mystery bags, then send her a message with the images you wantpiratesprayer wrote:which one do you choose in the store if you want a set with custom images?
The official IWish weight bag thread
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As a lucky winner for the test of the self-closing bags, the process was pretty smooth. One thing to note, in the picture of the gems it shows 12 oz. (3/4 lb) which is how much I first tried based on IWish's video. By the way, I used the smaller sized glass gems. However, when I tried to fill the inner bag with that much it was impossible to get the flap over so I had to remove to about 8 oz. Once I did that, it all worked out very simply and ended up looking very nice (I think).
Thanks again Susan!
Thanks again Susan!
Time,
I'm not sure where the discrepancy lies.. In my video, I used a new/unopened bag of gems (14oz. bag). The unused gems are lying on my desk pad in the background. I estimated aprox 2oz of unused gems from that bag. I weighed the bag shown in the video on a manual postage scale and the bag weight was aprox 13oz. Given the information you provided, I took the bag with me to the post office and used the digital scale - the bag weighed 12.7 oz. ??? You started with 12 oz and removed 8 oz. leaving a bag that weighs 4oz...? I'm hard pressed making sense out of the difference between what you've discovered and my results.
B- I know, for certain that the new (larger)bags weigh more than 4oz. I weighed one of the smaller/standard bags and it weighed 8.6oz. Very curious...and a bit perplexing.
I'm not sure where the discrepancy lies.. In my video, I used a new/unopened bag of gems (14oz. bag). The unused gems are lying on my desk pad in the background. I estimated aprox 2oz of unused gems from that bag. I weighed the bag shown in the video on a manual postage scale and the bag weight was aprox 13oz. Given the information you provided, I took the bag with me to the post office and used the digital scale - the bag weighed 12.7 oz. ??? You started with 12 oz and removed 8 oz. leaving a bag that weighs 4oz...? I'm hard pressed making sense out of the difference between what you've discovered and my results.
B- I know, for certain that the new (larger)bags weigh more than 4oz. I weighed one of the smaller/standard bags and it weighed 8.6oz. Very curious...and a bit perplexing.
I think he is saying they weighed 8oz after removing some.IWish wrote:Time,
I'm not sure where the discrepancy lies.. In my video, I used a new/unopened bag of gems (14oz. bag). The unused gems are lying on my desk pad in the background. I estimated aprox 2oz of unused gems from that bag. I weighed the bag shown in the video on a manual postage scale and the bag weight was aprox 13oz. Given the information you provided, I took the bag with me to the post office and used the digital scale - the bag weighed 12.7 oz. ??? You started with 12 oz and removed 8 oz. leaving a bag that weighs 4oz...? I'm hard pressed making sense out of the difference between what you've discovered and my results.
B- I know, for certain that the new (larger)bags weigh more than 4oz. I weighed one of the smaller/standard bags and it weighed 8.6oz. Very curious...and a bit perplexing.
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sweet thanksbrndfrmd wrote:mystery bags, then send her a message with the images you wantpiratesprayer wrote:which one do you choose in the store if you want a set with custom images?
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Correct. I started by trying 12 oz and removed enough to get down to just over 8 oz. If I forced more of them into it I might have been able to get it to a little over 9 oz. Maybe using the smaller gems has something to do with it? These are the gems I used: http://www.joann.com/panacea-products-p ... 08186546a/ They had them in the smaller size and the normal size (like the ones you had in the video).brndfrmd wrote:I think he is saying they weighed 8oz after removing some.IWish wrote:Time,
I'm not sure where the discrepancy lies.. In my video, I used a new/unopened bag of gems (14oz. bag). The unused gems are lying on my desk pad in the background. I estimated aprox 2oz of unused gems from that bag. I weighed the bag shown in the video on a manual postage scale and the bag weight was aprox 13oz. Given the information you provided, I took the bag with me to the post office and used the digital scale - the bag weighed 12.7 oz. ??? You started with 12 oz and removed 8 oz. leaving a bag that weighs 4oz...? I'm hard pressed making sense out of the difference between what you've discovered and my results.
B- I know, for certain that the new (larger)bags weigh more than 4oz. I weighed one of the smaller/standard bags and it weighed 8.6oz. Very curious...and a bit perplexing.
I suppose, but It's not like you can change the molecular structure of glass.time wrote: Maybe using the smaller gems has something to do with it?
The gems I use are larger (diameter of a penny/nickel) this would only result in me using less of them to fill bags...weight should still be about the same if you're using smaller gems - just more of them. Good information, though. Now we know that smaller diameter gems make for lighter bags. Why? I dunno'...I'm stumped.
Glass can have different weight and densities, that's why some glass is shatter proof etc...IWish wrote:I suppose, but It's not like you can change the molecular structure of glass.time wrote: Maybe using the smaller gems has something to do with it?
Good information, though. Now we know that smaller diameter gems make for lighter bags. Why? I dunno'...I'm stumped.
But! If they are the same brand of gems and just a smaller size, I don't see a reason why a container(weight bag) would hold a different weight of an item based on size.
Especially less oz. of the small gems.
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check out the big brain on brad!brndfrmd wrote:Glass can have different weight and densities, that's why some glass is shatter proof etc...IWish wrote:I suppose, but It's not like you can change the molecular structure of glass.time wrote: Maybe using the smaller gems has something to do with it?
Good information, though. Now we know that smaller diameter gems make for lighter bags. Why? I dunno'...I'm stumped.
But! If they are the same brand of gems and just a smaller size, I don't see a reason why a container(weight bag) would hold a different weight of an item based on size.
Especially less oz. of the small gems.
and if your name really is brad that would be hilarious!
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That would've been great. Sadly, it's not.ToolFanFromWayBack wrote:check out the big brain on brad!brndfrmd wrote:Glass can have different weight and densities, that's why some glass is shatter proof etc...IWish wrote:I suppose, but It's not like you can change the molecular structure of glass.time wrote: Maybe using the smaller gems has something to do with it?
Good information, though. Now we know that smaller diameter gems make for lighter bags. Why? I dunno'...I'm stumped.
But! If they are the same brand of gems and just a smaller size, I don't see a reason why a container(weight bag) would hold a different weight of an item based on size.
Especially less oz. of the small gems.
and if your name really is brad that would be hilarious!
After reading what I wrote I had a flashback of watching Bill Nye
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I sent him the link of the brand I use.Mystery solved! There was a discrepancy in the width of the inner bag between the prototype I used in the video and Time's bags - a difference of 1/2 inch. It's just a matter of sending him new inner bags.
In the past, heavier bags have been requested. Unfortunately, when shipping filled bags, I'm held to a max of 4lbs. (overseas), so making a larger bag (as standard) isn't an option. This resulted in the need to make/ship larger bags ( ships flat-unfilled) while offering a heavier bag, once filled.
We'll see how it goes with the new inner bags, Time. I'll pm you when I send them out...come back and post your results. 'kay?
In the past, heavier bags have been requested. Unfortunately, when shipping filled bags, I'm held to a max of 4lbs. (overseas), so making a larger bag (as standard) isn't an option. This resulted in the need to make/ship larger bags ( ships flat-unfilled) while offering a heavier bag, once filled.
We'll see how it goes with the new inner bags, Time. I'll pm you when I send them out...come back and post your results. 'kay?
OK. And now if someone in LA needs gems to fill their fancy new self-closing bags, I have 4 bags of the exact glass gems IWish uses (enough for 4 custom IWish poster weight bags) for sale at costIWish wrote:Mystery solved! There was a discrepancy in the width of the inner bag between the prototype I used in the video and Time's bags - a difference of 1/2 inch. It's just a matter of sending him new inner bags.
In the past, heavier bags have been requested. Unfortunately, when shipping filled bags, I'm held to a max of 4lbs. (overseas), so making a larger bag (as standard) isn't an option. This resulted in the need to make/ship larger bags ( ships flat-unfilled) while offering a heavier bag, once filled.
We'll see how it goes with the new inner bags, Time. I'll pm you when I send them out...come back and post your results. 'kay?
