richsantaclaus

Thanks guys - it is already difficult to keep all these things straight...lol

I want to personally thanks you all for assisting me here - kudos to you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very good - and thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The pictures help me a lot!!!!!!!!!! Thanks for posting them.

In my opinion, it seems by looking at the side-by-side picture, slags are a it more opaque and the swirls are a bit more transparent. I appreciate you help - a lot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The pictures are wonderful too!

What's confusing is the pictures of Alox marbles at the Joe's marbles site. There is 1 page of them and they (in my eyes) look like slags. Can you guys help me understand the difference with those pictures of the marbles and the slags I own? Thanks for your help.

wow a jumpin' banana - how neat!!!!!

Did the Alox company make another marbles other than the swirl type with white glass inside either blue, green, brown or whitish transparent colors? If so, what were the colors? Were these marbles called slags or is a slag a different marble made by a different company? Thanks for your help.

Welcome - very nice collection - wish I could see it up close! Rich

The melting point of organic material is significantly lower than the melting point of even the coolest glass' melting point. You can't encase organic material in glass. Even the ambient temperature inside the core, assuming a hollow core, is too hot for the organic material. If the core was solid, the organic material would burn up quickly. Artiest have tried over the centuries to encase organic material with no success. Buyer beware if the person claims the material inside is organic in nature....lol. Encasing in plastic is a totally different animal - of course, it certainly can be done!

You can't encase organic material in glass - it burns up since it has such a low melting (burning) point.

Not a sales ad but I do give marble making classes and charge $95 for 4 /2 hours and 2 things - 1) the person keep all the marbles I make as demos and all they make as students + what they make during the open portion of the class ANS 2) I make sure they understand ALL the safety, tools ans equipment needed to be successful. If you are interested, PM me ... lol

ok, here is the video marble...lol

I did, 3 years ago Feb, burn it off and since then have regrown it. Let me take some pix and I'll post them here tomorrow.

You REALLY want to get addicted like me....lol,lol,lol!!!!! Check this out

Have a wonderful BD!!!!!

What a cool find - nice watching out for good stuff!!!

Thanks guys - it was fun to partially assist in the writing.

My work in repairing and rementing marbles paid off - if you have time, check this out! http://www.marblesgalore.com/

I can make you one for $12 to $15 if you really NEED one...lol

After braking up big rectangular stained glass sheets I was given, here are the results - like them? <a href="http://s793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/SantaRich/Stained%20Glass%20Marbles/?action=view&current=_MG_7366.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i793.photobucket.com/albums/yy217/SantaRich/Stained%20Glass%20Marbles/_MG_7366.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More, more, more!!!!!

I wish a speedy and healthy recovery too!!!!!

I can TRY to reproduce one similar if you'd like...lol