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by Alfred de Goeij
Mon Jun 01, 2020 4:34 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

OK guys, here some photo's off my last panel. It is from a footballclub here in the Netherlands. It is for my son: he's a big fan.
The panel is 50 *60 cm. Beside it, is the practice-panel.
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:38 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

Hello readers, Last year my table was used a lot for fire painting. Perfect for tracing lines on the glass from an underlying drawing. IMG_4557 kopie.jpg IMG_4620 kopie.jpg Now I have started again with a test together with my Spatzier, and chipping glass. It was a nice sound to hear the glass jump ...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Dec 29, 2019 6:16 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

Hello readers, last year I have been busy with fire painting and stained glass. I chose a drawing from the 16th century, and had to learn all the principles again. It was fun to do, but my preference is gilding and chipping. Schermafbeelding 2019-12-22 om 17.16.02.png So I prepared my Spatzier again...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sat Aug 18, 2018 5:35 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

Hi Danny,

The panel is 75 cm * 100 cm, and I think I deliver it next week to the man of the company. I am curious what his reaction is!

greetings

Alfred
by Alfred de Goeij
Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:52 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

It was very difficult to make the punkties on the right place! But it worked with the Spatzier.
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by Alfred de Goeij
Sat Aug 04, 2018 8:31 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

Hello everybody, I finally found a topic for the screen. So I tried different gilding procedure to see what is the effect. It is not 100% perfect but I am proud and glad it is finish. The difficult part was to make the punkties because I did it at last. Maybe some people say to much black but that a...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Mar 04, 2018 3:59 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

Hello readers, I see that it is almost 1 year ago that I post this story. But I can say that I spend almost every free hours on searching, reading, and testing all kind of things. I wanted to make now a serious peace of work so 4 months ago I purchased a peace of glass 600*800 mm. Also I was busy wi...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Aug 20, 2017 7:46 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

Here I am again, It took me a lot of time to figure out what the speed of the wheel is, with the different pulleys on the motor and Spatzier, but I think I find it. I also build a watertowerbox to cachs the splashing water from the wheel. I get it out of the book from Merker and was thinking that it...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Jul 23, 2017 9:38 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

Last week I recieved my spindels from Merker, and start to put the lathe on the table with the motor. spindles.jpg I made a quick set-up of it, and make it running so I can count the rpm of the different sizes of the trapezium pully and motor. Next week I am going to make the box behind the wheel to...
by Alfred de Goeij
Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:31 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

Thanks Pat for responding. It is almost 2 months ago I begin with the Spatzier. I took a long time to figure out what wheels I can use on the smaller machine, and what different spindles I need. The spindles for this machine are mk2 so they can handle some bigger wheels, but not too big. So I can us...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun May 14, 2017 8:53 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Re: Spatzier

I cleaned the Spatzier in and out. All the boults are replaced for new ones. There was a lot of slurry in the reservoirs to remove. I think it is years ago the machine was open, to look at the oil! The spindle I polished by hand. I only don't know if the oil must be special? Or can I use synthetic m...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun May 07, 2017 9:58 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Spatzier
Replies: 18
Views: 178094

Spatzier

Look what I found!!!

I am not ready to start with this machine, but I buyed the thing! I started to shape it up.
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I am going to primer it and make it green again. I have contact with Merker in Germany to get the right spindle.

Greatings,

Alfred
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun May 07, 2017 9:35 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

It was for the first time difficult to het the goldleafs on the glass. It looks easy but I have 23 krt gold, and when let it stick on the brush (goldtip) it wrinkels before I put it one the glass. Oké, when it dry, the most of it is away, but i don't liked it. Is there a big differance between the q...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:42 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

Next stage: gold leaf. After looking at the pannel for 20 min. ( I was nervous to start) I had no idee where to begin. You work from the bottom and go up, or from the top down? It is diffycult in one hand the tip with the goldleaf, and the other hand the brush with the gelatine water. But I started ...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:11 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

After 1 day more I open the box to see what the result was. I was forgotten to make pictures of it!!
I removed the foil and clean up the glass.
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:48 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

I put on the lights of my chippingbox and let it warm up the glass. In the meantime the gluepot warms up the glue. The mix of the glue i did now by weight, and not by volume. I put on the glue with a squese botlle. When I was ready with filling the patern, I shut of the lights in the shipbox, and wa...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Apr 09, 2017 8:29 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

Thank you for your comments Pat. I also think that the temperature of the glue was not right. I was guessing about it. A few days ago i recieved my order from the US included a gluepot with termostat. So I picked a logo from my doughters waterpolo-club. After frosted the patern in my sandblastcabine...
by Alfred de Goeij
Wed Mar 01, 2017 3:44 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

It is very motivating that so many people respond on my story...................... :cry: , but oke, I show the result of the last test. IMG_3369.JPG IMG_3370.JPG IMG_3374.JPG IMG_3373.JPG If there is anybody out there, how have advice or tips for me, please let me now. This is the first time i test...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Feb 26, 2017 10:17 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

In one of my tests, I let the glass heat up in the box while i was making the glue above the candlelight. When the glue was ready (I think) I put it on the glass and leave it in the box. The next day not everything was come of. I think it was because after I put on the glue, I had to take it out of ...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Feb 26, 2017 9:00 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

The first tests i made is on 3mm float-glass, and i taped it with sandblast-foil. Its only to seperate the lines. I used silicon-carbid 180, to 'frost" the glass. I blast it in my cabinet for getting grip for the glue. IMG_2798.JPG IMG_2797.JPG I was guessing about the temparature of the glue. ...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Feb 26, 2017 7:10 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

To make some tests I used floatglass 3 mm and to mask the glass, sandblasting foil. The mask is not so important right now, its only for testing. The chipping glue i bought a few weeks ago, says not how much grade it is. I understand it must be 165 gr., only the sticker says "chipping glue"...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Feb 26, 2017 5:29 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping

After I drilled the 100mm holes in the lower-box, I made an slide to control the heated air from the central heating. During the test I see if it is useful or not. Sometimes here in Holland, whe hang a little porcelain pot filled with water against the CV, because the warmed air is very dry. For me ...
by Alfred de Goeij
Sun Feb 26, 2017 4:37 am
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Re: Novice glass chipping

Hi Alfred, add to your original post. Go to the top of the page you posted on, select 'new reply' add your text and more photos. Add more as necessary. What type of lights did you use, they look like LED's? I'm not sure if they put out any heat. Florescent lights are generally used, and put off abo...
by Alfred de Goeij
Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:27 pm
Forum: The Hand Lettering Forum
Topic: Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)
Replies: 20
Views: 33985

Novice glass chipping (build chipping/drawing table)

Hello everybody, I am from the Netherlands, and spend already a lot off hours on this forum. My hobby is working with glass, and I begin with tiffany 30 y ago. After that I begin with fusing glass, and was always looking for new techniques on the internet. Then i found the site of David Adrian Smith...