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Re: Coated ruby red...

Posted By: neontek
Date: Wednesday, 29 June 2011, at 4:39 a.m.

In Response To: Coated ruby red... (tomz.)

> So I just got a job calling for some 15 mm
> coated ruby border tube. The building that
> it's going on is being expanded and it
> currently has neon around it, coated Ruby
> red w/ neon. After talking to my distributor
> I find out they can only get coated ruby red
> Argon. Stinks to because I have 15 pieces of
> neon, but will have to buy 24 sticks of
> argon, doh. How well will the neon tubes and
> the argon tubes match? Anyone have any old
> coated ruby neon they would sell and ship
> :), like 10 pieces? Thanks for any help and
> insight.

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I'm a bit confused.

All your references to tubing state "coated ruby red"(either argon or neon). I guess i've never seen tubing labeled "coated ruby red argon".
You can fill the same "Coated Ruby Red" tubing with NEON or Argon/merc. and get two different reds.

Or......... are you simply looking for UNCOATED Ruby Red tubing (to fill with NEON gas) ? This is an entirely different color again.

In the past, Ruby Red Tubing glass color varied at times per batch, and existing jobs are sometimes hard to match regardless.
I have some Ruby Red glass that is almost Cherry Red, while another sample almost looks black (the nicest/deepest burgundy red when lit), and still other sticks in between those two extremes in color.

Tony D.

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