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By Janet Parkhurst
Glastar burned to the ground on October 18th. Glastar is a leading manufacturer of glass-shaping equipment, tools, accessories, and supplies. The warehouse next door exploded, and the fire quickly spread...
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By Janet Parkhurst
RESTORATION Glass has clearly (pun intended) evolved all through the centuries. Here is a bit of a timeline. In the 1700's window glass was mouth blown and spun into a...
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By Janet Parkhurst
I think I have not researched an issue and come up with less concise data ever. Here are some things I did find. FUSING The causes of concern when fusing...
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By Janet Parkhurst
What is the difference between copper wire and tinned copper wire? They are both copper wires. The tinned wire is a bit easier to use if you are soldering it...
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By Janet Parkhurst
(I would like to give credit for this, but I no longer know where I got it) Solder Law: Hot solder looks exactly like cold solder. Solder Law II: One...
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By Janet Parkhurst
60/40 60/40 solder is 60% tin and 40% lead. It stays in liquid stage longer, giving you more time to set a smooth bead. It melts at 372 to 374...
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By Janet Parkhurst
Youghiogheny Y-96-2120 Root Beer on White In January, the COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the United States. The Trump administration declared a public health emergency on January 31....
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By Janet Parkhurst
Stained Glass Express has always taken pride in never being out of stock on any glass. We would have at least one sheet cut up and out on the retail...
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By Janet Parkhurst
I really think we cannot talk about this enough. It is amazing how many people do not know that Spectrum and Uroboros have closed. Oceanside Glass and Tile bought the...
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By Janet Parkhurst
This is not a complete list.. It does not include the rod manufacturers and overseas. These are our major supplies at this point in time. Since May of 2016 it...
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By Janet Parkhurst
I opened an email this a.m. to see. “6.5 million dollars to prove your innocence. Bullseye said it all along and finally it is over. After glass price increases from...
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By Janet Parkhurst
We are now seeing the spectrum numbers disappear from the offerings. They are being replaced with Oceanside numbers. The bulk of the Oceanside numbers will be fusible. There will be...
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By Janet Parkhurst
There has been talk that the glass manufactured by Oceanside has more bubbles in it than when it was manufactured at Spectrum. In April, I was at the Glass and...
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