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MY customers LOVE this product - thanks for having it available
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I consider this tool as necessary as a grinder!!!! Does take some practice at first but you can foil larger pieces in a fraction of the time and won't go blind doing it!
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Takes a little practice
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Here are a few tips.. Larger pieces are easier, be sure to keep your glass flat on the table area, adjust the height of the spool depending on the thickness of your glass. You can switch the spool out if you purchase various sizes but you don't really have to if you adjust the height a bit. The spool I have is for 1/4" foil so any foil smaller than that will fit.
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following the instructions results in interesting patterns in the fused glass and what little residue was left lifted easily off the mold.
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none yet!
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This glass is absolutely beautiful.. the color is amazing.. .. and when fired.. it cuts well.
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no cons... love this glass
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This glass is beautiful when capped with clear glass and fully fused. The colors sparkle out of the black. I fused a pendant and earrings in my microwave kiln and they came out perfectly beautiful. I tack fused a piece without capping it and most of the color was lost, so be sure and cap it with clear to get the colors. Lovely stuff!!!
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I have used to make bricks to form a border near my Florida home and have had no issues with deterioration, and it has been several years. I like to use colorant with this product.
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Wish I could buy the same size box locally that I could get at Delphi.
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Just received this glass and removed it from the box. Well packaged, no damaged pieces. Arrived quickly. Like the first review stated, it glows when you hold it up to a light. It's between a transparent and a translucent in terms of light transmission. Haven't cut it yet. It's kind of like a glass full of skim milk with a slight bone color or tint to it. Very nice looking. Very smooth texture with very slight indescriminate blemishes or ripples throughtout the piece. I ordered 4 12x12 pieces and they're all consistent with one another. Good for projects needing good light transmission. A little pricey, but seems of good qualitiy. Hope this helps.
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Will try to follow up after working with this glass. Haven't worked with much white glass in the past, so I am very curious as to it's characteristics as to how it will look in my lamp shade projects.
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This mold makes the cutest flower. Mix and match colors to make one of a kind. Easy to use.
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needs a lot of frit but it's worth it
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I love this color! It is so vibrant! Best purple frit color out there.
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none
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very pretty mauve solid color
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none
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I tend to be heavy-handed when using a fid causing my foil to rip. This roller does a great job burnishing foil without tearing.
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None
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Have recommended to friends.
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Just loved this project! Fun to do and easy. I also made dish in red and white and was even easier when I did squares instead. Already thinking of other variations!
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3 firings is only drawback
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I love this color blue. I have used it in all "3" of my finished trapezoid windows display. "2" more of the panels will have it in them as well. It is easy to cut, a pleasant blue & looks lovely in the window.
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None
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light but powerful I never will use anything but Hakko
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sensitive to breaking
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try it for yourself -
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Nice fusing colors, nice crinkling effect
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Potential for minor scratches in dichro, some minor repeats in patterns
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I am a dichro fan given I do a lot of jewelry and the tie dye glass is in my honest opinion one of the best for it. There are nice shades and patterns in the pieces and the colors don't change too dramatically if fused capped or uncapped.
You also get them in rectangular sheets which also helps with cutting for items.
The only drawbacks I see are that you can have some tiny scratches on the dichro when you receive it, but because of the crinkling effect the glass does, a lot of these would disappear or be enhanced in the process.
You also do risk some repeat patterns, but the nice part is that they usually are cut differently so you don't get repeats of the same pattern, or same colors.
One more point - keep an eye on the glass on some of the patterns, such as spiral. There is a risk of there being a trapped bubble in the glass, but if you use care you can make it disappear or enhance a piece. I recommend doing a slightly longer start which tends to reduce this risk.
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Really nice to add to corners of your stained glass work.
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Ordered several of these and a couple did not have the nice design on them.
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