...I'll take any stained glass sheets you're thinking of binning :-)
(cmouse is pondering about life in other jobs, Fri 4 May 2012, 12:29, 1 reply)

The stained glass will likely stay.
Most of it came from here, but some of it came from Wissmach. The latter I could let go without too much heartbreak, but the Youghiogheny is pretty special stuff.

The traffic light lenses I'm discouraged by. They're almost a centimeter thick with a heavy texture, which makes them impossible to score and snap- they have to be cut with a saw. They require a lot of effort, so I'm not sure what to do with those yet. Got any suggestions?
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 4 May 2012, 13:12, closed)

Heat in forge, pound flatter, make platters?
The colours are problematic as they are quite obviously just the one thing, a traffic light. Not really artsy in my view ;) Utilitarian instead.

I like your ambition. Good luck with that, and post if you ever do get around to your projects. Any local art schools/groups? They'd love you for sharing your hoard!
( kila is reading clocks upside-down as usual, Sat 5 May 2012, 21:38, closed)

The colors are very nice, though.
The red is a true ruby red, the yellow is a butterscotch amber, and the green is actually teal. They're 12" diameter and 8" diameter.

I've seen them slumped in a kiln to make dishes, but really wanted to do something different with them. I can cut them with a tile saw, but as mentioned that takes ages and is messy besides.

The one really cool thing I got from that traffic light diving binge was a series of fresnel lenses. They're plastic, which makes them useless from making something out of them, but they can magnify and concentrate sunlight enough to make leaves spontaneously combust!
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Sun 6 May 2012, 8:18, closed)