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MPGB
09-28-2009, 08:03 AM
I found a case of quartz tubig at my job. My question is: can I use it with NS boro color?

Is quarz compatible with boro glass?
Mr. Whale dick
09-28-2009, 08:11 AM
no
rustyglass
09-28-2009, 10:41 AM
No, quartz doesnt melt until like 3000 degrees or something...not compatible.
ALIEN!
09-28-2009, 10:42 AM
not even close
lucidvisions
09-28-2009, 11:37 AM
funny story; a friend of ours gave us some 15mm quartz and I just put it on my bench. Went to pattern up some stock for a sculpture, grabbed the quartz, layed lines of agua azul and started to melt it in. I couldn't figure out why it was not moving and thought something was wrong with my torch. Finally had the "aha" moment and just put it outside. It exploded about an hour later....
So as everyone has mentioned, it is not compatible.

Josh
barefoot stash
09-28-2009, 12:36 PM
I'll take it if you don't want it.
J Howard
09-28-2009, 09:13 PM
what size tubing is it?
cc_bob
09-29-2009, 06:22 AM
Keep a piece or two for your fuming rods.
Bunyip
09-29-2009, 08:38 AM
I'm having a hell of a time getting metals to stick to the quartz (man does it get bright too), but yeah it's the bomb for fuming - no more metallic silver implosions. Hell I can barely get it to move and when it does begin to flow it pretty much freezes the instant you take it out of the flame.
Greymatter Glass
09-29-2009, 03:24 PM
I like to take a rod of quartz, heat it glowing white hot, and plunge it into water... cool sound, and it amazes people when it doesn't blow up like boro does. Don't do it with tube, you'll get a steam eruption and burn yourself ....
J Howard
09-29-2009, 06:48 PM
LOL.....

saw a cool video once where someone put a quartz beaker on a hot plate, then poured in liquid nitrogen, and it still didn't crack!
Bunyip
09-30-2009, 07:33 AM
Don't do it with tube, you'll get a steam eruption and burn yourself ....

That sounds awesome though... until the burning yourself part anyhow...
Greymatter Glass
09-30-2009, 07:05 PM
LOL.....

saw a cool video once where someone put a quartz beaker on a hot plate, then poured in liquid nitrogen, and it still didn't crack!

it can go from glowing white hot to ice water without breaking.... amazing stuff.
The Lorax
10-01-2009, 12:25 PM
quartz rod is the bomb diggity for tearing open holes. don't break like boro does when you clank the scrap off!