Is it boro??

[jahglass]

All this glass looks like boro and from the way they describe it, "heat-tempered strong in clear chem lab beaker glass", it sure sounds like boro. I think they look too defined to be machine made. Whatcha think? China? India? Czech Rebulic? I dig the candle stick holders, I may order a few for sh*ts and giggles. Maybe try to add some attachments to spice em up... The hour glass is defenitely boro. Matt

Candle Stick Holders
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=585&f=2793&viewall=1
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=585&f=4098&viewall=1

Ornaments
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=581&f=3406&viewall=1
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=581&f=4176&viewall=1

Inline Vases
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=583&f=4111

Hour Glass
http://www.cb2.com/family.aspx?c=527&f=4114&viewall=1

[Udai Hussien]

it's kinda hard to tell, except for the inline vases, that looks like tubing, and I haven't seen or heard of soft glass tubing like that. but I haven't really looked for soft glass tubing. If I HAD to guess, I would say they were boro.

[Conchis]

Lauscha made some 104 glass tubing that I bought once, so it's out there, but man talk about shocky.....

[Udai Hussien]

Lauscha made some 104 glass tubing that I bought once, so it's out there, but man talk about shocky.....really? did they make it in larger sizes, like 24mm? I saw some 6mm clear soft stuff once. it was realy poopy looking

[Conchis]

I think the stuff I bought was probably 24 mm or so. There was a lady on the lampworker etc. website saying that she was the exclusive importer for it. It was really thin walled.....you had to preheat it to get it to the torch, I never got the hang of it. Maybe on a lathe though.

[Gibsons Glassworks]

ihave some scraps of brown soft about 6-8 mil almost looks scalloped. really wierd about 6 pieces 3 inches long.. nver touched the stuff... sitting ina bag somewhere...

[PTrautman]

The color looks like paint. The base glass could very well be boro.

[Pilgrim]

i bet it all borro, chinese or chzec or polish or german , maybe indian....lol

[NUBBLET]

"• Handblown, heat-tempered beaker glass ", from candlesticks .

"• Handblown borosilicate ("beaker") glass "

Im guessing BORO

[NUBBLET]

Bullseye makes inch tube I believe , that or they carry another brand in their portland store front.

[jahglass]

Lauscha makes tubing from 4-40mm, if you can handle it! I watched them pull out 150+ ft of rod (by hand) when I visited the factory. It was pretty cool to say the least... About the links I posted, do you think the work is handmade or machinemade??

[DavidR]

Noen sign tubing is soft lead glass and is readily available in sizes up to one inch and is fully compatable with kuglar colors. I've used it to make Christmas bulbs for years. It works well and is not nearly as shocky as sodalime glass tubing. Shane Fero and Fred Birkhill use a lot of it. I started using it after taking a workshop with these guys many years ago. -dave

Anyway, I'd say the stuff in the pic is boro.

[NUBBLET]

says handblown