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What can I do to smooth and polish hand cut glass edges?
I think I can help you. To make a living, I carve glass. Tabletops, door fronts, serving platters, and almost anything else made of glass has seen my efforts.
By far the best tool to use would be ...
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Which glue should I use to attach paper to glass?
We make beer.
We occasionally make labels for that beer.
The easiest, best cheapest way to attach the labels is... ready for this... you sure???
Milk.
Don't know why, don't ask why. It works. You ...
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How should I fix a large mirror ball with many cracked mirrors?
See if you can find some adhesive vinyl with a mirrored surface. I had some a few years ago and it was every bit as reflective as the individual squares of a mirror ball. The material is meant for ...
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What can I do to smooth and polish hand cut glass edges?
By the sounds of your application, a table-top glass grinder is the right answer. I'm saying this from a couple assumptions:
It sounds like you're making many of these and just want a nice edge to ...
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What can I do to smooth and polish hand cut glass edges?
A tile cutter with a diamond blade works to smooth the edges of glass. I bought one at a garage sale to cut slate tiles and found it also works to finish glass edges. Mine has a way to tilt the blade ...
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What should I consider when making homemade steam distillation equipment?
Steam distillation is used to convert catnip leaves to concentrated catnip oil. There is an Instructable that I've followed in the past to make what they call kitty crack.
It's relatively simple, at ...
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Proper glue to adhere laser printed paper to glass beads
There is a pretty big ‘cabochon’ crafts movement that sounds a lot like what you are talking about: Flattened glass bead + acrylic emulsion glue + laser print + backing.
The first video I Found on ...
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How do I smooth, cut, and drill holes in glass found on the beach?
For drilling glass, drill bits for tiles (the spear-point type) work. Work wet and go slowly. I've seen them down to 3mm. You need to hold the glass steady, but a cordless drill will be adequate.
If ...
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What paint works for "mock" stained glass?
When I did my faux stained glass window (see below) I used hot glue to do the "lead" outline. It worked really well on glass because although it sticks very well, if I made a mistake I could remove it ...
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Is it possible to melt a glass bottle without a kiln?
Glass has a melting temperature of around 1400-1600°C (see here ), and most household ovens top out at around 200-250°C so no, you cannot melt glass in a normal home oven.
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How to sand food safe glass by hand
You would use a hand held diamond file. They are sold specifically for the purpose you are describing (fixing chipped articles). There are a number of articles and videos online which detail the ...
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Is it possible to recycle the glass bottles and jar in desired shape and size by melting?
Yes, The general term is 'bottle slumping'. There are several images on pinterest. The glass is heated to the point that it can be shaped. Current trends are to use a Kiln, with temperatures ...
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How do I smooth, cut, and drill holes in glass found on the beach?
First you need a tool to work the glass. I suggest a dremel or similar rotary tool for that, but there are vast differences in quality:
You can get a dremel / rotary tool including a collection of ...
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Is there a heat resistant glue that's appropriate for adhering twine to glass?
The amount of heat generated by an incandescent light bulb in an enclosure is not particularly great relative to many adhesive types. One can purchase a silicone product known as high temperature RTV (...
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Method for embedding rock mosaic in transparent material
Another option would be to do two pours.
This would be what I would have tried/suggested with epoxy resin. Make the first pour and let it harden. Do your best to try and remove bubbles during both ...
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Lacquer on glassware
This is most likely an applied ceramic label. It's an industrial process that can't be achieved in a typical handmade craft setting (e.g., your garage), requiring ceramic inks or enamels, screen ...
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Which glue should I use to attach paper to glass?
I have yet to try this for my own home brew bottles but I've read (here, for example) that unflavoured gelatin powder dissolved in water also works in the same way milk does. Labels are supposedly ...
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Is it possible to melt a glass bottle without a kiln?
Revision based on comments on the question.
This answer originally suggested a microwave kiln. Then I saw the discussion in the comments. To start with the bottom line, you can't melt wine ...
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Cheap alternative to glass?
Soft pastel is literally the most difficult "painterly" media to protect. Generally speaking, the appropriate way to protect pastels is with a so-called shadow box, where the paper or board is floated ...
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Cheap alternative to glass?
Glassine is used for protecting drawings, prints, etc while shipping or storing them, and not for displaying them. The proper way to permanently frame and display your artwork would be the one ...
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Can you turn a normal mirror into a one way mirror?
You're likely going to run into some issues with the coatings that protect the metal layer. There are several types of glass mirrors:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mirror#Types_of_glass_mirrors
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How can one leave internal void cavity in fused glass piece
I've never tried this, so this answer will be largely speculation based on the physical properties.
You can leave a void, but I don't think you would be able to make the void a complex or delicate ...
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Overcoming the 6mm rule in glass fusion
The results may depend a lot on luck, practice, and trial and error. You might need access to a machine shop to prepare whatever will serve as the "mold".
I wouldn't count on using a process that ...
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What can I use to cover raised mosaic edges?
It would help to know the tray material and finish (a picture of the edge detail would be great), and it isn't clear whether you are referring to just the outer edge of the mosaic area or every glass ...
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Comparison: epoxy resin vs. glass
About a year ago, I created a epoxy resin based river table for my dining room involving a couple of live-edged oak panels joined by a river made from several hundred dollars worth of metallic blue ...
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How should I fix a large mirror ball with many cracked mirrors?
You might be able to fix the shards in place with a clear glass glue. Please don't try superglue because it dries matte and could leave a cloudy residue on the mirrors. Use special clear glass glue ...
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How to fix glass kaleidoscope inside cardboard tube
If the size of the mirrors is such, that it's already (sort-of) tight fitting in the tube, then you don't need much force to keep things in place. You may consider a kneadable adhesive like blu-tack.
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How can I remove paint from glass bottles w/o paint thinner?
The label is probably a silk-screen label called Applied Ceramic Label, which after screening, is baked onto the container. It's very difficult to remove. Scraping and scratching might remove it, ...
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How can I remove paint from glass bottles w/o paint thinner?
Your best bet is probably a razor blade. You can also buy them with handles as "glass scrapers" with the decorating supplies, for getting paint off windows. Steel wool shouldn't scratch glass unless ...
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What are good methods to attach glass to wood?
I would recommend 3M VHB tape. We used to use it to bond wood Muntins to glass when building custom door units. It is extremely strong, has a peel and stick adhesive, and because it is essentially a ...
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