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Good source for rolled glass
Does anyone have a good source for some rolled glass? All the rolled glass that I find seems to be from China and I just know it is going to be a headache to try and get a bunch of 4" pieces of it. I want to finish my lumia but I am waiting until I get some good pattern glass which isn't as easy to find as it sounds.
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have you tried the local stained glass window shop?
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Hadn't tried that. Thanks for the suggestion! I was mainly just looking online.
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If your in the bay this guy has a rad shop with 1000's of random glass bits, been a few years since I have been over at the place. But it looks like he is still around. http://glassrestoration.biz/
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I don't know when I will be in that area but I will definitely check it out. Thanks!
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Home-run on the suggestions guys, thanks. Now I have another problem... I am in pattern glass overload! I am going to order a few sample packs (if I can... not sure of the price yet) but damn, that is going to give me 30+ viable pieces of pattern glass... I only have 4 low RPM motors. I guess I am going to have to make an index of lumia patterns to choose from and put shaft sleeves on all of them!
In case you guys are interested:
http://www.hollanderglass.ca/documen...ass07-2012.pdf
It looks like each manufacturer has sample packs available. Again, I don't know the price but I will find out on monday.
http://www.hollanderglass.ca/APG_GalleryBySupplier.html
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From my own experience/opinion, there isn't enough variety in the glass sampler packs to make this your best choice. Some of the best glass I have found is "architectural" or cabinet glass. Some stained glass shops may have it, or try commercial glass shops. Take a laser pointer.
If you have a Hobby Lobby nearby, buy some clear "granite" - it makes a nice lumia. Another commonly used pattern is "ice".
Last edited by Displaser; 09-15-2012 at 11:04.
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I got several really good pieces from Whittemore-Durgin Stained Glass Supplies. $30 bucks for a sample pack; which has about 10 that are really good but some of the others aren't usefull at all. I have a thread on here somewhere with some video of the different ones.
30 bucks, what do you have to loose?
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Awesome. Thanks, guys! In lasers, $30 is nothing!
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Ordered the sample pack. Thanks for the recommendation!
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