richsantaclaus

last pix of the first set

pix of the first set of mibs.

I've been SO busy (17 vintage marble collectors repairs) that I finally took time for myself last night. I got to my small collection of old Akro cullet and made these. The cullet picture is what I have left of my Akro cullet collection...lol Let me know if you like what I made - thanks Rich

These look nice. Are you using a single fold technique to obtain the cut lines? Rich

I have about 20 or so yellowish 1" Jabo marbles from a recent run that I feel are quite nice. I found bird shaped designs in 13 of them so I have placed them into my bird marble collection.

Yes - I call it my attempt at "water."

104 is a tough glass - I've been melting it for about 16 years now. The heat control takes a lot of time to learn especially with the pinks and purples. Boro = turn up the heat and oxygen and don't worry one bit about thermal shocking...lol!!!!!

What a nice selection!

Hi Nate - have any experience with soft glass (COE 104)?

Well, I thought it was totally appropriate since I've been a Santa for 21 years and like marbles too!

Just finished some photos with my wife and I made a new business card out of one of the pictures - like it?

You guys R O C K!!!!! I am very pleased I started this thread - keep on posting!!!!!

Wonderful story - thank you for telling it to us.

I am SO happy you all posted your stories - it make me proud to be in such a great group of people - thanks Rich

Like them? Oops, I goofed in my typing. It should read..... New Glass Cullet Marbles I Made lol Rich

I hope you don't have big hands...lol

Remember my question in another post about the CAC people ever making pee wee marbles, that was a clue! When I get done, I think I'll have made around 50 of these little ones...lol I've already sold 2 of them at $4 each - do you think that is a fair price?

87 views and nobody wants to play..... well, just show you then...lol They are all pee wees!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'd sure like to go on a dig one day.... wow, how fun that would be!

SNDY - I'll PM you

Good advise about the pen but it turns out that my hands aren't steady enough for a small mark.

Ah... no one gonna guess?...lol

What do you think of these made from CAC cullet? Tomorrow, I'll tell you a secret! Maybe you'd like to try a guess about these marbles on your screen?...lol....lol...lol

I've tried a broken one - the heat caused the clear glass to go foggy and it looked like trash!

I'm going to have to look for more Akro cullet as I used up all I had I think - maybe some is somewhere out in my workshop...lol I am in the process of "marking" these marbles so they won't get confused with the original vintage ones. The problem is that I haven't decided how to do the marking - to keep it little s as not to distract from the beauty of the glass but to not confuse a collector. I have tried a "Ti" pen but with no real success. I will keep some and sell others I think but that's up in the air too. Rich