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New lead free glass
>> I would surmise that the new glass is less apt to darken in a rich flame,
since there's no lead to reduce. Did you notice this property?
Looking forward to trying this stuff. <<
I failed to include a few details along with all of the other ramblings about
the glass. As Dave put it, "just try to blacken it!". You are right. Without
the lead content it will not reduce to the lead metal since there isn't any.
This means that you can use more gas and make a softer edge on the bend which
will reduce strain in the resulting areas of the bend. It would also cure
Ted's problem with the ribbon fire blackening the glass. I am not sure why he
is having a problem with that in the first place, though. I would have to
know the particulars of gas pressure and type.
Maybe the gas on the island is higher in certain hydrocarbons ( they are not
all the same ). Some days I get more sulfur content and some days it just
smells different.
I also failed to mention that the length is metric since it is European ( as
I realized when I bumped it on the floor ). They measure 59 in. long. So
Dave, who is going to pay for the modifications to my bending table which has
standard size glass storage bins ( with only about 1/5 of them extra long for
the European stuff ). BTW, Dave, you sent me some samples that were only 4
ft. long. Why the difference and which size will be the one you are selling?
I am sure that if you shout loud enough Dave might send you some samples so
he can have more opinions by the time he gets to Atlantic City and the Sign
World '95 show. He plans to introduce it there. But you heard it first....
on the net.
E-mail from: Tom Biebel, 05-Nov-1995
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