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sample repair work. - 12/14/2006 10:06:54 PM   
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When my kids get old and I get time I'd like to get into glass repair. So I'll start on junkers I have laying around.




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RE: sample repair work. - 12/14/2006 10:09:06 PM   
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grind......




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RE: sample repair work. - 12/14/2006 10:10:44 PM   
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grind more sand and start to blend......




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RE: sample repair work. - 12/14/2006 10:13:05 PM   
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I need to work on my final shine..... but I have lotsa of time.




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RE: sample repair work. - 12/19/2006 12:03:19 AM   
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Hi Welldigger, I feel as if I were sleeping in class and missed something important. Can you explain what I am looking at, I have lots of things I would like to repair someday when the kids are grrown as well. Kevin

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RE: sample repair work. - 12/19/2006 5:44:17 AM   
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YOU'RE HIRED!!!

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RE: sample repair work. - 12/19/2006 6:25:49 AM   
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Coldwaterdiver...

Hey Kevin...
Told you there were some guys on the forum that do amazing things with glass... the repairs are pretty good too

Wayne

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RE: sample repair work. - 12/19/2006 6:31:35 AM   
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oops

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RE: sample repair work. - 12/19/2006 8:12:15 AM   
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Hey, while your at it put a pour spout on them and call 'em master inks.

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RE: sample repair work. - 5/18/2007 8:09:03 PM   
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Hey, nice job .What did you use to do the repair? How do you make it colors?

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RE: sample repair work. - 5/18/2007 9:02:07 PM   
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Appears he used a grinder to reshape the lip edge from a square edge to a beveled edge (on the underside where the chip was located).
Not really a repair but an alteration.

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RE: sample repair work. - 6/6/2007 5:30:24 PM   
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quote:

Appears he used a grinder to reshape the lip edge from a square edge to a beveled edge (on the underside where the chip was located).
Not really a repair but an alteration.

Nice catch!! I didnt notice that until now.

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