Dichroic Alchemy BoroImage™ Marble
Use the same size clear rod as the Dichroic
Alchemy BoroImage™ for encasing, that way you don’t
have to gather your clear rod. Instead you can just warm it
up, make it pliable, and then smash it on the image. Never smash
white hot glass on an image because it will distort the fine
line detail that the incredible laser technology has brought
to the table. The clear rod should be red or orange hot.
Attach Punty
Take a 3mm rod and heat the end very hot.
Attach the rod to the corner edge of the Dichroic Alchemy BoroImage™
(BoroImage™ should always be wiped very clean and be facing
the dichro, metal side up, so that no carbon or table scraps
become attached). Now, while pre-heating the end 1/4” of
a 10mm clear rod, put the BoroImage™ behind the 10mm rod
and pre-heat the image way out in the flare with the glass side
facing the flame. After the 10mm rod is hot and the image is
slightly heated, put the BoroImage™ down on a carbon plate
the metal side facing upward and pull the 10mm clear out of
the flame. WAIT a moment until the 10mm clear rod has cooled
to a dull orange or red color.
(NEVER PUT A WHITE HOT GATHER ON TOP OF
THE DICHROIC ALCHEMY BORIMAGE™).
Push
Push 10mm rod down on top of the image.
It’s very important to only push 10mm rod until it creates
a circle that encapsulates the dichroic image but stays flush
with the edge of the dichro “chip”. So, if correctly
applied, the corners of the images will still be sticking out.
From corner to corner of the square image you should be able
to run your finger along the edge and it should be flush with
the circle of the 10mm encasement.
Square Corners
After that step has been perfected,
you need to get the square corners of the image t become a circle.
Flameworker logic says to heat up in the flame and melt down
the edges into a circle but Dichroic logic says that process
would distort the image. Instead, take a 3mm clear rod and put
the image marble way out in the flare (dichro sweet spot) and
without giving heat to the 3mm rod much, heat up the corner
edges of the square image and use the 3mm to lightly SMEAR the
edges into a circle thereby creating a circle without getting
things too hot.
Add Color
Now that you have a circle you
should apply color by gathering a ball of color and pushing
it into the image on the opposite side that the 10mm rod is
on (I recommend applying color up to the edge of the dichro
chip itself to hide any imperfections). Using a very oxidizing
cool flame, slightly heat the marble and use a carbon paddle
to roll all the unsmooth parts out of the sides where color
meets clear.
Finish
It’s very important to finish
up with a marble rounder to avoid unnecessary heat is not applied
to dichro.
