Re: Poor Mans Stained Glass

[John Carmichael]

Hi Ken:   I agree with you.  How can a sheet of plastic cost so much I wonder?  But I still want to practice with the plastic to hone my Glass Eye 2000 designing skills and for stained glass sundial testing.  Maybe I'll just use cheaper acetate for my experiments.   Next year in Oxford, we are holding the first International conference of Sundial Societies.  We are putting together a display table devoted to stained glass sundials.  One of my British colleagues had the idea of copying photos of historical sundial windows onto clear acetate and then putting them on a light box for public viewing.  We think that this would be the best way for people to "experience" a stained glass sundial if the actual window is not available.  Do you guys do this in your conferences?   thanks   John   John L. Carmichael Jr. 925 E. Foothills Dr. Tucson Arizona, USA Tel: 520-696-1709 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sundial Sculptures Website: http://www.sundialsculptures.com Stained Glass Sundials Website: http://advanceassociates.com/Sundials/Stained_Glass ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2003 2:58 AM Subject: Re: Poor Mans Stained Glass Hi! All, Been lurking for a while.  I saw this mylar stuff for the first time last year at a craft show.  It didn't look to bad but they wanted about the same money as it would cost to have an actual panel done.  I'm just guessing on the size, but I'm not to far off.  I think for a 12" x  24" Panel they wanted $250.00 for it.  If I'm going to pay that much for it why not go for the real thing.  Felt like a slap in the face to an artisan who develops and builds a design for a customer. Just my opinion. Ken O. Decorative Glass