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Posted by on July 24, 2006, 10:28 am
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Hi all,
I live in Canada, and I'm looking for 100 clear glass beads, 3/4"
(18-20 mm) in diameter, for an art project. I have NO IDEA where to
start looking. The marbles in local toy stores are all half-inch "cat
eyes," but I'm looking for something a bit bigger and without any bits
in the middle.
Suggestions? I've poked around on eBay, but all the "beads" there seem
to be artistic necklace material. I need something that looks quite
basic. Thanks for any ideas!
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Posted by michele on July 24, 2006, 11:49 am
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> Hi all,
>
> I live in Canada, and I'm looking for 100 clear glass beads, 3/4"
> (18-20 mm) in diameter, for an art project. I have NO IDEA where to
> start looking. The marbles in local toy stores are all half-inch "cat
> eyes," but I'm looking for something a bit bigger and without any bits
> in the middle.
>
> Suggestions? I've poked around on eBay, but all the "beads" there seem
> to be artistic necklace material. I need something that looks quite
> basic. Thanks for any ideas!
>
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Posted by Terry Harper on July 24, 2006, 6:34 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 24 Jul 2006 07:28:47 -0700, matthewshepherd@hotmail.com wrote:
>I live in Canada, and I'm looking for 100 clear glass beads, 3/4"
>(18-20 mm) in diameter, for an art project. I have NO IDEA where to
>start looking. The marbles in local toy stores are all half-inch "cat
>eyes," but I'm looking for something a bit bigger and without any bits
>in the middle.
>
>Suggestions? I've poked around on eBay, but all the "beads" there seem
>to be artistic necklace material. I need something that looks quite
>basic. Thanks for any ideas!
Marbles this size used to be made for glass fibre manufacture, by the
remelt process. They were usually green, but sometimes were almost
uncoloured, made for "water white" fibre.
I don't know whether anyone still makes them, but the arch-exponents
were Johns Manville.
--
Terry Harper
URL: http://www.btinternet.com/~terry.harper/
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Posted by on July 25, 2006, 9:01 am
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Terry Harper wrote:
> On 24 Jul 2006 07:28:47 -0700, matthewshepherd@hotmail.com wrote:
>
> >I live in Canada, and I'm looking for 100 clear glass beads, 3/4"
> >(18-20 mm) in diameter, for an art project. I have NO IDEA where to
> >start looking. The marbles in local toy stores are all half-inch "cat
> >eyes," but I'm looking for something a bit bigger and without any bits
> >in the middle.
> >
> >Suggestions? I've poked around on eBay, but all the "beads" there seem
> >to be artistic necklace material. I need something that looks quite
> >basic. Thanks for any ideas!
>
> Marbles this size used to be made for glass fibre manufacture, by the
> remelt process. They were usually green, but sometimes were almost
> uncoloured, made for "water white" fibre.
>
I have fond memories of picking up clear glass "aggies" by the railroad
tracks near my house, but I never had any idea where they came from.
Oddly enough, I found a local dollar store that sells not only bags of
marbles, but bags of clear glass aggies, which are the perfect size.
Thanks for all your help, though!
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Posted by Greg on July 26, 2006, 8:23 pm
Please log in for more thread options www.megaglass.com has some "clearys" and clear glass orbs but not in your
sizes. Check them out if you like.
--
"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious day
the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the
White House will be adorned by a downright moron." --H.L. Mencken (1880 -
1956)
> Hi all,
>
> I live in Canada, and I'm looking for 100 clear glass beads, 3/4"
> (18-20 mm) in diameter, for an art project. I have NO IDEA where to
> start looking. The marbles in local toy stores are all half-inch "cat
> eyes," but I'm looking for something a bit bigger and without any bits
> in the middle.
>
> Suggestions? I've poked around on eBay, but all the "beads" there seem
> to be artistic necklace material. I need something that looks quite
> basic. Thanks for any ideas!
>
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