John B. Paine III on sun 29 oct 00
To Celia in NC (and anyone else interested in glass cullet): One additional
source worth considering are the local tourist-trap type rockshops that
abound in places like Spruce Pine or Franklin, N.C. Large pieces of colored
glass cullet (typically weighing several pounds or more) are a hot-selling
item at such establishments. This is also true of some of the rockshops
around Hot Springs Arkansas. These rockshops are probably obtaining it in
tonnage from the big glass manufacturers such as Corning. I have had
occasion to buy a few pieces of this material myself, from around Franklin
NC, but strictly for decorative purposes. The pieces are treacherously
sharp, of course.
John B. Paine III
Midlothian VA
DEBBYGrant@AOL.COM on sun 29 oct 00
I don't see why you can't make your own cullet by simply crushing (carefully)
colored bottles. You can still find amber, green and blue glass or is
everything
sold in plastic these days? You can also use enameling glass which can
be found in many craft supply stores, is very fine grained and comes in many
colors.
Good luck,
Debby Grant in NH
Bill Patterson on sun 5 nov 00
A place one might look is any bottling company which manufactures its own
bottles. We obtained some from such a source and it was what they collected
in their air filtration system. It was ready for use.
----- Original Message -----
From: John B. Paine III
To:
Sent: Sunday, October 29, 2000 6:34 AM
Subject: Re: Glass Cullet
> To Celia in NC (and anyone else interested in glass cullet): One
additional
> source worth considering are the local tourist-trap type rockshops that
> abound in places like Spruce Pine or Franklin, N.C. Large pieces of
colored
> glass cullet (typically weighing several pounds or more) are a hot-selling
> item at such establishments. This is also true of some of the rockshops
> around Hot Springs Arkansas. These rockshops are probably obtaining it in
> tonnage from the big glass manufacturers such as Corning. I have had
> occasion to buy a few pieces of this material myself, from around Franklin
> NC, but strictly for decorative purposes. The pieces are treacherously
> sharp, of course.
>
> John B. Paine III
> Midlothian VA
>
>
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