Steph Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I had a Pelt Flip Flop picture, and now I can't find it. One which was all nicely labelled to explain the Flip Flop concept. And now I can't find the photo and my meager Pelt collection is packed away for our move. Anyone up for taking some pix of Pelts angled to illustrate the flip flop pattern in the ribbons? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdNargel Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Here's a few..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Yes! Thank you! Just what the doctor ordered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Found my old flip flop teaching pictures but don't let that stop more examples from being posted! My examples were limited -- both with transparent bases -- and with this subject it is definitely the more the merrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy McLaughlin Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Wow, okay Pelt flip flop = opposing color ribbons, then same same color ribbons then opposite side opposing color ribbons again that alternated from the positions the 2 opposing colors were the first time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted November 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Whatever the color order is on the left side from top to bottom, it's reversed on the right side. On the left, orange then white. So on the right, white then orange: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdNargel Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Steph I'm really digging that first one of yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck G Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Everyone is very correct and it is good to see the west getting in line with the east. These are few terms that the newbies may want to remember and study when it comes to the pelts. Flip-Flop, Bifurcate, Cris-Cross, Cross-Thrus and Family types and so on. Learning generalized categories is just as good as names, it all helps the hobby. Chuck G-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steph Posted November 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Thanks, Paul. Maybe later if I'm feeling very naughty I'll add some examples which have multi-color ribbons but NOT the flip-flop. But for now I'll behave. It's a good pattern to recognize for Pelt ID's. We talk about it when we're helping in the ID section but pictures are worth a thousand words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdNargel Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I really like Flip Flops, I pick them up whenever I find a different one. I find the Bifurcated Pelts to be really HTF, pretty sure I only have one beat up example I'd love to see some pics of others if anyone has any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted November 27, 2016 Report Share Posted November 27, 2016 I've got bags of generic Peltier Tri-colors. The majority seem to be flip flops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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budwas Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 If I may? Why are they called flip flops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budwas Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 3 minutes ago, budwas said: If I may? Why are they called flip flops? Never mind I see now. Feeling a bit uneducated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 No worries Bud. The name and type are not flip flops, that is just a term used to describe the trait. The trait that the colors on one side of the seam are flipped on the other side of the seam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeeperman Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Guess I was a little slow in typing. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 Ok. So how do flip flops happen? Base glass coming from main furnace. Ribbons on smaller side furnaces. Glass is sheared off and drops onto rollers. But, that means that ribbons should match up and obviously they don't always do. So what happens? I've been thinking about it, but still haven't come up with a a good solution. Ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budwas Posted November 28, 2016 Report Share Posted November 28, 2016 38 minutes ago, JerryG said: Ok. So how do flip flops happen? Base glass coming from main furnace. Ribbons on smaller side furnaces. Glass is sheared off and drops onto rollers. But, that means that ribbons should match up and obviously they don't always do. So what happens? I've been thinking about it, but still haven't come up with a a good solution. Ideas? Thanks! Can't wait to get home and see if I have any so I can see what the glass is doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lstmmrbls Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 There are 6 channels (3 each on opposite sides) that carry glass to the base glass stream. Each channel has its own color. The flip flop pattern is how Peltier layed it out for many marbles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budwas Posted November 29, 2016 Report Share Posted November 29, 2016 19 hours ago, lstmmrbls said: There are 6 channels (3 each on opposite sides) that carry glass to the base glass stream. Each channel has its own color. The flip flop pattern is how Peltier layed it out for many marbles Galen That's interesting, I would have thought the colors crossing from one side to the other would have been in the rolling process. Now I have to have some! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerryG Posted November 30, 2016 Report Share Posted November 30, 2016 20 hours ago, lstmmrbls said: There are 6 channels (3 each on opposite sides) that carry glass to the base glass stream. Each channel has its own color. The flip flop pattern is how Peltier layed it out for many marbles Duh!! I was trying to figure out some complicated way and it's this simple. Thanks Galen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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