Curlz

[Gibsons Glassworks]

hey hey been torchin lots laitly and beel trying to do some hollow curls in the stem or other sections, tried pulling down a section of 50x5 clear and just practicing the curling by hearing and puffing into a ball and tagging and pulling at the same time.

the top part of the curl seems to alwas flatten and i build up a crease and devit on the inside of the curl...

im really digging this one by Eusheen
http://www.glasspipes.org/Image.asp?ImgFile=Img104484__Web_Weaver_19.jpg

nice one by Smiley

http://www.glasspipes.org/Gal19651__Dry_Squid_.asp

im thinking that little tag and pulls with like 4 mil to pull that tip in and around is whats goin on.. but i just cant seem to gettem the way i want


will post pics of a couple new ones tomorrow


thanks in advance:D

[Dom]

Ok here is what you wanna do.

You want to make your horn shape, then slowly heat up from the tip and use your tweezers to curl it up. If you are familiar with making sherlocks, you know the right temp to make the bend, if you curl it at the right temp it will stay round and there will be no stretch marks.

[NUBBLET]

why not heat it up then tag the side of a small punty and strech and twist, all one motion, at the end melt or snap "punty" rod off and clean ?

[Gibsons Glassworks]

why not heat it up then tag the side of a small punty and strech and twist, all one motion, at the end melt or snap "punty" rod off and clean ?

easier said than done?

havnt gone inthere with tweesers yet, mayb it will help...

bed time....

[LaPlayaGlass]

Geez Gibsons. Bed time ? but it's only.... Today, 04:20 AM LOL
Getting the heat right is the trick for sure. I also keep the piece pressurized with my blow hose but thats just me.
Al

[e-jipt]

I also keep the piece pressurized with my blow hose but thats just me.
Al

yea I'd imagine biting down on your hose would help keep it from flattening. I bite my hose when I do my sherlock bends.

[Mr. Whale dick]

yeah tweezers

[Gibsons Glassworks]

you bite down on the blow hose, to make it a closed section? guess i could try sticking a cork int he end, i rarely use my blowhose. mayb it would help in this application.

and im on pacific time, i live in bc, 1:20 am was bedtime

[e-jipt]

eh, I dunno if a cork would work, I'd imagine it'd take too much time to put it on the tube before you curl it.