HMK's mediocre glass thread

[faded]

the janky bends take away anything the piece had to offer. i'd stop for a week and get that straightened out. but that's just me. :)

[hashmasta-kut]

faded you retard, thanks for the props :)

[TheGlassTree]

Hmk you remind me of the kids from mass art fresh in Seattle all shiny faced and so full of themselves that they can't see good advice if it came up and slapped them....Don't get me wrong I'm no dissing you or your work. Just saying that you shouldn't be so unreceptive to advise. Don't just lash out at people who are only trying to help you.

[hashmasta-kut]

i dont lash out at good advice. i take it all in, and explain why i make the curves the way i do. i dont think my stuff is super good or anything, i have a long long long way to go. people keep accusing me of not taking advice, but its a fallacy, you guys just dont know how to read me typically.

i lash out at faded though, cuz he started it for some reason, way back. he dont like me i notice.

[hashmasta-kut]

Hmk you remind me of the kids from mass art fresh in Seattle all shiny faced and so full of themselves that they can't see good advice if it came up and slapped them...Just saying that you shouldn't be so unreceptive to advise. .

"thanks very much for the bending tips though, i will add them to my info base. i saw a guy in a video do that actually. there are artists who do a bend like that one pictured, and i could do so if i wished, but its not the aesthetics i am concerned with, so much as function."

how does this seem fresh out of art school, how is this unreceptive, when i said i would take the information? i was very polite and explained why i wasn't making u bends.

[The Lorax]

lmao i know a kid who went to Mass Art and has that same attitude that he can do "anything"... they really seem to shove that into their students minds like life is some playland dreamworld... lol!

it only is if you make pipes :D

[Dom]

So Im just curious, but how does a wonky bend function better than a perfect 90 degree one? Not trying to start shit but Ive never made an oil rig or smoked out of one so just looking for some knowledge. I understand the restriction above the bell part, but the bend part I do not...

[hashmasta-kut]

i want an long upslope before the down bend, to allow the condensate that collects in the curve to have a long section that slopes down, so it will drip down toward the bell, as opposed to going down into the water chamber. if it was a u type bend, you end up with a large amount of the curve being on the downslope into the water chamber. reclamation of the condensate is most desirable in a dry form. its reusable. the stuff that goes in the water chamber is all tainted with water and mixed, kinda gross, much less desirable. much easier to collect and use the dry reclaim from the long top curve section. a longer thinner curve collects more and you get less reclaim in the bottom water section. i know my bends arent super awesome, but i think a lot of the wonk look comes from my tube making skills being subpar as well. i'm just getting to the point i can make some mulsti section worked tubing, and stretch it out evenly into a thin curve section. i appreciate the comments to know my shit looks bad to other blowers, but its like music i guess, cuz when i showed that pic to a bunch of regular folk, they had no idea what was wrong with the bend. music for musicians is better than the crap regular people listen to, just like artists have a more critical view of what looks good than the average safety breaker it seems.

i got offered more than i wanted for it, and had to talk him down :)

oops i just broke another goblet base :D

[Dom]

I see, in that case you should make the curves like my boy Lorax. His would have perfect function by your defenition. And I dont think he even bends anything, just welds it at the right angle.

[hashmasta-kut]

ya he doesnt bend at all, thats his thing. when i met him and got him ripped on oil, he didnt say shit about the curve on my vape and neither did i say anything derogatory to him about his..i should do it the way i want to, and he should do it the way he wants to. give me time, maybe someday you will grudgingly like my curves, who can say.. after all, it was my idea, i might have some clues about whats best.

[ALIEN!]

I took no offence, seems like a got a thanks for the tips if anything. Any by no means did I mean to incite HK's bends are terrible, I would be wary about showing them do a picky customer though, especially a distributor.

If the design works for you and sells, I say do it.

[hashmasta-kut]

thanks alien


this ones ok i guess. kinda mellow color scheme..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/st3.jpg

[...LEAR...]

i like the colors on this one,keep it up ,peace LEAR

[Pigpen]

Those are some sick looking units! Is your list still open?

[hashmasta-kut]

thanks LEAR, i got a request for a fire n ice next, so just made my first tube pull of it, could be groovy :)

pigpen, there may be lists, send me a pm if you want info on that subject maybe.

[hashmasta-kut]

its definitely got some flaws, but i'm still pretty chuffed.

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/ko1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/ko2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/ko4.jpg

[...LEAR...]

nice,the colors are flowing alot better in your wags,,keep at it getn better and better ,peace LEAR

oh i like the flat sections

[burton13order]

love the line work on the mouth piece especially the top disc ...if you don't mind me asking are the feet hollow or solid?

[hashmasta-kut]

solid. i took tubing from the pull and wigged it up, then condensed it into two marbles, then bowtied em both into 4 feet :) i like the look of them.

[151km]

Units are looking great Kut!

[ALIEN!]

Damn dude, looking good, finding demand for these? Nice work man, gettin clean as hell.

[Swampy]

I would say this is your best piece so far.

[Stiple666]

finally lookin less like a brontosaurus to me!! Oil unit's have always reminded me of those dinosaurs but with a bell for a head..

[endo]

thanks alien


this ones ok i guess. kinda mellow color scheme..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/st3.jpg

Hey Kut :D

I really dig this one, like the use of FTC on oil pieces for the sake of functionality (and just the aesthetics of FTC pieces in general), maybe the colors aren't the most poppin but I love the uniqueness of the linework.

Does the recessed joint leave much length to the diffy in the unit? Would worked diffies be a possibility? Been thinking for a while now that'd look amazing on one of the more clear units...

edit - oh yeah the fire/ice is killer, too, killer ;)

[hashmasta-kut]

it doesnt leave much room for work. maybe if the can were taller.

here's anudder, much like the udder..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/rb1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/rb2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/rb3.jpg

[TlkQ]

Your line work is looking better. Less chaotic

[151km]

I agree tlkq. Every unit I see the linework gets better. Keep up the awesome work kut!

[higrade mike]

lookin good ,sweet pieces love the rainbow

[endo]

Figured it wasn't much sticking out with a recessed joint...

Absolutely stunning piece man, bravo.

[saba123]

looks sick keep it up bro

[hashmasta-kut]

i wasnt happy with my lining up of sections on this, but at least it went together well.. i vow to do better.

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/lepstl.jpg

[151km]

Kut this unit is beyond amazing. I was just checking this out on dj-hash. Keep up the awesome work!

[ALIEN!]

I agree w/ the lining up patterns on the stem, but possibly the best shaping and the disc in front is bitchin. I like it!

PS, is welding in those female GOG joints to the can a bitch? I cant imagine it, having to keep the thing shaped and not flame polishing away the rough surface. Im really not sure how ya do it, then again I only have male tools, only done slides.

[151km]

151km gets on his hands and knees and bows to Kut. I want this unit!!!

[hashmasta-kut]

Kut this unit is beyond amazing. I was just checking this out on dj-hash. Keep up the awesome work!

i just posted it, you are on the ball :) thanks for the props.


ALIEN, i read on this site how to put those joints in recessed, then just practiced like anyone would, and its easy now, couple dozen joints later. wildrok and slinger are the ones who posted up the info originally on here. if you search recessed with either of their names it should elicit informational searches.

[steak351]

wow that thing looks really cool

i think i must learn how to put things together, wich is the correct order...what to do first ...

awesome unit, i really like the white and the sparkle

kind regards frank

[Zeus]

Lovin' all the new units you've been pushing out!

[hashmasta-kut]

glad ya like em Zeus

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/l2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/bf1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/tg1.jpg.JPG

[151km]

Units are looking awesome Kut! Keep up the great work! I remember you saying you don't sell the goblets. I think you should reconsider!

[...LEAR...]

nice ones,i like the bowties,they came out nice, cant wait to see the fumey one,,thanks for sharing,peace LEAR

[LTD]

Am I missing something on the black and white bowtie piece? Is there a hidden bowl.... or?

[hashmasta-kut]

its unfinished, i am out of female joints.

[CripSkillz]

lookin good kut masta flash..

[LTD]

its unfinished, i am out of female joints.

Well that makes WAYYYY more sense:D Now that I look closer I can see it has the blow tube still attached

[hashmasta-kut]

i got joints now, its all jointed up :)

this one too, made some tubing inspired by the blue velvet pull, its heavy blue leprechaun under brilliant blue under 10mmclear. pretty nice..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/bbhl1..jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/bbhl2.jpg

[151km]

I love the dark blue lep!

[sleepingpeople]

great color and nice joint recess. That units clean.

[151km]

Hey Kut you get that Kobuki hooked up yet? I want to see some pics!

[hashmasta-kut]

yah, im still, still waiting for some pedal parts. i could hook it up one way right now but i would have to take it apart again for final setup and hopefully i have the parts next week. the torch is hooked up tho, pretty sweet. all black.

[hashmasta-kut]

last pedal parts here by tuesdayish :)

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/ben1.jpg

[VertigoGlass]

I am really diggin that last piece!

[Bluebird]

last pedal parts here by tuesdayish :)

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/ben1.jpg

Booyah!!!! Shits sick brother!!!!

[sleepingpeople]

wow @ that fully worked. Sweet coloring and i like how the sections line up

[...LEAR...]

nice one,less twisting helps out a ton,,,looks really nice,peace LEAR

[Dr.Doenetvista]

That orange unit is amazing....That blue velvet glass looks pretty cool too. Coming up on a year now, got anything special in mind for a 1 year anniversary unit?

[n3rd]

wow :O !! you really nailed that last one! did you change something? the color density looks much improved, well done :)

[FizZle]

these units are lookin pimp man...nice work for sure

[LTD]

I am digging your worked sections. I must say the kinks and inconsistent wall thickness and diameter on the curves just ruins it for me. I am not bagging on ya, just giving my honest opinion. With how nice the worked sections are looking I have faith that you will get the even curve soon. Good luck!

[gongshow]

damn thats sick

[hashmasta-kut]

I am digging your worked sections. I must say the kinks and inconsistent wall thickness and diameter on the curves just ruins it for me. I am not bagging on ya, just giving my honest opinion. With how nice the worked sections are looking I have faith that you will get the even curve soon. Good luck!


diameter on curves is different in different places for specific reasons. and the inconsistant wall thickness you speak of does not exist on the last few clear curves, its tube stock from the curve, so i never changed the thickness, and its constant, although i do stretch them some.

thanks for the tips though, all advice is appreciated. if you go back a few pages you can see i already had a very similar conversation.

sorry it ruins it for ya :)

[Bo Diddles]

Lookin' good man... I know that these are your bread and butter, but it would be nice to see something other than a vape in this thread, just sayin'...
Keep up the great work brother!

[hashmasta-kut]

i posted a goblet a page or so ago. i posted some dishes n goblets back a few pages. as it is my pedal parts should be her tuesday at the latest, and i am going to build that up, then make some more goblets when i can control my flames with footpedals.

[Bo Diddles]

i guess i just meant other types of pipes...

[hashmasta-kut]

oh!

i'm not sure if thats gonna happen much. i dont know anyone who needs a traditional pipe really, except i had one request recently for a pipe that is this shape, and less than 5 inches tall, and so here you are :)

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/pd1.jpg

[Bo Diddles]

Pretty sweet man

[Dom]

That last unit is pretty nice dude.

About the other pipes. I cannot understand how any artist would only want to mass produce one thing. I guess its just a business for ya...

[LTD]

diameter on curves is different in different places for specific reasons.

What are these reasons?

[hashmasta-kut]

like i said i had to go through this whole thing a couple pages back, i think it was alien had a problem with my curves, go check it out, :)

[hashmasta-kut]

That last unit is pretty nice dude.

About the other pipes. I cannot understand how any artist would only want to mass produce one thing. I guess its just a business for ya...


what about a waiting list of over a hundred people? should i make a bunch of bongs i cant sell and make those people wait even longer for the sake of artistic expression? i get my creative outlet in various avenues, and you cant really call the rate of production i put out on these units mass production, lol. and i also have a lot of orders for the curves too, so that cuts into time available for whole units a lot. but i get a good feeling out of making lots of these for many people to use, cuz they seem very appreciative, on the whole. I think its my calling to devote most of my production in this area. If you find thats more businesslike than art to you, well i dont see if that has much merit on the situation really, its just your feelings :)

[LTD]

like i said i had to go through this whole thing a couple pages back, i think it was alien had a problem with my curves, go check it out, :)

I went through it and you said you had reasons, Could not seem to find the reasons though.... You said something along the lines of 'it is like that to make it function properly'. Not sure what you meant by that... Seems that a nice even curve with no constriction would make them function well... I have only been doing this for a little while though...You know since the late '90s

[151km]

Baylie I think the bends and diameter of the tubing on his curves helps to create a stronger straw effect "hooting power" than just a straight curve with no bends or diameter reductions.

[LTD]

Why not just make the whole thing narrower if that is the case? Or just do a restriction at the end and make the rest even? Have you seen the curves Tako is making? Sexy!! Nice clean even curve and really nice Ti pad. Not trying to thread jack so I will go back to the topic. What type of metal are you using for the wrap/hanger HMK? Is that stainless? If so what grade?

[hashmasta-kut]

stainless bike spokes.

i haven't seen a tako curve i dont think. its prolly lame :D

[hashmasta-kut]

I have only been doing this for a little while though...You know since the late '90s

ya well i invented the oil curve ok? you haven't been doing that since the late 90s. if you think i dont know what im talking about, or how to make a good curve, you prolly just arent qualified to make that judgement call.

[LTD]

You invented the curve?!? Are you serious. That is the most absurd thing I have ever heard. Did you help nomad invent the wrap and rake too? Give me a break. You may have not seen one when you made the first one you made but 'invented'... Um, no. Thanks for that though. I really needed a good laugh. Good job. And about the bike spokes... yeah.... Even stainless gasses off.

[hashmasta-kut]

why it is absurd? no one was using curves with ti pads, it was my idea. i didnt exactly invent the curve, but before i came up with this idea, it wasnt done by anyone. it was around 7 years ago i started doing it, its well documented. i never saw a curve design used ever before mine, although soon after i saw pics of huge bells with glass pads, i guess that was a method used by a few. go do some research before you choke on yer cereal. now i have a hoard of copiers. people copied my idea and won the high times cannabis cup. people copy my idea and sell thousands of skillets :)

[ModderXtr]

Never seen anyone using aluminum and a straw? People have been freebase'n stuff long before you started doing it.

[hashmasta-kut]

whats your point? now you are getting off base a tad.

my style of design is essentially taking the old school hotknife style, of hot knifes on the stove, and putting it on a hinged swingarm on a curve on a small bubbler for portable water cooled hot knife hits. i dont claim its revolutionary, but by the way its catching on, i guess it is.

[Riley]

lots of pissing going on in here. whose goes farthest ? :devilish:

[hashmasta-kut]

go ahead come and pick on me, its the in thing to do, i'm game!

[Riley]

i sent you rep points. i'm not trying to pick sides. you obviously have fought this battle many times over in more places online than here. keep it going and kill em with kindness.

[hashmasta-kut]

i actually just noticed that after i posted. thanks for not picking sides, thats unusual :)

[LTD]

ya well i invented the oil curve ok? you haven't been doing that since the late 90s. if you think i dont know what im talking about, or how to make a good curve, you prolly just arent qualified to make that judgement call.

Right here you clearly claim you invented the curve. That is a total fallacy. You may have been the first one doing Ti pad swing arms, maybe, but to claim you invented the curve it self is the part I am calling utter nonsense. I think the fact that I was making curves for taking oil hits off coal back in the '90's makes me qualified to make that call. I am not saying we used Ti pads. I don't use Ti pads. And the fact you are using a metal that gasses off toxic fumes for the swing arm bothers me pretty badly. I am not trying to attack you. I just call BS when I see it. If you were to use stainless to wrap a GLASS swing arm to hold the Ti I think it would be a great plan and the stainless would be far from the heat. It would also look pretty dope. Good luck. I wish you the best.

[VertigoGlass]

HMK keep doing your thing. people in the know, know the truth.....

[hashmasta-kut]

Good luck. I wish you the best.


thanks, same to you :)

[LTD]

HMK keep doing your thing. people in the know, know the truth.....

Read the post. Truth is people were making curves long before HMK. Period. He may well be the first one to start wrapping Ti pads. That is a completely different story.

[hashmasta-kut]

the point you are not quite getting is that "my style, is the best, and i'll kill anyone, who dares to go against me!"


or no, i meant that, my oil curve with ti pad units are popular as hell, and i never got no curve idea from anywhere but in my head. and i dont think anyone actually made a good curve design till i got my sister to, most likely. as i mentioned i seen some pics of huge bell things with glass paddles, not the greatest for good hits. since i started this trend, its become a huge new form of aromatherapy, about #1 for delivery that there is, as attested to by the ridiculous wait times for units, hoards of copiers, and orders comin' out my ears :)

[Dom]

I have to agree that you hardly invented anything, like said before people have been heating metal(aluminum foil) and inhaling it through a tube(curved or not who cares) for a long time.

Just because you came up with a great idea on your own does not mean that it has not been done before.

[hashmasta-kut]

could be. y'all coming of as seeming jealous almost. like i said in the last post, and previous ones, my adaption of the hotnife to a small bubbler and curve setup with hinged pad has become very popular, and there was never a curve phenomena as there is now, before i trendsetted it all for yo ass. no one was making ti pad setups on hinges before me, and since i did, mega people do it. i get bited every time i show my idea pretty much, lol.

[Riley]

inhaling it through a tube(curved or not who cares) for a long time.

Just because you came up with a great idea on your own does not mean that it has not been done before.

if he was the first to make it curved and adapt it for a water piece then don't in one sentence admit and dismiss it. as well the swing arm deal he makes claim to as well, i don't see anyone denying that he and his sis did that first. give the guy his glory.

besides, thats the beauty of creation and the connectedness we all have and share. we might, in seperate places, be blessed with the same concept. seems like something to celebrate, not hate.

[Riley]

invention and innovation are often the same thing. especially dealing with thin margins of pregression, where ideas must more often than not, be built upon others.

[LTD]

I am in no way jealous of you. once again thanks for the laughs. I think you only read or comprehend what you feel like. I agreed that you may well have been the first one to do the wrap part. But claiming you invented the curve, hook, funnel is wholesale BS. And yes, a lot of other folks are making wrapped Ti pads now. I am happy for you that you have orders. That is nice. You have still never answered my question as to what purpose the variations in dia serve in your curves. You say they have a reason and I am curious as to what that reason is. Good luck in your career. Read back over what I have said/ asked and you will see I am not trying to insult you I am just curious. Good luck

[hashmasta-kut]

You have still never answered my question as to what purpose the variations in dia serve in your curves. You say they have a reason and I am curious as to what that reason is.

you never read it, i think its post 258? you missed it somehow. there's a few design features for various purposes. i dont really feel like telling all, i kind of like the fact my curves typically are touted as the best functioning. i think i have been bitten enough i dont feel obliged to give out all the fine details.

[LTD]

Yeah. I did read that, That explains the angles. I am talking about the DIAMETER. It gets smaller right before the cone part and in the tighter part of the bend on most of the pieces I have seen you post. Is there a reason for that? It seems like an even diameter through out would work great.

[hashmasta-kut]

But claiming you invented the curve, hook, funnel is wholesale BS.


dont be (purposefully?) ignorant of the fact that in post 326, immediately in answer to your post before it, i said i didnt exactly invent the curve part, so you can stop saying i claimed i did, over and over.

thanks :)

[hashmasta-kut]

Yeah. I did read that, That explains the angles. I am talking about the DIAMETER. It gets smaller right before the cone part and in the tighter part of the bend on most of the pieces I have seen you post. Is there a reason for that? It seems like an even diameter through out would work great.

pick pick pick :)

look, im still a total noob, maybe you forget this. you go make your curves all pretty like you want them to be, and we can all bow down to you instead:)

and i like said, i ain't spilling all my beans.

[LTD]

Originally Posted by hashmasta-kut View Post
ya well i invented the oil curve ok? you haven't been doing that since the late 90s. if you think i dont know what im talking about, or how to make a good curve, you prolly just arent qualified to make that judgement call.

[LTD]

So the reasons you said you have do not exist? That makes sense. Or you could just say,' working on my heat base control and having trouble getting and even dia through out the length of the curve'. That is what it looks like and no one would bag on you if you just admitted that. And like I said, it is great you have so many orders, and good luck.

[hashmasta-kut]

Originally Posted by hashmasta-kut View Post
ya well i invented the oil curve ok? you haven't been doing that since the late 90s. if you think i dont know what im talking about, or how to make a good curve, you prolly just arent qualified to make that judgement call.


why repost post 324, when i partially rescinded this statement on post 326 for you, and just pointed it out mere moments ago? wow you must be bored, go blow some glass or something maybe. i just made 2 curves and am working on a vape, just gotta put the joint in, and maybe tomorrow i can post pics of it for you to laugh at :)

[hashmasta-kut]

So the reasons you said you have do not exist? That makes sense. Or you could just say,' working on my heat base control and having trouble getting and even dia through out the length of the curve'. That is what it looks like and no one would bag on you if you just admitted that. And like I said, it is great you have so many orders, and good luck.

all the reasons are not being revealed to you in detail, and if you see some inconsistancy in my curves, it may not be all attributable to design. why do i have to respell everything out for you twice? :)

[AYHEM]

were all glass blowers and i think we all have bike spokes. WE CAN DO IT!

[The Lorax]

HMK keep doing your thing. people in the know, know the truth.....

it's so darling when those who start making oil things start sucking up to HMK. :puzzled:

then again, i guess hot girls get extra acceptance when someone wants to stick their dick in em.

[VertigoGlass]

it's so darling when those who start making oil things start sucking up to HMK. :puzzled:

then again, i guess hot girls get extra acceptance when someone wants to stick their dick in em.

That's funny seeing I have never made an oil curve or a swing set or a skillet lol. Do I make direct injection oil tubes and bubblers yes. Curves bells. Hooks nope. But nice try there sparky.....

[hashmasta-kut]

it's so darling when those who start making oil things start sucking up to HMK. :puzzled:

then again, i guess hot girls get extra acceptance when someone wants to stick their dick in em.


wow that was a weird one bro, nice :)

hey i just built my pedal! wow i'm cool. its so rad :) now to make something with it and stop that damn hissing oxy tank dammit.

[...LEAR...]

just got my kut rig in today,just wanted to say that his work is way cleaner in person then the pics portray it,and boy does this thing rip,,thanks again,,peace LEAR

[Dom]

Post up a pic.

[...LEAR...]

Post up a pic.

its the fumed one a page or two back,peace LEAR

oh its 3 pages back

[steak351]

i really like the blue sparkly one and the last one looks really great are you making your coloured tubes yourself? i have a hard time with that, and never can get so much lines in them by tube encasing, havent tried stick stack cause idk exactly how to do it, vaq stack..idk the tech...

cool stuff love the recessed ground joints

kind regards frank

[hashmasta-kut]

glad ya like it LEAR. Someday, i will get my gold fuming to stick like i want it to :)

thanks frank, yeah i make all my own color tube. how do you tube encase? i only have laid the lines down and then coated in tenmm clear works pretty easy to make a chunk. i need to get some larger tubing so i can do more colors per pull soon i think. i have seen some color tube pulls with so many lines its awesome. i havent taken the vac stac plunge yet.

[LTD]

With the 'buki it should be a piece of cake! Have you done any sleeve encasement's? Starting small you could just stripe some tubing, slide it in a bigger tube and work it from one end to the other... Pretty simple with a little practice.

[hashmasta-kut]

i worry about trapping air like that, as opposed to laying lines of almost boiling tenmm down, seems more foolproof?

[Albino Sasquatch]

not really you get lines and air bubbles when yo do it that way more than if you encase it. you might want to get a vacume to make it eazier and less likely to trap air. just make the color tube and insert into biger tube and then weld the end of the one tube down on the color tube and then hit your vac and slowly work you flame up the tube as it gets sucked in

[hashmasta-kut]

hmm. i guess i'll try it sometime. i'm set in my ways for the time being, thanks for the tips though. its hard to get the motivation to change what works for ya, especially when you dont actually see people doing it for real; i am slow to learn by printed word alone :)

[Albino Sasquatch]

yea the only way to do it is just jump right in and try it out. might have a couple problems the first time so its better to start small and sleve a piece of 19mm with color on it or something so if it doesnt come out all good you dont waste a bunch of materials and gives you a little practice on the tech

[STROKER]

the advantages of vacstacking over laying color down are pretty big in my oppinion.
you dont reduce colors or boil them since they are under clear the entire time and if done properly you will get no air whatsoever in the tube pull. and then there is the line size consistancy as well as number you can sleeve in a larger tube.
i dont know kut, if you are gonna do alot of line work which it appears you are, it will be in your best interest to learn the vac stack method.
with your kobuki you can make enough prep in one day to make 50 of your pipes. that is using 50 on the out and 25 on the in with 15-16 rods of color.

once you get it like alot of these guys do and can go to the big tube like 70 or so, you can put a shitload of color combos in.

out of a 4 inch section of color, i get about 20-22 inches of tube that is 25mm thick and super thick walls.

[hashmasta-kut]

i know i know, i seen the thread on this and recall n3rds first try the bastard, shit looked pristine, and it was like 5 feet of it or something. i gotta get a vaacuum first, but someday i'll do it i guess. theres no one nearby to goad me into doing anything advanced. i have to push myself. and i never have much free time, always behind on orders, so i dont have much time to make cool stuff for fun, or learn new tricks.

[LTD]

You don't need to buy a vacuum at all. Eusheen just sucks the air out of his. I do tube encasements for more stuff than just lined tubing, I use either a venturi vac or just suck the air out. A venturi vac is super simple and not too hard to make. Just three welds a small chunk of 9mm and a small piece of 15mm. Use the search function, there is some good info on here. Making a working venturi is pretty fun, and once you have made one all you have to do is hook it to a swivel and a chunk of hose and blow through it.

[hashmasta-kut]

ya thats one of the things holding me back, i dont really fathom how to suck air out of the a chunk of tube while working on it without some kind of swivel or something, and i never used a blow tube or have one or any parts for one. when i get the initiative and time i will go to the appropriate thread and re-absorb all the information up, and do it right, i hope. i dont really feel advanced enough to do vac stacks yet, but i want to. i prolly could :)

[LTD]

(in Rob Schneiders voice) YOU CAAAAN DOO IT!!! Swivel is only a few bucks (8-12?)
http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=28626&highlight=venturi

[hashmasta-kut]

ya i know that thread thats the one i mentioned. i dont really understand it all exactly, till i see it done, or try it myself i guess. i'm foggy on a few things. it'll come to me, someday.

[LTD]

If you ever get down to the Euge I'd be happy to show you a thing or two. I use the venturi to do sleeving on cheese grater encasements and lined tube. It makes life easy.

[hashmasta-kut]

thanks man, i actually met you down there at the DFO.


here's a lil different maybe..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/dic3.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/dic2.jpg

[p.j.]

i like doing the encasment with rods too...i can get good steel wool accents with that tech that are harder to do in a vac stack.

[LTD]

We met at the DFO? I met sooo many folks, sorry if I don't remember ya. It was a crazy couple of days. What did we talk about?

[CripSkillz]

What did we talk about? Problly dicks in mouths,, the cum guzzlin gutter slutz you are, you know the normal..






HEHE couldnt resist..

[Swampy]

Watch out for the bitchslap.

[CripSkillz]

i got the bitch slap by pm,, somebody call the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaabulance.. ... LOL

freedom of speech is so awesome it didnt cost me nuttin to post this msg..

[hashmasta-kut]

just wanna say, it wasnt me who was slappin, i actually tried to slap him on the back, but his rep bin is full :)

[CripSkillz]

fo sho cuz Kut can take a joke... I think the other party involved has had prior bad experience with said subject and didnt want the old memories to come back... hence his no takin joke status... lol

[MUPH]

Zing...

In his face

[LTD]

I love dicks in my mouths. I am a cum guzzlin gutter slut.
HEHE couldnt resist.

[151km]

Love the newest unit kut! Keep up the great work.

[CripSkillz]

heeh put it in my buttt too (0)

[ALIEN!]

Crip you your own QA department for dillys huh? HAHA Can't wait to see what kind of madness comes off that lathe. Im imagining something like a Zong, but actually looks cool, and has some color.

[ALIEN!]

Oh, btw, HMK, where do you go for the ti plate parts? I can't seem to find anything on the search and really need to make a oil unit for myself, and the verdict seems to be the bell-types like you make are the way to go.

[hashmasta-kut]

i can send you a piece if you want, send me a pm, i buy large sheets of it. i dont know where to get small amounts really.

[...LEAR...]

nice dichro work,i still cant do that shit,lol,,thanks for sharing,peace LEAR

[LTD]

That is high praise right there!^^

[hashmasta-kut]

thanks LEAR :)

not sure how to get this stuff to look good. i cant burn the AP scum off now i dont think, without wrecking it, can i, and when i do, it seems to just go mostly see thru and look like unob a lot, but actually, i guess at the weld it is not that green really, more purple. hard to burn the scum off on that main can and mouthpiece without it all sinking in tho..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/at.jpg

[n3rd]

looks like you burned the haze off pretty nice around that clear dot on the side. the bell looks great too!

[hashmasta-kut]

ya thats the thing, in order to attach the clear dots i melted the sidewall till it was soft a bit. i guess i coulda tried to flame polish the whole thing free of it. i'll finger it out.

[Albino Sasquatch]

with the ap you have to turn up the o2 and heat it up white hot or untill the color turns clear then your good to go it may only look slightly amber,yellow but u can either flame strike it or make your piece and strike it in the kiln i love the ap and that would be my .02 on how to get rid of the haze.

[hashmasta-kut]

ya i get the picture. i guess i need to make sure i have fully oxy flame the whole time i make my tube. thanks for the tips :)

[TheGlassTree]

its more about making the color go completely clear this sets it up for the striking phase. once it goes entirely clear you can strike it out by letting it get cold (no glow at all) check it by holding the piece under your bench where it is darkest. If it still has a faint glow to it wait until it is completly gone then strike it in the back of the flame by bring it back up to a dull orange glow. It should only take it a second or two. The longer you strike it the darker it gets until you over strike it and make it clear again.

[Dom]

You want it to look clear until you throw it in the kiln.

[hashmasta-kut]

exp green on fumed clear, thanks for the tip dom.

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/exp3.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/exp2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/exp1.jpg

[...LEAR...]

nice rig,liking that color,,thanks for sharing,peace LEAR

[ALIEN!]

Holy shit, that EXG looks sick that way!

[Sepulworld]

the bowl is upside down.

[hashmasta-kut]

oh shit, too many safety breaks, thanks man :)

[Kato]

great work mayne! that green is lookin blingin! oh and kut, your never going to sell one of those with the bowl all upside down like that. oh howz will it ever smoke?:arr:

[hashmasta-kut]

3rd green one i cant sell, but i don't care.

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/g4.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/g4a.jpg

[CripSkillz]

nice love the color

[burton13order]

that green really pops! i love the different depths of green it has great work as usual...

[151km]

Love the green units Kut. Why cant the units be sold? I don't see anything wrong with them. What am I missing?

[hashmasta-kut]

top post on this page referring to Sepulworlds post previous page.

[berning]

not only is the bowl upsidedown, but the bowl hole is way to big. otherwise,they're outta the park. nicely done again

[151km]

I heard the only way you can hit these is by doing a handstand. lol

[Dom]

Nice colors on those green ones.

You are using SBA right? It defenitely works the best for this technique.

[hashmasta-kut]

Sba?

[LTD]

Schott boro artistic

[hashmasta-kut]

ahh si. yes i am. i just heard about some simax locally available, but up until that moment, i only had a local supply of schott. have never treid a simax tube or rod yet.

[hashmasta-kut]

well, still kinda pretty crappy, maybe i need more practice :)

http://dj-hash.com/images/gho2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/grgob1.jpg

[cannabinoid]

beautiful work!

[Bo Diddles]

nice goblets man

[berning]

i guess i'm the jealous one now.

[KILGORE]

top post on this page referring to Sepulworlds post previous page.

this is makin me feel stupid. is there something that I TOO am missing or is this a joke at sepulworlds expense because he doesn't what these are and how they are used

[hashmasta-kut]

ok you got me feeling stupid too. what do you mean?

on another note, i made honey comb thingy the other day, and was trying for a more neutral flame as opposed to heavily oxy, which is what i typically lean towards as a noob, i go oxy heavy often if i think it might make things easier to not reduce etc. anyhow, i ended up reducing this exp green. #5 pretty bad i think, but it still looks kool i think. i like the blues, its just a bit too much, need more of the green in there. most exp green mibs i make are mostly green. someone said reduced green should have a tendency to crack, but it surely does not, its close to a 2 inch diamater semi marble.

http://dj-hash.com/images/el1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/el2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/el3.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/el4.jpg




and also , a pic or two of my alien tech tubing dish, with complimentary artifacts.

http://dj-hash.com/images/bub1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/bub2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/bub3.jpg

[Dom]

Dont worry dude, you will figure out the flame chemistry soon. It takes a while.

When I was still noob I thought I was oxidizing everything too but I was reducing shit most of the time.

[hashmasta-kut]

it seems to me you need a fair amount of hissy sound with most gtt flames to achieve an oxidizing flame? only exception is maybe when adding more oxy with a second stage.

[The Lorax]

these pics are loading way slow for me but all i'm seein is some reduced lines mang

[hashmasta-kut]

these pics are loading way slow for me but all i'm seein is some reduced lines mang


yah thats what i said :)

im still happy with it tho, its pretty cool. pics not so great, much better in person.

[Riley]

ughh that alien tech is horrible ! :D

[LTD]

Yeah you reduced the hell out of both those colors. looks cool though. You should just send me the Kabuki and hang up yer hat ;) J/K

[hashmasta-kut]

ughh that alien tech is horrible ! :D

the color is neat, but the bubbles in that sample are kinda meh, do you not agree? tons of them easily apparent. its laced throughout. i will be most likely just making my own from now on. i got a big piece left that i bought tho. maybe something good will come of it, we'll see. i have made a few pieces of tubing that had very little bubble phenom, and one that was worse than this, but i dont want to pay big bucks for this stuff. its not worth it imnoobo. i know they say they are selling it like hotcakes, so i can only asssume my piece is worse than average, or most people are much less picky on average.

[LTD]

It is selling like hotcakes. And I am very picky. I ran mine through the kiln and it looks frickin sweet. I can not keep anything in my case I make with that stuff. Abe already said if you are not happy with what you got contact him and exchange it for a nicer piece.

[hashmasta-kut]

did you use some that you didnt run thru the kiln, and see a difference?

[LTD]

Yup. They both look kick ass. Barely any bubbles in either. Just seemed easier to strike and a little more stable when it had already been through kiln. I have no complaints at all.

[hashmasta-kut]

and as you mentioned, you are picky(good eye), and you can see all the little bubbles in the pictures i posted one page back?

[LTD]

The bubbles in the EX green piece are way more distracting than the tiny ones in the AT piece. Work it in a more oxidizing flame and blow it out paper thin and add clear patterns. Looks so much cooler than you could imagine.

[Dom]

When the candles on the flame have no yellow tips you have an oxidizing flame.

[LTD]

When the candles on the flame have no yellow tips you have an oxidizing flame.

Usually. It is harder to tell on a GTT. if you stick a rod of DAP in front of the flame and the haze burns off it is oxidizing

[hashmasta-kut]

When the candles on the flame have no yellow tips you have an oxidizing flame.

yeah i been talking to crayvn about this, and as far as i can tell thats not possible on a gtt unless you crack a secondary ring of oxy. i always see yellow in the flame tips pretty much unless that is done. even cranking the main oxy way past the point of efficiency i still see yellow in the tips a tiny bit.

[hashmasta-kut]

Looks so much cooler than you could imagine.


lol good1. a lot of pics have been posted, i know what colors it produces. i havent held anyone elses pieces in my hand to see if its got the same defect as my own piece yet though. i know i have had great satisfaction making my own renditions. awesome color pallettes come through.

as to your previous mention about Abe saying if i wasnt satisfied i could possibly seek some recompense situation, i dont feel that hard done by. i just bought 1/2 pound to try(actually got sent and paid for 12ozs). if its no good, i will just bite it, take it as a learning experience, no worries :)


you keep claiming you love it, so maybe there is hope for the rest of the piece. i am totally reluctant to stick it in the flame cuz its always turned out depressing so far, but some day i will get around to it.

In one of your previous posts you mention you are very picky, then you say you dont find the hundreds of mini bubbles in the piece i posted pics of very distracting. i am seeing two opposing statements here.

[Riley]

i was just bustin your balls. i just meant that disc you made looked good !

i just can't bring myself to bandwagon on the alien tech.

[LTD]

I see the bubbles, and they don't detract too much from the piece. Do you want me to say it looks like s#it? It is what it is. I just think you were expecting a magic color that made your pieces look better just by using it. There is no such color. I am glad to see you are being your own worst critic, this is a great trait to have. I will admit the stuff you got does appear quite a bit bubblier than what I got. Keep at it. The reduction is more distracting than the bubbles to me.

[hashmasta-kut]

I just think you were expecting a magic color that made your pieces look better just by using it.


you say the most ridiculous things occasionally. do you actually believe some of what you write, such as that? all i was expecting was less or no bubbles in the factory product compared to my own feeble attempts. is that too much to expect? seems reasonable, but not attained. no biggie, life goes on. live and learn.

[LTD]

See how I prefaced that statement with 'I think' ? That means it is an opinion. I honestly think you were expecting more than you got and you are a little let down by that. Having seen the process live (you were at the DFO, did you watch the tube pulls?) I was well aware of what I was buying and I am jazzed. You are the only person I have seen or read of that is less than impressed with the AT tubing. I am not trying to argue with you, that would be silly. I have gone out of my way to try and give you advice on working this color, you just keep bitching about the bubbles. YES, the stuff you posted appears to have more bubbles than what I got. I also told you how to deal with that and swap it for a nicer chunk. Good luck.

[hashmasta-kut]

how the fuck does it make any difference if its your opinion, of course it is :)


no biggie, life goes on. live and learn.

once more then, maybe you can stop being spokesperson now.

[LTD]

I am not trying to be any ones spokesperson, I was responding to you directly addressing me. You asked me if I believed what I was saying. What kind of question is that. You have been behind a torch, what a year? Year and a half? I have been at it over a decade and have done nothing but try to give you good solid advice. I am sorry you have a case of newbie knowitalls. I keep seeing you bad mouth some of the nicest color that has been introduced in a while, and I believe that is because you got a slightly less than stellar piece. Take Abe up on his offer to swap it for a nicer chunk. Hell, send it to me and I'll hand pick a chunk that weighs the same out of my personal hand picked stash and send it to you. I have no stock in NS, nor do I work for them. Truth be told I actually use more TAG color these days. I just believe you would really love this color if you A. got a choice chunk. B. got to watch an experienced lamper use the tube.
These are my opinions on the subject. I am only replying because I was directly addressed. I will attempt to keep my opinions and advice to my self since you do not seem to appreciate them. Sorry to have wasted your time. Good luck in your lampworking adventures.

[The Lorax]

you need to start givin props to rocko's modern life kut

http://images.tvrage.com/screencaps/26/5038/144654.jpg

[Dom]

So that is really who invented the curve bell.

I love that show btw. lol

[GlassFreak]

i reduced every striking color i used up untill a few months ago. make sure you have a fairly wild flame (high oxy). turn your green up.

[sleepingpeople]

haha what a classic show

[hippi]

you need to start givin props to rocko's modern life kut

http://images.tvrage.com/screencaps/26/5038/144654.jpg



hhahahaha awesome the sucko-matic

[Albino Sasquatch]

ohh spunky pew!

[cannabinoid]

haha the OG hood curve

any updates hmk?

[hashmasta-kut]

i got some shit i think..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/cheeb3.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/tease.jpg

[blackink]

diggin the opal feet

[151km]

Yeah I dig Chee's unit and the one with Opal feet. Awesome work Kut! Your curves and units are looking very clean!

[hashmasta-kut]

haha check it out, my first sale faiL. i made this retti unit on request, colors light blue and white. made this, i was told the retti is the wrong kind of retti, it needs to be different, and also that the blue was too light. lol. its just funny, cuz this guy waited quite awhile for this, and now its just gonna go to a better home it looks like.

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/bwr2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/bwr3.jpg

[FizZle]

lol...ur doin good if thats ur fist failed sale...but in his favor...that doesnt look blue to me...it looks more teal...still a nice unit...

[hashmasta-kut]

ya well he said light blue, and i said i have a more turquoisy, or aqua type one, agua azul, or i also have a couple more purply light blues, and he picked the more turquoise one. i actually had another batch of it that was darker too, lol.

[CripSkillz]

thats why you get 50% up front.. or ya just make another one..

[Kato]

nice reti kut! what other kind did he want?

[ALIEN!]

A great example of why I don't fuck with custom orders anymore. Nice rig Kut, too bat you went and put the wong retticello on it (the twists were s'posed to go the OTHER way) LOL get it right ya filthy animal.:)

[hashmasta-kut]

im gonna make someone else buy it. im taking custom orders cuz i know i can flog it to someone else no problem if i get any problems.

[hashmasta-kut]

nice reti kut! what other kind did he want?


he wanted one like this apparently.

edited out pics oops!

so i guess i shoulda left a twist in the center, and also pinwheeled the terminations, oh well i shoulda known. i admit my retti is just ok, and the other is better, but its pretty funny to me especially considering how happy i was with it :D

[Kato]

cool pinwheel reti. i havent seen that before. stuffs lookin solid mayne keep it up!

[FredLight]

Dirty Piece? This isn't TC.

[hashmasta-kut]

Dirty Piece? This isn't TC.


thanks man, it wasnt my pic, i never take pics of dirty pieces. it was an accident.

[Dom]

That aint bad, although I must say Im a bigger fan of rettis that have thinner stringers for the lines.

[blackink]

What Dom said, + flipped

[hashmasta-kut]

ya flipped, i agree.

[LTD]

Even being 'the wrong kind' I liked it...

[cannabinoid]

a much better home :)

[151km]

That white and blue retti unit is amazing hmk. I can't wait for another unit. Keep up the great work!

[hashmasta-kut]

hmm, dont overdo it :)

i made a small coffee cup, some mixed reduced and non reduced exp green, nice mix, i'll take some pics after coffee.

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

HMK, Man they are all awesome. I like the 1st one the best, great color's.

[hashmasta-kut]

thanks.

shit i forgot to take pics of my lil coffee mug. next time.

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/masta1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/masta2.jpg

[STROKER]

kut do your rigs have downstems in them?
are you using a dewar joint or regular one?

oh yeah,pics of the cup please.

thanks,j

[Bo Diddles]

Nice front shield on that one Kut. It looks like a bird.

[hashmasta-kut]

ya i noticed the bird effect too :) its my second attempt at copying another arttists attempt at making a bowtie, before they had it fully figured out yet. a happy accident :)

hey stroker, my rig has an attached diffy on the curve, one piece. i use regular joints, not dewar joints. here's the cup..

http://dj-hash.com/images/cc1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/cc2.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/images/cc3.jpg

[LTD]

That does fully look like a bird. You might try that design with some fire colors and make a phoenix! This is one of the smoother units I have seen you post up. Keep up the good work.

[hashmasta-kut]

thanks.

made an - ivy accented and ivy over unob under clear piece..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/ivy1.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/ivy2.jpg

[hwcglass]

Great colors!!! Good choices.

[Dom]

Dont use SBA with striking colors makes them muddy as hell.

[hashmasta-kut]

its all i got. i have no source for other tube in b.c. i have found yet. works pretty nice with exp green, not terrible with AP types either is it?

[Swampy]

The gold under-colour is really effective, did you pull your own tube vac stacked or painted down the side of a clear tube base? Just curious but I wanted to compliment how you got the nice under-colour.

[hashmasta-kut]

i haven't vac stacked yet, it was all laid on hot layer by layer, unob on 32 x4, ivy on top of that, tenmm clear rod on top of that.

[Swampy]

Thanks I was just curious how you made up the tube. Good stuff I like it, looks tastey.

[hashmasta-kut]

SBA fumes not bad..

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/fdec.jpg

http://dj-hash.com/xavier/fdec3.jpg

[CripSkillz]

Looks like piss to me.. hows it look in the sun.. ??

I still cant fume worth a shit my self but

have you seen kevins fume work off the hook,, http://www.glasspipes.org/KevinNail

[hashmasta-kut]

Looks like piss to me.. hows it look in the sun.. ??

I still cant fume worth a shit my self but

have you seen kevins fume work off the hook,, http://www.glasspipes.org/KevinNail

hell ya kevin rules.


its not sunny here :(

[...LEAR...]

that fume looks good to me ,,just alot more gold then silver,,great job,,and thanks for sharing,peace LEAR

[hashmasta-kut]

i'm pretty sure thats just crips way of saying it looks nice, he like things like piss.

[CripSkillz]

dude you dont even know,,, hehe ok maybe yo do ;)

[Lurch]

I really like the thickness you keep in your bell curves. I've had the opportunity to see a few in person.

Also the alien tech unit you sent keys is nice... it comes to my studio every so often

is that alien tech tubing or hand made stuff?

[hashmasta-kut]

i thought it was just ok really it was my first attempt at making some AT tube. i kinda fogged it out a bit i think maybe, but yeah its my handmade jobby. its with AP. after a bit of collecting, i have about 5 distinctly different unobtainium batches. still havent really tried em all out to know what works best yet, but a couple work nice with practically 0 bubbles. also have some lokis, AP and silver creek to compare. i do have a piece of alien tech tubing i bought too, but just made one bubbly dish out of it, then got depressed.

[Dom]

The reason it got cloudy is the SBA, get some simax man you will like what it does with AP and english ivy.

[Albino Sasquatch]

try fuming chinese works good for me.the schot 32x5 i use does tend to muddy up fast thats just because the silver tends to stick a little quicker on it even if you cant really see it to much you just strike it a few times and it really brings it out! it just sucks having to learn the fume charecter of a differnt type of tube when your used to one kind

[hashmasta-kut]

The reason it got cloudy is the SBA, get some simax man you will like what it does with AP and english ivy.


ya well, i'm not ordering clear from the US, shipping costs are crazy on cases of clear. i dont think anyone is bringing it into B.C. that i know of. i wouldnt mind trying it, i guess i could buy a couple tubes. would be a shame to get to likin' something i cant get at a decent shipping cost tho.

on that note, i did some english ivy on unob with no clear on top, and its completely different. just like the accents on the ivy piece i posted earlier.

[hashmasta-kut]

The reason it got cloudy is the SBA, get some simax man you will like what it does with AP and english ivy.


on the alien tech piece i made it got cloudy ya, but lots of guys have gotten the cloudy effect with the northstar tubing too. i think i can do better than i did on my first attempt. maybe if i have only SBA i shouldnt clear coat it..

[Dom]

Well, when it reduces with simax the lokis makes sick lime green blue type colors, with SBA it just turns a milky beige ugly color.

I would suggest simply ordering a single piece of simax 38x2.4 and see how you like it.

[hashmasta-kut]

ya i guess.

hey you know its weird i swear some strikers have been acting more reduced when using a very heavy oxy flame instead of a more neutral one, does that seem possible? exp green #5 in particular. i used to get nice green marbles, now they are all going really blue, but i coulda swore im using way more oxy, not less.

[The Lorax]

ya well, i'm not ordering clear from the US, shipping costs are crazy on cases of clear. i dont think anyone is bringing it into B.C. that i know of. i wouldnt mind trying it, i guess i could buy a couple tubes. would be a shame to get to likin' something i cant get at a decent shipping cost tho.

on that note, i did some english ivy on unob with no clear on top, and its completely different. just like the accents on the ivy piece i posted earlier.

heeeheehee

[Bo Diddles]

ya well, i'm not ordering clear from the US, shipping costs are crazy on cases of clear. i dont think anyone is bringing it into B.C. that i know of. i wouldnt mind trying it, i guess i could buy a couple tubes. would be a shame to get to likin' something i cant get at a decent shipping cost tho.


Have you tried Pegasus glass? It's all the way over here in Ontario, but at least you wouldn't have to deal with duty & brokerage fees going across the border.
Great prices on cases of Simax.

[hashmasta-kut]

lol Lorax, did your ma raise you as a tard, or is it your own fault?

Bo. thanks for the tip. I will keep it in mind.

[The Lorax]

Maybe if you didn't burn bridges so bad Kut you'd have some simax sooner and from a closer location :D

jus' sayin

[hashmasta-kut]

how do i burn bridges, i dont see any of that. i say people make crappy curve copies, what else do i do thats mean, thats about it, isnt it?

i have never burned any glass supplier bridge except ABR, and thats just burnt one way. they would still sell to me, i just will never purchase from them again. and they arent local at all. i actually do have a really local (on the island) connection for simax on further thinking, he said he has cases of all sizes of clear. i'm just too lazy so far to initiate the getting. i got boxes of everything i need still.