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« on: April 23, 2009, 08:00:45 PM » |
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..... making glass terrariums? I'd really like to make one for my mother in law and surprise her with it as a gift but I have no idea how to start and what to do so it's water tight. Any tips/ideas on how to progress??
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2009, 09:38:59 PM » |
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The only way to make it waterproof is to coat the seams with silicon sealer.
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2009, 10:01:00 PM » |
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We used to make em out of empty glass gallon wine jugs when I was in college... First you buy really cheap wine, then you call a friend or two..not too many, it's only a gallon.. then you drink the stuff for the sake of your art. After we recovered, we put some potting soil inside and then used long chopsticks to plant little seedlings..
that's probably not what you were talking about, but that's what I did in the 60's
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2009, 11:21:32 PM » |
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Not quite correct. (Maybe)
Im haven't seen it, but one of my old students, who lives out west somewhere now, told me that she built one, using a Pyrex baking dish as a base. I have no idea how she did it, I just remember her telling me how smart she was to discover such a wonderous method.
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2009, 07:43:38 AM » |
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Another idea is to make a top glass piece that will set down over a regular pot or planter.
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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2009, 07:45:47 AM » |
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Not quite correct. (Maybe)
You are right, of course. There are other ways to make it water proof, but copper foil construction is not, of itself, waterproof. Rebecca |
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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2009, 08:27:37 AM » |
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Not quite correct. (Maybe)
copper foil construction is not, of itself, waterproof. Rebecca You are also correct, and I'll bet there's a lot of watermarks on nice table tops around the world to prove your point. |
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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2009, 02:16:09 PM » |
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I saw one for sale sitting on an old microwave turntable, the Dollar stores sell some well priced and not unattractive glass servers.
I like Tre's idea, we did much the same in the seventies except we would take them to the Winery and get them filled with 'rough red'.
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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2009, 03:00:28 PM » |
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oh boy, must have missed the thread earlier when Tre mentioned the gallon jugs. We're showing our ages Tre but gee I remember doing that too. In fact, I still have one of those biiiiiggg bottles but this one has a bigger lip - about 5 or 6" across. Anyone want it???
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« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2009, 05:35:24 PM » |
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Back when my business was young (so was I) I built a couple different types of terrariums. I think it was just luck when I did nothing extra and they did not leak. After a few leaks, I always used a line of silicone which would cover the width of the solder line on the inside and only where the dirt was.
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