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    IN THE END...
    BrodieB Designs
    • May 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    IN THE END...

    Just some pretty pictures of the final pieces completely assembled Really love that you can see the movement on the top of the glass Pict...
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    PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER...
    BrodieB Designs
    • May 30, 2019
    • 1 min

    PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER...

    After getting the sizing right for the holes, file was sent to a company for waterjet cutting, I went with a silver coloured metal rather...
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    LET THERE BE LIGHT
    BrodieB Designs
    • May 18, 2019
    • 1 min

    LET THERE BE LIGHT

    The next issue was how to get light under the pieces, when the pieces were to hang etc or stand light boxes weren't appropriate as they w...
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    THE NITTY-GRITTY OF SANDING
    BrodieB Designs
    • May 11, 2019
    • 2 min

    THE NITTY-GRITTY OF SANDING

    The many ways of sanding glass ... Started with the clipper saw taking off the worst of it The weight of the glass pushed the fibre paper...
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    FIRE POLISHING
    BrodieB Designs
    • May 9, 2019
    • 1 min

    FIRE POLISHING

    Temperature tests Sanding the glass roughly. No higher than grit 220 to see what happens. First temperature test is at 680 There is a lot...
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    BREAKING AWAY FROM THE BLINKERS
    BrodieB Designs
    • May 6, 2019
    • 1 min

    BREAKING AWAY FROM THE BLINKERS

    My big block with making the base has been that I want to vary the heights of the glass to try and emulate how gorge pools flow into one ...
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    IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BASE...
    BrodieB Designs
    • Apr 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BASE...

    The art of repeatedly banging your head off a brick wall...#redundant The original vision for these pieces was for them to hang in a grou...
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    FINAL CASTS part 2 results
    BrodieB Designs
    • Apr 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    FINAL CASTS part 2 results

    Kiln opened and casts removed! Pictures of the kiln during opening There was some glass round the outside but with the way that it had me...
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    FINAL CAST part 2 prep
    BrodieB Designs
    • Apr 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    FINAL CAST part 2 prep

    Prepping second layering Mould had to be cleaned which involves hammering off the glass fused to the moulds, scrubbing off the fire scale...
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    FINAL CAST PART 1
    BrodieB Designs
    • Apr 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    FINAL CAST PART 1

    In order to get colour the whole way through the piece, casting in batches Going with colour scheme number 4 Prepping the pieces post fir...
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    LIGHT OPTIONS
    BrodieB Designs
    • Mar 31, 2019
    • 1 min

    LIGHT OPTIONS

    Looking at a way to light up the inside of the glass Really like how the strip lighting defuses through this piece I like this effect, bu...
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    METAL SUITABILITY TESTS
    BrodieB Designs
    • Mar 29, 2019
    • 1 min

    METAL SUITABILITY TESTS

    Looking at how the colour schemes work with the colour of the metal and different textures I think the diffusion of colour in this piece ...
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    DAM MAKING
    BrodieB Designs
    • Mar 17, 2019
    • 1 min

    DAM MAKING

    Making the rest of the Dams Dams Shapes bent and ready to weld The majority of the shapes worked with out an issue welded the small secti...
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    DAM CASTING 1
    BrodieB Designs
    • Mar 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    DAM CASTING 1

    First cast in the finished dams with the wire melts ... checking they work and also how the different colour schemes work within this pro...
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    WIREMELT PLATES
    BrodieB Designs
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 1 min

    WIREMELT PLATES

    Cutting out the rest of the shapes Video contains all the different cuts Molten metal welded the edges slightly but when grinding the rai...
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    DISSERTATION
    BrodieB Designs
    • Mar 5, 2019
    • 1 min

    DISSERTATION

    It's done and it needs a picture Each page is slightly smaller than the previous and there is a texture on the edge of the page. The aim ...
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    DAM/WIREMELT test 4
    BrodieB Designs
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 1 min

    DAM/WIREMELT test 4

    Yet another test Adaptions from the previous firing Less height again on the dam lining Longer soak at top temperature The glass placed i...
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    DAM/WIREMELT test 3
    BrodieB Designs
    • Feb 25, 2019
    • 1 min

    DAM/WIREMELT test 3

    Next stage in the proofing process Cut fiberpaper lower to reduce waste Lined with kiln paper Longer soak Some clear glass put in the bot...
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    DAM/WIREMELT test 2
    BrodieB Designs
    • Feb 22, 2019
    • 1 min

    DAM/WIREMELT test 2

    Trying to address issues from TEST 1 Put it in for a longer soak Fibrepaper pre-fired No kiln paper put on plate ISSUES Results: Still go...
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    DAM/WIREMELT test1
    BrodieB Designs
    • Feb 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    DAM/WIREMELT test1

    Initial testing dam wire melt combination issues Pre firing Dam put onto of a piece of kiln paper and lined with fibre paper. Fibre paper...
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