over 30 1/8" holes in 3 mm glass per bit using water as a lubricant. I've tried other bits that haven't been able to handle the load of these bits. This is the only one I'll spend money on. Well worth every cent.
Cons
Would like to be able to get a quantity discount on these bit.
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Pros
Very intuitive program. Has helped my design work a lot. Faster designs and allows resizing to fit the customers needs. Back ground pictures help to incorporate pictures into designs or show how a design piece will look in a room. It lets you know, if you ask, if there is a design problem, too small of pieces or pieces not colored, etc.
I enjoy using it. I have had good customer service from them. They have been responsive and helpful.
Cons
Some of the features require you to upgrade to higher version of the program, but all of the features are available to try with the basic program, you just can't save or print those features. So you can play with them before you buy
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You can buy a large assortment of designs from Dragonfly in their file format. You can make them as is or modify them to suit your tastes.
Pros
I have been using Glass Eye 2000 for several years now and I just love it. Right from the start I was able to use the program without any training or experience. No more running to the copy store or guessing what color glass I should use. You can even add your glass and texture files to there already large library of glass files, and at a touch of a button or two I can change the glass color or resize the pattern to what ever size I want. I know how my panel will look before I cut my first piece of glass. This program takes all the hard and technical work of designing away from me and lets me get to what I like doing best - Creating. I use Glass Eye 2000 on 95% of the work that I produce. Whether I'm working with lead or foil or both in the same panel, this program does it all. It even allows me to figure the material cost of my panels.
Cons
Because it is so much fun and it gets my creative juices flowing, I tend to spend more time than I should on designing a pattern.
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I tried other programs but became frustrated because I had no technical experience or the program lacked in it's software design. Not with Glass Eye 2000.
Pros
In my opinion, this is the best product ever. I have had my software for a long time. It is so easy to use. Great fast support and have never ever been disappointed.
Cons
There are NO CONS
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Other great feature is you can use it to make your own unique patterns.
Pros
Easy software to use. I'll never draw another pattern. I spent some time reading the help files and watching the online tutorial then I was up and running. What I like is I can draw a pattern for a customer and email them the pattern as a jpeg image for them to review and approve. I like the ability to print the pattern with the true lead face width or the width of the heart of the lead. I use a pattern with the lead width on my building board and it helps me keep things lined up. I looked long and hard for stained glass software on the internet and this is by far the best out there. I also had to contact customer support once and they were quick to respond with the answer i needed
Cons
No cons
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You can tell from using this software that a lot of thought went into the making of it.
Pros
I have found the software to be very useful in not only with the ready to use patterns, but also in giving me new ideas with my own designs. It is quite enjoyable to see what all the software offers.
Cons
My biggest con would only be that I would love to have more time to enjoy and explore all the different possibilities that could be obtained with the software.
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Pros
I purchased this product two years ago and upgraded it to get more features. There are many things that I like about this product. First I love the fact that I can resize any pattern to any size and have it automatically print out in a format that I can tape together. That is a real plus. I also, like the fact that if I scan in a picture from one of my pattern books, I can make the changes on the pattern easily. Also, using the sample glasses I can get a picture of what my project will look like prior to doing all that work.
Cons
There are a limited number of CD patterns offered on the dragonfly website. However, you can use any Paned Expressions Studio CD to download patterns.
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There are only two things that I would change about the product. One is if you are designing of pattern and then try to color it with glass samples, some times it doesn't color because the shapes are not closed. It takes a lot of time to find the knot that is not actually on both lines. But I am not sure what you can do about that outside of maybe coloring lines that are open. The second improvement would be a way to update the glass samples in the product. I am finding that the longer I have this product, the more glass colors and types I am missing, but I can normally work around this issue to get an idea how it will look and what glass I will need for a project.
Pros
Really like this book. Author talks directly to reader (as if you're standing right next to her). Great instructions, kiln fusing schedule right on target... very nice projects that I'm proud of!
Cons
none
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Best book on fusing for beginners!
Pros
Love these celtic pieces. Perfect size for small pendants! One of our favorite products.
Cons
None
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Perfect size for our small jewelry kiln. Good quality shelf.
Cons
None
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wasser glass is great! This is a beautiful piece of glass.
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none
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nice piece of glass!
Cons
none
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Easy to score and break. Follows score cleanly and even tight inside corners were easy to manage. Beautiful color!
Cons
Don't forget to flip your pattern upside down on the back side of the glass if you want the ripple effect on the front side of your work.
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Love the texture and ease of use. Definitely won't be the last piece of water glass that I purchase.
Pros
They work just fine and they saved me some money.
I didn't want to have to put more money into new running pliers when I misplaced mine, so I ordered these. No regrets. They do the job just as well as my expensive ones.
Cons
No cons so far.
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Pros
This glass is absolutely beautiful - very easy to score and break as well.
Cons
No substandard points here; I highly recommend this glass!
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