Hello. Does anyone have any tips on a the best purchase for small or even a portable kiln? The one at our school needs to be moved and reinstalled and with...
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ednakate
Aug 25, 2009 10:39 pm
Hello Everyone, I was hired this year to teach art part time this year. Our school is in California. They have a classroom available on the second floor but...
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kenroar
Aug 25, 2009 10:39 pm
The arts are a vital component to every student's public school education--no matter where they live. As the struggle continues to make arts education a...
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Julie Casebourn
juliecas
Aug 26, 2009 1:19 am
Would anyone out there have advice on how to drill a hole through the side of a glass jar/container without shattering it?    I've seen this in various...
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Judy Decker
jdecker4art
Aug 26, 2009 1:53 am
Greetings, I know you use a special diamond bit - it is more like grinding a hole than drilling. Enter - how to drill a hole in glass - in Google. I know you...
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ednakate
Aug 26, 2009 4:36 am
HI Julie- I know you need a diamond bit and the glass has to be wet-like when you cut tile: the saw is a wet saw because of heat due to friction. Alyssa...
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jkZh
cnndt
Aug 26, 2009 10:04 am
Thank you very much for your reply. Is it coincidence? I meet a teacher from Cal state university! Most of us know this is a very famous school. Its on the...
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artsypffartsy
Aug 26, 2009 12:19 pm
WHoops....not Kinkaid school....Kincaid art teacher! I sometimes slow down enough to re read thngs, haha....
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drawit4990
Aug 26, 2009 12:52 pm
... Hi Julie, You need to purchase a diamond drill bit - Harbor Freight sells a pack of them for about $8(?). I would place your jar on a cushion that would...
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kamla ravikumar
kamla_rk
Aug 26, 2009 1:18 pm
Hi, If you know any professional stained glass artist the glass grinder has a bit available that helps to make a hole in glass ...it should do the job.I tried...
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Julie Casebourn
juliecas
Aug 26, 2009 2:04 pm
Great suggestions everyone.. thank you very much!! Gonna give it a go this weekend. Julie Great suggestions everyone.. thank you very much!! Gonna give it...
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hall.joanne@...
hall.joanne...
Aug 26, 2009 3:47 pm
See the work of Julie Thompson feather artist. http://journeysinart.blogspot.com/2009/08/feather.html...
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Mario Corsetti
mcorsettitea...
Aug 26, 2009 6:56 pm
I've had success witha dremel tool and a diamond dust bit. If the hole you need is smaller than 1 inch. You can even get away with no water. Trace the hole...
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Sue Stevens
suestevens...
Aug 26, 2009 9:01 pm
Okay - I'm going to ask.....what are you creating with the glass jar with a hole in it? Just curious........
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Julie Casebourn
juliecas
Aug 27, 2009 1:33 am
Hi Sue,    I bought a bunch of large, cheap, clear glass fat cylinders at Wally World.. and I plan to mosaic them with stained glass, glass globs and...
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Sue Stevens
suestevens...
Aug 27, 2009 1:55 am
Cool - sounds like a fun project! Thanks for sharing....
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go4art@...
lwkieling
Aug 27, 2009 2:21 am
Skutt Kilns are the only way to go if you want quality and totally reliable. They are after all the #1 selling kiln in America! The FireBox 14 Studio Kiln is a...
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David Exner
dexner@...
Aug 27, 2009 2:31 am
Hello Julie, Another suggestion re: the glass cylinders. Maybe you don't have to drill into the cylinder at all ... if you gave them a wood base, say 3/4" to...
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laurelbelle80
Aug 27, 2009 2:31 am
This is a cool site for younger children. they can do crafts that will help them learn! www.culturecottage.com enjoy!...
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printmaking04
Aug 27, 2009 2:52 am
julie, Not sure if I can me much help, but I remember watching DIY network or HGTV ( I can't remember which one), but the one lady on there was drilling...
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printmaking04
Aug 27, 2009 2:53 am
julie, Not sure if I can me much help, but I remember watching DIY network or HGTV ( I can't remember which one), but the one lady on there was drilling...
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pent19
Aug 27, 2009 2:56 pm
I agree with Linda! Skutts are fantastic and easy to use. I have never had a misfire with them. I would go with them. If I were you, I would get an enameling...
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kamla ravikumar
kamla_rk
Aug 27, 2009 3:02 pm
Hi, Â I hope everyone appreciates this forward. Â Kamla, Chennai,India Amazing rice fields of Japan ...
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Jackie Zubrzycki
jaclyn.zubrz...
Aug 27, 2009 6:32 pm
New to list/profession and compiling materials... Does anyone know where I might be able to order light (charcoal?) paper that's 13" x 20.5? I was hoping to...
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Janice Benkoske
jbenkoske
Aug 27, 2009 9:44 pm
Need your help everyone. My budget has been slashed by 25% and this is forcing me to think "green". The school district replaced 20 chalkboards with...
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Sue Stevens
suestevens...
Aug 27, 2009 10:03 pm
All my cardboard ideas involve x-acto knives....sorry......but do you know what happened to the chalk boards?? Were they 'real' slate? If they are available,...
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Monica Gabehart
monica_gabehart
Aug 27, 2009 10:03 pm
I use x-acto knives with my 6th graders and last year my 5th graders used x-acto knives to cut styrofoam with only one injury. I have had them use big...
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Sue Stevens
suestevens...
Aug 27, 2009 10:11 pm
I've had another idea..... I'm all for bartering of supplies....... Maybe you could contact an art teacher at a local highschool and make a deal.....all the...
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Jeff Pridie
jeffpridie
Aug 27, 2009 10:27 pm
Janice, I had fifth grade last year and we had a Cardboard station that students worked from. We used xacto knives, large paper cutter, cardboard scissors...
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The Ericksons
famerickson
Aug 27, 2009 10:43 pm
Cardboard--- cut into small rectangles with a paper cutter- they make great disposable paint brushes for linear and abstract paintings I also use them for a...
