hippi's progression thread!!!

[Uriel]

Shoulda bought a kiln instead.... Just my two cents worth.....
Im with you on this,, learn to work with what you got and progress in skills, buy the equipment you need NOT what you want, Klin before big torch anyday, again just my $.02:bangHead:

[Devils Defect]

Regarding the torch vs. kiln issuse. I would def get the kiln first just simply because sure you have more firepower but still going to be doing the same things as your doing now.

I think I read that you already put the order in for the torch tho. So my previous statment is pretty much pointless. :D

Torch will sure be rockin tho.

[TheGlassTree]

So when ya getting a mirage? =) although the jump to a delta isn't too much more over a mirage....

[TheGlassTree]

Lol just teasing ya.... Congrats on the phantom... Although seriously I recommend when ya do buy the kiln if your thinking of the f120 get the f130 instead.. I know you think bigger is better an that's not much more than the 120 and when your ready to start making those bigger taller pieces that extra room will be there... I have a 120 and love it got a smoking deal on it but it is limiting me on how big I can go for sure...

[hippi]

lol the mirage is a lil intimidating right now haha...ya i was looking at both those kilns...i guess the price difference isnt that bad..proly get the 130..

uriel...i said it in a couple post back...im getting a kiln... as soon as the cheetah gets sold...

peace hippi....(uploadin some pix)

[steak351]

hi i have the same decision to make bigger torch or kiln but i have avery tiny torch but i really wanna have a kiln to garage things, i want to make objects out of multiple sections, and this slowly heating in the flame is annoying cause 4 out of ten pieces tend to crack
i really wanna have one of your above mentioned kiln , but where to get one in germany

kind regards

[hippi]

ya thats one big reason i need a kiln to..to garage things..so i can piece to pieces together and what not..so im in the same boat lol its hard to make a jar in one hand and keep it warm while making a mushroom in the other hand, be much easier to garage the jar make the shroom perfect and stick them together..

you can order a kiln from mountain glass arts.com.....

heres a chillum i made today with the excess color and tube left over from a pendant...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-02220922.jpg

and heres my first successful restriction...i kinda fudged up the bowl shoulda just used the reamer instead of the bowl push...but the restrictions good lol..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-02220816.jpg

ill be practicing these tomorrow

peace hippi

[Uriel]

hi i have the same decision to make bigger torch or kiln but i have avery tiny torch but i really wanna have a kiln to garage things, i want to make objects out of multiple sections, and this slowly heating in the flame is annoying cause 4 out of ten pieces tend to crack
i really wanna have one of your above mentioned kiln , but where to get one in germany

kind regards

Mate germany is one of the worlds leading countrys for 104 working If you cant find a kiln there i'll eat a knotwerst! :D

Hippi was just teasing ya,, I couldn't do half my work if I diddnt have somewhere to garage my pieces, art for £ requires good fast workin techniques especially when im reballing almost everything at the moment!

Somone should rip your arm off for your Cheetah :D

[steak351]

you really should get glass ground joints, the chillum in the first pic would make a beautiful slide if you attach the joint below the dots

paragon is hard to find over here but i think ill find one

what the hell is a knotwerst??

haha , no seriously, you ment a bratwurst ?

kind regards

[berning]

nice use of excess color. i like to turn the little bit of color that gets left at the end of tube, rod or point , into pendats instead of throwing it into the bit can. on more than one occassion i've had someone ask if i have another one just like it......of course i don't , that pendant was made from what should have been garbage. on a side note, thanks for the"skills that pay the bills" comment.....my wife and i have been laughin about it for the past day and a half.....i'm not there yet. now my "skills" have become a running joke around the house and shop :dieslaugh thanks :dieslaugh. and just to mention again that those skills were developed on a crappy little 3A . what do you think would happen if someone like stevie ray vaughn(if he was still with us), was given a cheap walmart guitar. he'd probably rip it up. just a thought. :D

[boombonicglassstudio]

i agree nice recycle idea i use all excess tiny bits and ripped off ends and smash them for a multi colored frit then do a simple frit implosion pendant and bam $20 for trash!!!

[hippi]

^^ thats a good idea dude! now im gonna save all the bits and pieces i cut off and what not...

anyway heres 2 chillums i did today... the bigger one is kinda cool i put a carb on it..i tested it and it works and clears perfect... i did a restriction a lil farther down the the first one which made a small chamber and thats where the carb is.. i think its a pretty cool idea..already got a order for one lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-03235225.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-03235232.jpg

well im getting better at these restrictions and there pretty fun...kinda hard to shape a chillum though..guess i just gotta look at pix of different ones and find my own style...kinda why i put the carb on it...dont see it to much..

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Nice man!! Now think about this, if it helps.... A "restriction" is condensing tube down to where it's not to big of a hole for smoking purposes...a sharper flame is used to achieve this in one section...

Now that that said technique but scale it up and use a bigger flame and more glass....that's how you pretty much shape, and thicken pipes, cans, stems, etc...and believe me man this will give you sooo many new possibilites and will make your work stronger!!

Good work man it's great to see progression like that. Let's see some more!!

[hippi]

cool thanks dude!

oh ya i for got to tell you guys the crazy story about the chillum with te carb....fisrt i was going to this lil store..jumped out of my nissan titan (that has a 8" lift) and i hear ting ting ting...the pipe with the carb fell out and didnt break!!! and when i got to my brother inlaws house i guess the pipe was still on my lap...i jumped out to open the gate and didnt hear the pipe fall cause its dirt...i drove thru the gate and parked and was lookin for the pipe to show my bro in law....

well i couldnt find it so i went to look by the gate and i found it there smashed into the dirt without a crack or a scratch on it!!!! lol my big ass truck ran it over and it survived haha..

[Fiorino Glass Art]

That's crazy man! Good to know your work is strong!! I was bouncing a marble off my garage floor like a bouncy ball!!

[hippi]

hey guys...well ive been working with pipes more then pendants now and im starting to get the hang of it i think... cant wait ill i get my kiln so i can stick marbles or honeycombs on them lol...

heres a fumed chillum i did..i accidentally burned off some of the fume on the mouth piece but its still some what on there...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-04125935.jpg
heres a wrap and rack eff up.. lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-04125921.jpg
another carbed chillum for my wifes aunt that wanted one...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-04152125.jpg
and im really proud of this one!!! my first pipe that looks like a pipe lol..for some reason i just said wtf im gonna try it even though my tubing is std wall..i thickened it up and shaped it and bingo...came out nice i think... check it
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-04152105.jpg
kind of a bad pic ill try and get a better one

[hippi]

SOLD the fumed chillum today!! just looked at the pic and it had a lot more fume then what the pic shows... its has shiney parts on it like if it was chrome or something... anyway just happy that it sold wasnt expecting it to..

ill be pratcing these spoons tomorrow..maybe try and add some color...proly just color dots lol

peace hippi

[steak351]

hey hippy great stuff, but why didnt you do one of the nice restrictions on the spoon in the last pic?

would look great imo

kind regards steak

[berning]

i like to condense it several times in a row to give it an hourglass . if you fume the inside of the tube it looks even cooler

[hippi]

ya i thought about condencing it more in the center but i figured id stop while i was ahead so i didnt mess it up... ill try to restrict more in the few that i do today...

[hippi]

lol some delivery dude just came by and droped off some medical supplies for my kid...i guess its a good thing i have a lil shelf to display all my pendants and what not...he was lookin at them when i was signing the paper work and he ended up buyin 2 necklaces!!! i was suprised and excited lol i gave him a real good price since im still a newbe..he said he was gonna save my address so he can come by and get more!... cant wait till my phantom gets here ..eaither today or tomorrow!!

peace hippi

[berning]

congrats. you should make yourself into a walking advertisment for your glass. you need to work on something for your ears. since i made horns for my ears my random glass sales have seriously increased.

[hippi]

congrats. you should make yourself into a walking advertisment for your glass. you need to work on something for your ears. since i made horns for my ears my random glass sales have seriously increased.

ya i defently gotta start wearin the stuff i make...gotta start pratcing the plugs..i think i got a pretty good idea how to do them...putting a design on them is the hard part...lol

[berning]

i made a couple dozen clear ones first.

[hippi]

ya thats a good idea ill get on that one tomorrow..custom earings would be cool... well i pumped out a few more chillums today, one with a green colored bowl and some colored dots and others with just a few colored dots here and there....i didnt get a pic because they were sold before i could take a pic lol im loving this whole glass stuff selling it is almost even cooler! ill take some pix of the work i do tomorrow

peace hippi

[hippi]

just ordered..

1lb of NS Egyptian white
1lb of NS cobalt
1lb of NS onyx
1lb of NS millennium moss
1lb of NS lava
1lb of NS amber purple
1lb of NS evergreen
1lb of NS steel wool

40pcs each of 3 and 6mm rod
10 tubes of 32mm hvy wall
4 tubes of 19mm hvy wall
2 tubes of 38mm hvy wall
4 tubes of 12mm hvy wall
1 tube of 32mm hvy wall autumn amber
1 19mm emerald green rod...
and 2 bob Marley and one Jerry Garcia bear dicro image..

that should hold me over for a lil bit i hope... i still have a butt load of 9.5mm tube, 8,10,12 mm rod..1 19mm rod 1 25mm tube and some 20 or 22 mm tube.. stocking up lol

[stackerson]

nice bro..thats a good order to keep ya busy and learning. just on the torch a few weeks myself. amazing fun addiction. keep it up work is looking nice.

[hippi]

nice bro..thats a good order to keep ya busy and learning. just on the torch a few weeks myself. amazing fun addiction. keep it up work is looking nice.

thanks dude...i bought all NS seconds..i dont know how many sticks come in a pound but i think it should hold me over as long as im not wasteful..and yes its very addicting lol

well i normally take most of the weekend off but i had to make something lol so i made a lil chillum i kinda messed up and forgot to wrap the rest of the glass in clear after laying the 4 color lines but o well...some one will buy it lol..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/chillum.jpg
and heres another pipe i kinda heated up a lil more of a area then i needed for the bowl push but it works...live and learn
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/pipe.jpg
and heres a tank my buddy GAVE me!! he works for a place that clears out burnt or broken down business.. its smaller then my tank but it will make a good back up..just gotta take to to airgas and switch it out cause it has carbon dioxide in it...gotta love free!! he also said he has some alum tanks...dont know what i can do with them though..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/newtank.jpg

peace hippi

[ModderXtr]

That's the size tank I use I think, nice pickup. Free is always good, Im lucky and only have to pay 5 a month + 15 to refill it

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going...well this lil simple chillum was a challenge without a kiln..but for the first one like it i think i played my cards right... first i popped a hole where the carb was gonna be and set it aside hoping it wouldnt crack..and it didnt! so i started on the honeycomb tried to keep it small cause it was gonna be a part of the carb...i wanted the carb hole to be on the top of the honeycomb but lil did i know how hard it is to pop a hole in condensed glass..so i opted for a side carb which sitll was a lil pain..got pretty light headed trying to pop it lol...

i feel if i had a kiln i could of got it done a lil cleaner i was trying to keep the comb warm while trying to open the carb hole a lil bigger on the chillum.. i gotta practice butt seals a lil bit but it turned out all right..the next one will be better..and when i get a kiln it will be way cleaner lol...

well hope you guys like it!
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-08141622.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-08141633.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-08141643.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-08141655.jpg

more to come! really havin fun with chillums...

peace hippi

[ivebeenshotafied]

hell yea you should be straight for a minute. i got a sample pack of ns when i first started and there are still random ass rods.

you gotta love when you drop pipes and they bounce. when people see that im always like hell yea they bounce. and those chillums are dam good. i always avoided them cause they pissed me for some time. keep it up.

[GlassFreak]

nice

^^^^yea its great when ur in a room full of people and everyone sees ur piece pounce across the basement... everyones like nice bowl, then i break out the case...

[hippi]

Thanks guys....got kinda bummed today, i as excited thought my phantom would be here today but maybe tomorrow...my buddies liked the chillum with the honeycomb Carb...gonna make another one tomorrow to see if I can make it cleaner...
another pic so you dont have to back track..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-08141655.jpg

[hippi]

what size tubing do you guys use for ISO chillums?? cause its a lil hard to lay lines inside 12 or 15mm tubing...so do you guys use like 25mm and then condense it down to size?

thanks peace hippi

[GlassFreak]

^^^ yes just use a small length of it, probly a little longer than it is wide, then flare the rim a bit so u can get ur flame in there nice, blow it out once or twice to get even thickness and pull out into a tube, open the end and restrict the neck. or you could do what i like to do and blow out a bubble and push a bowl.

[Jimi The Don]

those bats are looking pretty good, constrictions are getting pretty good. keep it up brother.

[Fiorino Glass Art]

All iso I use 44mmx3.5mm. Also good for sleaving. You'll be condensing down and makin some nice thick shit with that phantom in no time.

You just need to get some bigger, thicker tubing. Even on the cheetah with some 32 mil heavy wall you can make pipes all day long.

[hippi]

why cant i find a Y splitter without valves?? every airgas or welding supply i call only has the ones with valves and there double the price of the one without..???

made this today....the mouth piece got kinda janky but the lil mib makes it cool lol...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-09130330.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-09130341.jpg
i also fumed the inside of the bowl but i accidently burned it off lol

[TheGlassTree]

Go to hardware stores...

[hashmasta-kut]

do what i did and get ts and barbs. from the hardware store. i used no splitters.

[hippi]

cool the t fitting that goes to the reg has to have that lil nipple end to it right? and use teflon tape?

well guys it finally came!!! tomorrow ill be raging this beast! much bigger then my cheetah! i cant wait torch is way heaver to! man im so excited!
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-09172747.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-09173557.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-09173607.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-09174552.jpg

the GTT video is pretty cool to

peace hippi

[hippi]

double post lol

[hippi]

oops triple post lol

[GlassFreak]

nice man, now u have a lynx, cheetah and phantom! fire that shit up man! hurry up and get ur kiln now!

[hippi]

just got all the connections i need to get my phantom fired up!!! hookin it up now!! pix soon to come

[Slimy-E]

Wow, seeing those two side by side makes the phantom look big, or the cheeta look small.

[GlassFreak]

both i think, first i thought the phantom looked way bigger, then i thought the cheetah just looked fuckin tiny... i didnt even think a lynx was that small, or at least that big... thought cheetah was bigger...

[hippi]

well heres my first 2 things i made on my phantom.. one is a lil glow rod or concentrate rod i made for a buddy...and the second is just a lil chillum..i didnt get to run the torch to much today...my kid had me runnin around all day so hopefully tomorrow ill be able to try out a few more things...

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-10193212.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-10193230.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-10193239.jpg
and heres the chillum, nothin fancy
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-10193247.jpg

peace hippi

[steak351]

and what do you think in comparison was it worth to buy the bigger one , are you faster now ? what has changed

man i am stuck with my tiny shit torch hahaha

kind regards

[hippi]

and what do you think in comparison was it worth to buy the bigger one , are you faster now ? what has changed

man i am stuck with my tiny shit torch hahaha

kind regards

it was definitely 100% worth buying the bigger torch! it definitely melts lines, tube, rod faster then shit...what has changed?...the smile on my face gets much bigger then that outer fire is cracked open lol and i can melt in my color lines a lot easier and faster without having to work the piece back n forth to keep it hot.. i cant imagine a mirage the phantom is plenty big enough for me, i think, no i know it will meet my need awesomely for years to come... pretty much the needle flame and the "monster" flame are the shit lol... i cant wait to get a foot pedal!!

[hashmasta-kut]

im not sure what you have, but if you have a lynx, you have what hippi will use 90 percent of the time anyway. most people dont use the secondary fire on a phantom a large percentage of the time at all. its just when you need more firepower a bigger torch is needed.


and what do you think in comparison was it worth to buy the bigger one , are you faster now ? what has changed

man i am stuck with my tiny shit torch hahaha

kind regards

[steak351]

man i wish i could afford a lynx i have a copy of the small herbert arnold torch from tschech republik, it was 250 euros i think, im looking forward to buy a red max till the gtt torches are too expensive for me

aahh fuck man i aint even motivated to turn on the torch today

i need to get some money fast, fuck germany

:D:D

haha

[AgentChesterDesmond]

A red max is actually more expensive than a lynx I think.

[GlassFreak]

theyre like the exact same price, 3$ difference. lynx is 435, redmax is 438.

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going! was ragin the torch all morning and i think im pretty comfortable with using the inner and outer fire... i made a few pendants and i tried my first reversal..i think lol..

heres a pendant i did with some twisted cane.. i striped it on the maria and tried to do the lil swirl thing where you heat a small spot and attach a small puntie and twist...i dont think i got it hot enough cause just the back side twisted no the front...anyway looks cool my wife likes it..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-11145411.jpg

heres a wigwag pendant attempt.. but i think i had the wigwag a lil to long so it got misshapen...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-11145345.jpg

this is just a lil pendant from the left overs from the 2 pendants above
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-11145356.jpg

and heres my first attempt at a reversal or r-ball? i think i did it a lil to big cause i ran in to problems after i atteched it to 25mm tube to blow out
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-11143804.jpg

i ended up trying to make a jar with the reversal cause i didnt know what else to do with it and i had to act quick cause it was coolin fast..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-11144911.jpg

and it ended up crackin at the puntie cause cooled quicker then expected...i think it just got blown out to thin...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-11144921.jpg

well thanks for lookin...any tips on reversals or r-balls would be awesome thanks

peace hippi

[Fiorino Glass Art]

There's a pretty good amount of info on here for wig wags and reversals. Look in the tut section or search benderback, wig wags, reversals.

I just did my first two, but did a looooot of research before doing to make sure I didn't fuck it up. That and having the balls to do it haha.

It's just pretty much like any other tech though...the cleaner you execute the steps, the cleaner the final product will be.

[GlassFreak]

i think this is el heffe, not 100% tho.

check out the videos he has, these were my favorite vids when i was learning this. there is really TONS of info on r-balls on here tho.

http://www.youtube.com/user/ncrevoracer

[Tylerdurdin]

Looks awsome hippi im tryin to get my colors to come out as solid as yours.

[steak351]

the ball looks cool, and anyway i had to torch yesterday

gtt are really expensive in germany, and the redmax is two torches as far as i know, havent seen it in person, i just have to get a bigger one, my favorite is the herbert arnold zenit torch but its way over 1000 euros

i gotta try the wig wag pendants, they are looking better and better, my problem with my torch is that it takes fuckin much time to maintain the heat base cause the phoenix is so tiny

keep on keepin on

[hippi]

thanks steak! the wigwags are cool and fun but hard to get right sometimes..

hers a lil chillum i did this morning..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-12123204.jpg

and heres a lil jar, the outer fire of the phantom helps a lot with condensing a bigger area...i was also able to get the fume to stick this time.. the lil lines you see on the glass arnt cracks...i got a lil sloppy with the dots and a string of glass accidentally stuck to the side...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-12135404.jpg

and a lil turtle i thought id try.. gonna try a few more to get the shape of the head and legs down..buy buddys wife wants one already lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-12132341.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-12135923.jpg

thanks for lookin guys...more to come especially when all my glass and color gets here lol..

peace hippi

[NUBBLET]

dude your name is hippi , yet you made that in the morning ? Somethin seems odd here .

[hashmasta-kut]

r u trying to say hippies dont get up early? i get up at 5 am most days, and my hair is to my waist for 20 yrs now. im goin out to make something soon here too (7:15 am).

[NUBBLET]

long hair does not = hippy .

Im gonna have to say by you knowing the time , your not a hippy . Not insulting , as this says nothing of who you are , just to me not a hippy .

[hashmasta-kut]

your definition of hippy sounds very limited, and prolly inaccurate too, since i consider myself one for about 30 years now.

[NUBBLET]

I never defined hippy , just simply saying long hair does not = hippy , along with keeping tabs on time hell some times even date . http://img27.picoodle.com/img/img27/8/6/8/f_poison019m_1e545fe.jpg does not mean hippy .


BTW hippi , I like the turtle , and for some reason the jar , it seems so simple and clean . very nice .

[hashmasta-kut]

i know non hppies who dont pay attention to what day it is and what time it is much worse than some hippies. thats not really a deciding factor in hippiedom. being anti-establishment, and kind of down to earth are actual hippy type qualities. hippies usually dont follow team sports much, they are more into hackysack, and picking shrooms.

[GlassFreak]

i miss hacky sack, stupid winter and lack of friends... and i fuckin hate hair bands...


what has 9 arms and sucks?


Def Leppard.

[Borobot]

I really like that green turtle man! :turtle:

[berning]

i like pistacio pudding and turtles. nice turtle

[frillcappa]

what has 9 arms and sucks?


Def Leppard.

hahaha, thats fuckin hilarious man

[GlassFreak]

^^^my favorite anti hair band joke

[hippi]

thanks guys! the turtle was fun ill be making more of them..the chillum proly coulda been melted in a lil more but it feels textured so its cool and for some reason a lot of people say they like it... and the jar ended up getting a small hair line crack... but its all good.. thanks for the comments guys

peace hippi

[turtleglass]

Keep rocking those turtles brother man :turtle:

[hippi]

Keep rocking those turtles brother man :turtle:

haha i knew youd like it lol...ill definitely be making more..got a few people that one some so im happy about that!..

i tried to take this weekend off but by sunday i had to torch something lol so i decided to try a frit pendant and i think it turned out really well! now i want more frit lol right now i just have the colors that come with the GA color rod sample pack... anyway heres some pix

man i couldnt get a gooh shot of this for some reason..the depth looks real good in person

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15121658.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15121708.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15121722.jpg

hope you like it...also A BIG THANK YOU TO CONSTANT FLOW!!!!! we worked out a great deal and ill soon have a new paragon kiln on its way woot woot hopefully no more crackin haha...and ill be able to TRY multi section pieces!!
THANKS dude..

peace hippi

[Fiorino Glass Art]

haha, that hair pic was funny! If you're hip, you're aware.....

What paragon did you get hippi?? Congrats!!

[hippi]

LOL ya those dudes are funny..you aint cool unless you rockin long bleached hair and leopard skin cowboy boots haha...

fiorino glass art i got the paragon f-130!!!! time to try bigger things lol...

i just finished 3 more pendants..definitely having fun using this frit stuff, i also used some small pieces of fume and stuck the chunks to the maria for some different effects... and when i was finishing it up some how there was a power surge and my fan and lights shut off!!!! scared me lol that never happened before sooo hopefully it dont happen again... ill have some more pix up in a few when they cool down..

peace hippi

[berning]

congrats on the f-130

[turtleglass]

I like your pendent too! I got some cool dragonfly fit blends Im goin to try some like that with twists. SO far I just imploded it. Finally getting a kiln is a great feeling isnt it :) congrats

[hippi]

thanks turtle the twist are cool the first time i did it it didnt twist on the lens side didnt get it hot enough or something but now i think i got it figured out..

heres a new addition to my studio...bought a hookah lol the flavors are bomb..also got a new excess glass can..was using a mason jar before but it cracked lol. this ones big metal and the picture on its pretty cool..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15140209.jpg

now for the pendants..
heres another fumed frit pendant with some twist and a light backing
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15155337.jpg
another frit pendant with a few dots of a blue.. i also tried to pull the bottom to a point or what ever you call it didnt work out how i planned but it kinda worked..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15155401.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15155429.jpg

i tried to put some pieces of silver on the maria but it to didnt work out how i thought it would.. proly shoulda put bigger pieces of fume..also the blue dot in the center turned out bigger then i though but it still looks cool..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15155455.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-15155505.jpg

[Ness]

Hey Hipp great progress man I dig the turtle. But i gotta say stay away from those "quickstart" coals!!! they def make the tobacco taste harsh quicker. buy the log lookin coals in the bag. diff brands make em but they all seem pretty similar. they start easily on a stove top type burner and burn longer and cleaner.
ha my shop has a hookah too.
~J

[hippi]

hahaha cool dude ill have to try those out! thanks for the tip and thank you for the complements...

i got my order in today with all my colors and bigger tube from mountain glass arts and DAMN 32 and 34 extra heavy wall tube is fuckin thick!!!! my mouth dropped when i saw the thickness lol...and the color rod seconds i got look damn good to me... also got 2 bob marley and one jerry bear dicro image thses are cool just dont know how to use them lol...got more silver to...and still have more glass on the way that got back ordered....

BUT! some of my tubes i got...2 34mm and one 32mm are all cracked and shattered!!!!! i called mountain glass and left them a message but i dont know what to do about it hope they will replace it but i doubt it...idk..its a bummer at least all arnt broke...

peace hippi

[GlassFreak]

they will probably send u new tubes if they are unusable.

[hippi]

oic...i got 2 tubes of 34mm hvy wall and lost about 1' out of each tube plus about another ft of 32mm... proly wont replace it... definitely sux...damn ups cant read fragile glass on the out side of the box or something

[steak351]

cool frit pendants, i really like using frit it creates a different effect each time, try to implode the frit that look really cool

i had an eye on the f 130 or f 120 also but they are way too expensive including shipping the f 130 is about 1750 euros, and thats very much for my little purse haha, but i got a few euros an i have birthday next month and my gift to myself is a kiln, maybe from a german company but i think they cost more than a kiln from paragon, maybe i get the sc 3 it costs 900 euros over here

i have tried the wig wag pendant and i chose the wrong colours, but i have a question i make a wig wagged cane diameter like half an inch an two inches long

that i put on a maria i made from a 12 mm clear rod

then melt the cane on the maria to a ball

no here coms my question is the maria side the upside(form a lens and back it) or is the cane side the frontside, so that i need to punty up and remove the 12 mm clear rod?

kind regards

[berning]

lost about 1' out of each tube plus about another ft of 32mm... proly wont replace it... definitely sux.

you should call the place you got it from, they probably won't replace anything ,but you might get a discount off of your next order.

[hippi]

cool frit pendants, i really like using frit it creates a different effect each time, try to implode the frit that look really cool

i had an eye on the f 130 or f 120 also but they are way too expensive including shipping the f 130 is about 1750 euros, and thats very much for my little purse haha, but i got a few euros an i have birthday next month and my gift to myself is a kiln, maybe from a german company but i think they cost more than a kiln from paragon, maybe i get the sc 3 it costs 900 euros over here

i have tried the wig wag pendant and i chose the wrong colours, but i have a question i make a wig wagged cane diameter like half an inch an two inches long

that i put on a maria i made from a 12 mm clear rod

then melt the cane on the maria to a ball

no here coms my question is the maria side the upside(form a lens and back it) or is the cane side the front side, so that i need to punty up and remove the 12 mm clear rod?

kind regards

i use a lil bit bigger then 12mm i think i use 15 or 16..makes it a lil easier i think.. but you pretty much got it right just back the clear lens side and use the cane side as the front side... puntie up to the cane side and remove the clear rod..clean it up and back with a color or you dont have to back if your terminations are all good in front... make it almost like a reversible pendant lol..

and berningglass i hops so...i only bought 2 34mm and they both are broke ande cracked...real big bummer... maybe i can suck the crack out of one of the tubes....idk though..

[berning]

stick the cracked tube in your kiln to prewarm it before you use it to help keep the crack from spreading. good luck

[hippi]

holy shit! 32mm hvy wall is freakin heavy!!! im gonna have some buff fore arms lol.. i tried to work it with the lynx and it did melt it but when the outer fire on the phantom is opened up that shit melts like 25 std wall lol... im gonna need to put a air conditioner in my shop lol shit got me sweatin.. think i might have to make one of those glass roller holder things lol...gonna take me a lil bit to get used to the thicker tubing but it definitely makes the pipes easier and keeps them thick which is good...ill post some pix of the clear pipes i make in a few..

[GlassFreak]

wait till u get up to 50mm heavy, that shits a workout.

[hippi]

lol i cant even imagine 50mm hvy.. one thing i realized is that closing a hole on 32 hvy is a lil harder then the 25std wall i had...for some reason the hole likes to get bigger before it gets smaller lol... made 2 pipes since the last post and the shaping is getting better..next im gonna toss some frit in there and see how it looks... i think i need to get more oxy before i try and lay some color lines..

i gotta go pick the wife up from work right now...so i guess i gotta take a break..might be better to work when the suns starts to go down...the garage is kickin hot...

pix commin soon peace hippi..

[turtleglass]

Dig the new frit twist hippi! I just smoked out of hookah for 1st time other night. The tobacco does taste great :) Where Did you get your images from??? All you do for the dichro is make gather, flatten it, cold seal to side of dichro image with a small rod, make sure dichro image is on side away from you and that is goin to stick to the clear, and using a really cool oxy rich flame move image in and out of flame quickly till edges start to glow then lay it on your maria and detach cold sea,l heat using same flame push in some if you want or back with frit, be careful not to distort. I usually jsut start backing with frit and till image covered then switch to neutral flame and melt in and using gravity not force let it push into the maria using the table marver, finish like a pendent :) hope that helps and is right lol took me about 5 tries before I got one to not be distorted. Also If you use a gather about the same size as the image it makes it easy to place it in the center. Alot of mine were high or low or to one side and that helped fix the problem

[hippi]

cool dude thanks! i got them from mountain glass arts..they have a bunch of different ones for 2$ each....

well here are some pix of the pipes i made with some 32mm i think it was extra hvy the wall is like 1/4" thick! thicker tube is way way way more fun to work with and these lil pips have some weight to them! sux one cracked but when i get the kiln hopefully that wont happen... but in the mean time ill keep on ragin

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-16232249.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-16232305.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-16232321.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-16232711.jpg
heres the one that cracked
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-16232555.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-16232652.jpg

i compared these to the ones i made out of 25std wall and its just to funny..showed my buddies and they like the new ones even though there just clear.. i almost want to drop it to see if id break..it proly would though since its not annaeled... more to come tomorrow!!! maybe ill break out the autom amber colored 32mm i got...

well till tomorrow peace out coolios

hippi

[frillcappa]

when you add the marble if you puff out when it gets hot around the area then it wont sink in like that. it helps to do the marbs before you pop the carb so you can still get a little pressure on it. lookin good man

[hippi]

lol ya that was a lil last minute dicision so it wasnt just plain clear and it kinda backfired lol.. i think i need a bigger bowl push to..1/2 is kinda small.. next time ill make sure ill have everything done before i remove the pipe from the tube...i proly should practice pullin points to...i hate doin it though i find it easier to just attach a blow tube lol...

[Slimy-E]

when you get used to pulling points, you will think it is so much quicker! attaching a blow tube seems like such a hassle to me now!

[frillcappa]

i feel the same way as flow about the blow tube, they stress me out because somtimes i dont get a clean removal. you spend all that time on somthing and then the tube takes the whole mouthpiece with it. thats no fun

[Fiorino Glass Art]

I got blow tubes down pretty good. I just like a sturdier handle and wider than a point. I can get a blow tube straighter than a point also. But it is true, it is a lil tricky gettin a good mouthpiece. I'm gettin it down fairly well now.:D

Hippi- good first pieces. Keep it up and keep focusing on shaping and condensing. Lookin good though!!

[hippi]

lol ya ive had that happen a few times...i pull points every once in a while but they like to get crooked some times..where i can center a blow tube a lil easier.. ill get em sooner or later maybe ill cheat a lil and use rollers lol

[hippi]

I got blow tubes down pretty good. I just like a sturdier handle and wider than a point. I can get a blow tube straighter than a point also. But it is true, it is a lil tricky gettin a good mouthpiece. I'm gettin it down fairly well now.:D

Hippi- good first pieces. Keep it up and keep focusing on shaping and condensing. Lookin good though!!

thats one thing i forgot to do before i started shaping...i shoulda condensed a section of the tube then blew the bubble for the spoon proly get it a deeper look to the glass..tomorrow ill use some fume and firt in there to give it some depth

[Slimy-E]

I do some thing most people don't do, both fiorino, and frillcappa have seen me do it. I pull a point, do my color work, shape mouthpeice and stem, attach a cold seal blowtube, shape bowl ect, crack off blow tube, fire polish. It is some extra work, but I get a really nice shape.

So I can't say only points or blow tubes, cause I do both on every peice!

Hippi on spoons, try streching rather than condencing, or rather condence then strech, put a 8mm rod on the end and pull while holding verticaly(so it don't sag)
Do it out of the flame after you get a good heat base in the area to be streched, it is also a chance to twist your design.

[steak351]

cold seal blowtube, man thanks i didnt think about that, i always fucked up the mouthpiece failing to open it, thats a really nice technique, and i have a hole when i tap it off

great thanks

[Slimy-E]

cold seal blowtube, man thanks i didnt think about that, i always fucked up the mouthpiece failing to open it, thats a really nice technique, and i have a hole when i tap it off

great thanks

Since i pop my mouthpiece in the flame, it is always dead center, and since i stretch the stem with some 5mm rod before attaching the cold seal blow tube, no heat ever gets near it, so when I'm done pops right off!

[hippi]

cool ill have to try that out... im still kinda having trouble melting in color all the way...maybe if i cover the color in clear it will melt in easier? a lot of the time my tube will distort or something when trying to melt in color..maybe moving the tube elbow up and down over and over till melted in? i think i tend to try and keep the tube horizontal.. idk its kinda weird i know its proly not getting hot enough when i do the wigwags sometimes theres a lil twist texture to the piece... i guess it will all come with practice practice practice...

ill have some pix in a few when everything cools down...made 2 frit pipes and a chillum that i think turned out good as long as it doesnt crack lol..

stay tuned peace hippi

[Slimy-E]

If you dont blow out,melt down,strech or something it won't melt in, maybe i can get my roomate to film me, and I'll demo what I do for everybody.

[hippi]

If you dont blow out,melt down,strech or something it won't melt in, maybe i can get my roomate to film me, and I'll demo what I do for everybody.

ya thatd be cool! that could be my problem cause i dont blow it out and melt it back down...i thought about it but i didnt think id get the tube shape back... ill try that to see if it helps..

[hippi]

ok well i went and took some quick pix so you guys can see the new pipes i tried/ somewhat failed lol...

heres the first frit pipe i did..it was going good till i accidentally put a crack in the bowl pushing it when it cooled to much...tried to fix it but its a lil janky the mouth piece got real thick to i think i gotta stretch it a lil more..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-17160248.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-17160429.jpg

and heres the second one it was going good till i decided to put frit it it after it was already shaped lol i gotta stop doing that...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-17160406.jpg

and heres one that im happy about.. i fumed the end of the tube and striped the colors just below where the restriction would be..woulda put more color just i wasnt sure id be able to get the restriction good cause i wouldnt be able to see it.. i think it turned out pretty well.. next time ill cover the color in clear..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-17160458.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-17160510.jpg

hope you like it..well the chillum anyway the pipes are poopy lol

peace hippi

[Slimy-E]

you will get it, you can see when people are just starting out, that things never got fully melted down. I like my necks to bow in and i work mostly with 32mm, so i get the stem area, or the neck(the first 3/5's of the tube,) super hot and condenced down, with a 5mm rod on the end of the blank, then when it is super hot, i take it out of the flame, hold it verticaly and pull, to get that nice neck, between the mouthpiece and the bowl.

both the bowl and the mouth peice have been blown out, so all melted smooth, and the neck got condeced down and streched, soo it is all smooth

[Slimy-E]

Do not use a peice with the frit not melted in!!!!!!!!!!
Do not use it!!!! loose peices of glass for your lungs!!!!!

[Slimy-E]

sorry, they look great shape wise! just had to say something about the loose frit!!

[hippi]

lol ya i know im not gonna use those things, i was just practicing..haha

[MrWizzard]

your gettin it down!

[mouseclone]

Good progress hippi. Coming along quite well. I have yet to try any 32 mil yet. I'm still working with the half case of 25mil I bought. I need to pull about 60 more points and then just make clear spoons until I have reached 100 of the same shape. I am enjoying playing with the glass to much right now, so it will have to wait a few more weeks.

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going... heres one more chillum i did... i like this one a lot better but it was hard restricting im guessing cause its thick?? anyway heres the pick hope you like it!!
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-17184445.jpg


more tomorrow! peace hippi

[steak351]

nice man great progression, i always fuck up the lines at tube encasing, looks really good

[frillcappa]

i like it man, deffinitally looks like a big step forward. how did you go about making that one? did you strip lines and then rod encase? how does the bowl push look?

[hippi]

nice man great progression, i always fuck up the lines at tube encasing, looks really good

thanks dude!


i like it man, deffinitally looks like a big step forward. how did you go about making that one? did you strip lines and then rod encase? how does the bowl push look?

thanks dude i striped the tube then covered in clear and tried to melt in the best i could before it wanted to warp..wigwaged it up and then attempted to restrict for the bowl that was the hardest part i dont know why but it didnt restrict as easy as a clear tube..the twist at the restriction is due to me not being in sync with my left hand but it turned out lookin pretty cool that way i guess its better then wigwags all the way thru.... heres the bowl
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-17235228.jpg

i wanna make more of these but as you can see it cracked a lil bit...so im proly just gonna save it and toss it in the kiln when it comes so i can suck it out with the torch again...

peace hippi..

[frillcappa]

right on man, what size tube do you use for your chillums. ive been using 32 for my spoons, but ive got a tube of 25 that i was messing around with tonight, and it seemed perfect for chillums... i cant seem to get any fatty spoons out of the 25 which is what i desire.

[hippi]

i think im using 19mm medium wall...i just got 10 tubes of 32mm hvy wall that ive been using for spoons and i love it...makes some big burley spoons lol..i would like to make spoons out of the 25mm i have but its std wall and only like 1/8th " wall and thins out to easily.. i have a 32mm hvy wall amber colored tube i have yet to try and use as well as some 38mm lol dont know what im gonna do with that yet.... i also use 12mm for smaller chillums with snaper bowls..

[GlassFreak]

wow man lookin great, your progressing quickly. half the battle is just doing it.

[berning]

lookin good. way to melt the color in , nice bowl push (that was my biggest battle when i started makin pipes).

[Devils Defect]

I use 25x4 for pretty much everything I do. Although I layer color on thick and add 2 layers of color over another or encase and it makes some thick spoons or sections. If i do make a spoon that is mostly clear I have to use a piece of tubing that is twice as long. Lookin good hippi

[hippi]

thanks for the compliments guys! that chillum was fun to make, ill definitely me making more.. might have to wait till my kiln gets here though cause it got some hair line cracks....BOOOOO ill should be able to suck the cracks out though..

you guys thinks its possible to do the restriction first before i lay the color? it seemed like it took twice as long to do the restriction with the color..

peace hippi

[Devils Defect]

You probally do not wanna lay color on after u restrict. Would make it way easier to get air bubbles and also mess up the shape of it. You can try anything you wanna try tho. Thats the nice thing about this work.

P.S. That torch should melt those with no problem at all. Rage that damn thing

[Tylerdurdin]

Looks great man and once you get your kiln you'll feel liberated, i just got mine finally and it opens everything up.

[hippi]

Looks great man and once you get your kiln you'll feel liberated, i just got mine finally and it opens everything up.

thanks dude i cant wait!!! multi section pieces here i come lol

[Slimy-E]

So your kiln order is off to paragon, and I'll update you as soon as they ship it out. send me an e-mail, and I'll send you a tracking #.

Just got home to find the cheeta waiting for me and a very cool honeycomb pendant! Thank you. I brought home brand new gas/o2 lines for it and new quick connects.

By the way, all my cobalt spoons, even on my tiny torch, are always made with38mm, should be no problem on the phantom!

got to go try it out, thank you so much, and dam that was fast!

[hippi]

cool dude! glad you got it quick!! ill send you a email here in a few..glad you like the pendant..i know youll put some good use to that cheetah.. and damn 38mm on your mini! thats some skills right there..im still getting used to the 32 i have.. lol..

cant wait to see what you make with the cheetah!

peace hippi

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Yeah, your phantom will have to problem gettin that shit molten hot thick. You just gotta push yourself and your phantom.:D

[hippi]

heres 2 more pendants i did today...for some reason these dont crack and the pipes sometimes do...
heres a white honeycomb..it was kinda hard to get a good pic of it
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-18165528.jpg

and heres a wigwag pendant..the wigwags kinda un-did themselves when i was condensing...how do you guys keep the wags from turning into spirals?
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-18165355.jpg

[turtleglass]

Dude, Love the new pipes! I gota try some wig wags soon. You are doin great.

[RamblezMarblez]

It has been awhile since I've tuned into your pics but your picking up fast! I like the white honey comb!

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Yeah, looks like your shaping is better in your pendants. Nice even lens. Work that phantom son!!

[hippi]

thanks guys!! the complements mean a lot to me! they definitely keep me going and push me to try new things.. my buddy wants a incense burner but im proly gonna have to wait for the kiln for that one.. and the shop down the street from my house keep telling me to bring my stuff in which im super happy about.. so hopefully in a few weeks ill be able to..

when condensing wigwags on tube how do you guys keep the wigwags from becoming spirals? they always seem to un-wag on me.. well more to come tomorrow guys! thanks for lookin

peace hippi

[Slimy-E]

over do your wigs and wags in the frist place

[hippi]

hey guys hows it goin..got a few more things to show you.. first heres a simple lil jar i did today...sold it today to lol.. oh and those are green rice crispys not "grass" lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-19204407.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-19204420.jpg
and heres a pendant i did im pretty happy with the way it came out
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-19234619.jpg

well kinda sux i gotta go to a baby shower tomorrow so ill only get to work a few hours in the morning..maybe ill make them a glass pacifier..for looks of course not actual use lol..

peace hippi

[Uriel]

Nice work sofar man, looks like your settlin into the Phantom quite well,(cant wait to get my Mirage)
I would suggest removing the first pic in this last batch, as that doesnt look like parsley :D

[hashmasta-kut]

ya looks more like "grass" as you put it, .as opposed to green rice krispies,. which i have never heard of... :D

[hippi]

lol we put food coloring in them for st.patricks day... it looks like rice cripsys to me..i dont see whay id have to remove the pic...i can even see the individual crispys on it....i wouldnt post a pic of "meds" on here cause i know the rules...

peace hippi

[Kat]

haha, i've never seen 'grass' like that before! damn you Hippi for posting a pic of cereal now im hungry!

[hashmasta-kut]

haha thats funny. leave it up then, cereal rules!

[NUBBLET]

I was looking for the , this is my last piece bag of frit comment , the color is very close to the green on the jar . It looks nothing like the medical flower , look how shiny it is .

Im more intrigued by the shit brown bic , ya I study my lighter , its always close on safety breaks .

[hippi]

lol you like that brown bic huh! the green on the jar is a NS moss color

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Yeah, them brown bics are fly....classy too!

[ModderXtr]

rockin that rare brown bic. nice. I usually use the purple ones lol

[Uriel]

ceral,, green ceral,, you guys are fuckin nuts.

[hippi]

heres another chillum i did along with a glass pacifier i did for my buddys baby shower
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-20113943.jpg

[turtleglass]

As always man, you are rockin it!

[hashmasta-kut]

ceral,, green ceral,, you guys are fuckin nuts.

holy shit, you are sure one to talk, Mr. DOUBLE COMMA!

[hippi]

As always man, you are rockin it!

thanks dude! well i took today off so i dont have any new glass pix. i ended up going to a skate demo at a local skate shop called ARC ride shop it was pretty cool some local bands were playing one was called sick sense..im not to into punk rock but they were pretty cool me and my bro in law actually new a few of the band members..they used to be in a old skool punk band called the goons army...any way they had a raffle and since we know the owner on the shop he gave us a bunch of free raffle tickets and we both won a shirt and he won a hat to...then i saw some bling bling and thought id treat myself to it to make me look fancy lol..check it out..my sister inlaws pup liked it to haha
the watch is a brand called KREW..watch was 160 and i got it for 72$ since it was the demo and the owner is cool as shit
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-21150233.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-21184129.jpg

[Slimy-E]

I'll be so happy when you get that kiln. I cringe every time i see that fiber blanket. I used to have one and it just falls apart. make sure you wash everything that has be in it!

Nice dog collar!

[hippi]

haha ya that damn fiber blanket! it is falling apart lol sometimes it even feels like the fibers gets embedded in my skin or makes me itch lol.. the kiln is gonna definitely improve my skills and open new doors to new things to try..like the bubs your doing..except mine will proly be clear lol wrap and rake isnt my friend yet lol..

does the kiln come with directions? lol

peace hippi

[Kat]

Cutest lil puppy EVER!! give em a big hug for me!!

[Slimy-E]

im sure it does, it is an 8 stage programable, so u program it to a hold temp, then a annealing cycle. it stays at hold till you are done, then auto ramps thuogh the cycle when you are done.

I remember the fiber blanket skin thing, but it is the fiber blanket lung thing that scares me!

[hippi]

SWEET! i cant wait to be able to try multi sectioned pieces...ill be able to make some sick marbles to stick on the pipes to...

[steak351]

hi hipopi a big thank you from me for explaining the wig wag thing to me, i helped me a lot and i fugured it out

frank

[hippi]

glad you got it down dude! they definitely look good!

heres some new stuff that i did today..only a few things, had to watch the lil one today...

heres a new pipe i did...turned out pretty good almost messed it up but i came thru
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-23165959-1.jpg

and heres another turtle i did for my buddys wifes sister...she loves turtles..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-23150104.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-23150142.jpg

hope you like it! peace hippi

[Slimy-E]

Wow big jump in the pipe! looking like you are getting it hotter.

I was thinking it may be a good exercise for you to color a tube, blow it out like a christmas ball, then pull it down a bit back to a tube, working it from there.

You said a while ago about losing control as it got to hot, it might be a good exepriment to help you get used to heating the whole thing, and all your color work would be smoothed in.

[hippi]

thanks dude, ya i got it a lil hotter theres still some lines that you can feel but 90% of the color is smooth... ill try that out..is that what im spose to do? cause ive been trying to just keep the tube shape while melting in..i puff it a lil bit but i dont puff it out big and condense it back to a tube...

also when i try to close off the open end of the tube i always end up with a big lens on the end of the pipe..im guessing i just gotta pull the excess off or pull it off when i do the termination..

more to come! peace hippi

[turtleglass]

Still Rocking turtles, very nice! Sweet pipe I tried one like that last night. Pics will be up soon.

[hippi]

thanks dude! the turtles are pretty fun this one is about 2" maybe and the legs elevate it off the ground which looks cool..and the pipe was fun its my first all color pipe besides my chillums.. i alomost lost it but i pulled it together...

thanks for the comments

peace hippi

[Jeremy D.N.]

dude, whenever i melt shit in, i jus slap a punty on the other end (stick it on your termination or wherever looks best) then just melt the hell out of it. melt it till it nearly becomes a rod, then puff it back out. i only just started being able to control glass like this, but its helped my shaping and overall look so much.

[Slimy-E]

I normaly don't blow it all out like that, I just think if u try it it may give you a better idea of how to work hotter, because of exactly what you said, you are keeping the tube too close to the original shape.

I just thought it would be a good experiment. Try it out!

If you get that thick lens at the end, face it down, and heat above it on the tube, till the glass evens out and puff it out, holding it facing straight up in the air, allowing that thick glass to roll downhill. dont keep hitting the thick lens, remeber the glass follows the flame!

[turtleglass]

is the pipe got white blue and orange lines on clear or is it on a blue tube?

[hippi]

its a clear tube striped with white blue and orange.. i need to buy some blue tube, fuming it would be cool...

[hippi]

heres another chillum i did today..i had another one but the bowl crackin in half before i can put it in the blanket
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-24172901.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/?action=view&current=2010-03-24172901.jpg)
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-24172913.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/?action=view&current=2010-03-24172913.jpg)
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-24172928.jpg (http://s47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/?action=view&current=2010-03-24172928.jpg)

i used NS Onyn and NS amber purple

[steak351]

i saw athread on GC an i thougt man thats kinda familiar, i know this stuff haha

the last one looks really cool, i just ordered new color yesterday , 2 rods of amber purple also

kind regards

[hippi]

haha ya i was on there with my grow before, thought they would like to see what ive been up to..amber purple is aweosme i like it a lot almost looks like fumed some times.. i just got a new color in the mail today...called cotton candy by boro sticks...just some pink for the ladies ill have some pix up tomorrow with what i make with it..

[turtleglass]

sweet chilly I really like the colors! I suck and getting mine strait :( when u do your constrictions for the bowl hole on your chilly do you do it before making the bowl part when u still have two points or handles or do you do after making to bowl when you only have one handle on mouth piece end??

[hippi]

for the one above i got a 12mm tube and closed off one end, laid my lines down and puntied up..melted them in and did the wigwags..after the wags i started the restriction...then knocked the puntie off and poped the hole for the bowl and shaped it a lil..

[Tylerdurdin]

Love the chillium hippi, great progression!

[hippi]

thanks dude! hope my kiln comes soon! i cant wait to be able to put things in it lol...

well i was messin around with the borostick cotton candy i got...made a lil pendant and used the excess to try out that WIZ/CRIP style lol.. i gotta work on my terminations though, i think i just heated to much of the tip when condensing..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-26001855.jpg

also bought a skateboard today...first time back on a board since i was like 15.. now my bro in law and i can go skate the board walk in huntington beach fishin from jettie to jettie.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-25184302.jpg

well ill be on the torch more tomorrow..gotta make a few pink pipes for the ladies at my wifes hair salon lol

[steak351]

man now i think we have a lot in common, i used to skateborad for about 20 years i started in grammar school at the age of 7 or 8 idk i stopped cause my doctor said if you go on with that stupid shit you wont be able to walk straight due to the pain in your knees back shoulder hands ankles ...so i stopped at 27 ....now i am 32 an i still can do ollies kickflips and stuff ...

skating was a lot of fun and a major part of my life for years..

if youre in germany ever drop me some lines man

kind regards

[turtleglass]

thanks for the info hippi! And I agree with tyler durdin you are progressing really well!

[hippi]

thanks guys...heres a few more chillums i did today...i need my kiln these damn things keep cracking...only lil hair line cracks though...proly will be able to fix when i get the kiln..

heres one for the ladies lol...cotton candy and NS onyx
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-27004140.jpg

heres lil wannabe ISO i did..well not really ISO i just laid lines on the out side of the 12mm tube and then laid lines of clear over that lol...the shape got all poopy so i kinda gave up on it
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-27004153.jpg

heres a lil guy i did only thing that sux is the NS lava bubbled..tried to hide it with the green ball but it just bubbled more when i went to melt in the seal lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-27004208.jpg...

thanks for lookin..ill have more pix tomorrow...i think im gonna try a glass knife, they look pretty fun..

peace hippi

[hippi]

hey constant are you able to get a tracking number for that kiln?

[Kato]

cool chillums hippi I dig that black and cotton candy one. classy~

[GlassFreak]

are you using borostix black? is that where the cracks are? this happened with me too when i used borostix black, even with my kiln. idk if borostix black is just super super shocky or if it just has to be worked specifically. either way, after the first few full color pipes i did with the black, and none of them not having cracks, i just said fuck it and now only use better grade boro for black.

[hippi]

no the black is NS onyx... the pink is the borostix.. if the chillum cracks its normally only around the bowl and mainly if i cover in clear it will crack... lol man that clear chillum is horrible lol

[hippi]

more work coming soon guys...i got a bunch of ideas on stuff i wanna make but they all involve a kiln haha.. hope it comes soon!!

[turtleglass]

your chillys looking really nice man!!! keep it up!

[hippi]

thanks dude! although im getting frustrated and dont wanna make them much till i get my kiln cause the bowl keeps getting hair line cracks. i mean i know when i get my kiln in the mail i can proly re-heat and suck the crack out..but those cracks are the devil lol.. idk maybe ill make some spoons with the amber tube i have..

since the tube is colored if i dot with clear with it make the honeycomb look or would i have to fume to make the deep dot look...

peace hippi..

[jr23]

Hippi do you lay your artwork down then melt it all in before you shape.

the look on some of those looks like you went from wrap to rake to shaping with no full melt in stage.

Reason I ask is cause when I got my phantom is when I started really melting my whole blank in at once I would even it out with the L marver whist giving a puff of air.

and bam even melted in blanks that are decorated with uniform wall thickness.

[hippi]

theres no wrap and rake up there but i do have trouble melting lines in some times...i guess im just afraid to mess up the piece by distorting it..but im getting better at keeping the shape...hey some people might like there piece ribbed for there pleasure hahaha.... juat got word that my kiln will be here tomorrow!!!!! i cant wait! you guys will start seeing more then just the same thing over and over now...ill definitely be trying new things

[hippi]

well having a few days off the torch kinda helped me a lil i think..i just made a new pipe got it super hot and melted in the lines really well! my termination is good and in the right spot..i think i might need to get another fan..that phantom gets hotter then hell.. ill post some pix when the pipe cools down..fingers crossed that it doesnt crack..i cant wait to put my art in the kiln tomorrow!!!


pix commin soon peace hippi

[steak351]

hi what things are you planing to do when you got the kiln, i ordered myself also one , but i have no idea about it and what to do then

haha regards frank

[berning]

the first thing i did was plug it in , turn it on and make a 6 piece blow in. the ugliest pipe i ever made. the most fun i've ever had melting glass. having a kiln changes everything.

[hippi]

i plan on makin glass sowards, multi section pipes, lol hard to name them all but i got a bunch of ideas... heres the pic of the pipe i promised eariler... i finally melted in all the lines and the outside is smooth! the termination is good, i think anyway.. but this MOFO ended up getting hair line cracks in it 3 or 4 hours after it cooled down...i was holding it and i hear tink, tink, tinktinktink i was like WTF this is BS hopefully i can save it tomorrow when the kiln comes..

what makes pipes or glass for that matter crack hours after it has cooled??
anyway heres the pix

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-29163811.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-29163823.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-29215847.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-29215857.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-29215904.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-29215917.jpg

sorry for so many pix but i was happy about this one..hope you like

peace hippi

[berning]

what color green is that ? green can be a tough color. and occasionally i've had problems with black and white next to each other. not sure why ?:puzzled:

side note ...down side of having a kiln, you can spend a better portion of the day working on something , just to have it all go really wrong at 11 o'clock at night.:bangHead:..............:chilling:.......... .............it could be worse.

[hippi]

theres NS evergreen and NS millenium moss in there... ya i bet ill accidentally melt some glass puddles sometime lol..

[Slimy-E]

The kiln is digital, so you should not melt any puddles, as long as you program it right. Let me know when it gets there!

Thank you!

[steak351]

this spoon looks really cool i also like the color combination

i wasnt able to do some pipes the last times on the torch but when my red max comes and my kiln arrives ill hope i will do some as nice as yours

kind regards

[berning]

theres NS evergreen and NS millenium moss in there... ya i bet ill accidentally melt some glass puddles sometime lol..

no puddles here. the digital controller is almost fool proof. what i was refering to was ,the kiln allows you to spend all night working on a piece, which is a wonderful feeling when it works.

[hashmasta-kut]

that kiln is on a long slow journey :)

[hippi]

what you mean? it should be here today..

[hippi]

holy shit!!! i look out side to see a big ass 18 wheeler with a big nascar printed on the side! i was thinkin i won a sweet race car haha! but it was better! my kiln!!!!! a paragon f-130!!! BIG BIG THANKS CONSTANT FLOW!! now i just gotta figure out how to get it in the garage hahaha...damn VW bug is in the way lol...well i got some moving around to do so ill have some pix posted of this beauty in a few!!!

thanks again IAN!!!!!!

peace hippi

[berning]

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAW !!! happy day happy day.

[Slimy-E]

Awsome, can't wait to see!

[hashmasta-kut]

holy shit!!! i look out side to see a big ass 18 wheeler with a big nascar printed on the side! i was thinkin i won a sweet race car haha! but it was better! my kiln!!!!! a paragon f-130!!! BIG BIG THANKS CONSTANT FLOW!! now i just gotta figure out how to get it in the garage hahaha...damn VW bug is in the way lol...well i got some moving around to do so ill have some pix posted of this beauty in a few!!!

thanks again IAN!!!!!!

peace hippi

awesome. i was just sayin bin hearin about that kilns arrival for days now. glad ya got it :)

[hippi]

heres some pix of the kiln! only one problem though...i think my bench is to small for it lol..directions say to have it 12" away from every surface..if i did that my kiln would be in front of my torch lol...itd fit if i could put it closer to the side of my studio bench...got some thinkin to do..gotta get a new outlet for it to..since it has the crazy vertical and horizontal plug thingys...

delivery truck lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-30132454.jpg
the crate
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-30145756.jpg
almost unwrapped...sk8 board next to it for size..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-30150004.jpg

[GlassFreak]

wow man, THATS a fuckin kiln

[hippi]

lol to bad i dont know how to use it yet haha...

i didnt think it was gonna be that big lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-30180621.jpg

[berning]

i still haven't figured out the best modifacation for the rod rest, in my opinion that one sucks. otherwise i love mine.

[hippi]

i dont see what could be better? it seems like it works...or will work lol..

[frillcappa]

ur setup is the shit now man, your limitations are far expanded...

[Kato]

hell yah hippi, one legit setup fo sho. The sky's the limit now man no excuses! :D
also, fuck that rod rest IMO. i ended up using it for my bench. Im also in the same predicament with having my kiln on my bench. I'm planning on building a seperate stand for my kiln so I can have the extra arm room.

[Slimy-E]

What about behind you? I keep mine on a seperate table.

[berning]

i'm on the seperate bench band wagon. where is the breaker box ? in the garage?

[hippi]

thanks guys! im so excited to use it! the box isnt really in my way and its not really limiting my space that im using..the breaker box is in the garage, well the door to the breaker is on the outside of the house but its only like 10,15' max from my kiln.. i do have space behind me but im kinda using that for a display table...and it feels more comfortable being in front of me... i just wish my studio wasnt at my parents house so i could use more space and vent thru the roof..hopin to get our own pad in a few months though and when that happens ITS ON! haha

[Ness]

NICEEEEE Hippi! Yeh I had the same concerns about the rod rest so i went AIM. BUt holly shit u came up quick there Hippi. Quite the jump. keep raging ur work is making great progress.
~J

[GlassFreak]

theres a fire resistant building material, i cant really think of the name but its like plywood, that they use between fireplaces and the wood around it, if you put that up all around your working area you wouldnt really have to worry about that 12" away from everything as much. and itd clean up the look a little more, youd have a truely decked out and slick lookin bench space!

[hippi]

well i got the kiln up and workin!!!!! i got a buddy that runs electricity to certain rooms in his house and he came down, had some extra wire and found a unused 20amp breaker on my box...we hooked it up and plugged it in and it started right up!!..super happy i got it goin, i thought i was gonna take me a lot longer to get it up and goin... now i just gotta read a bunch of directions...

what should i program it for...like program1 for garaging like 200* per hour and hold at 1000* for 2 or 3 hours? than set program2 for annealing at 1050* and cooling down 200* per hour??

well heres the last things i did with the fiber blanket.. a lil chillum and a bowl for my buddys gromet bong...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-31134448.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-31134435.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-31134326.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-31134315.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-03-31134302.jpg

cant wait to understand this thing!

peace hippi

[turtleglass]

congratz andnGOOD luck wit the kiln! Its like a foriegn language programing those things, So glad mine came preprogrammed but alteast by the time you get it working you will fully understand how it work and I def dont!

[Tylerdurdin]

Gratz on the kiln man, now you can go crazy!

[hippi]

thanks to devils_defect i got my kiln programed!!!! thanks dude wouldnt of been able to do it with out you!!! i got a few things in there right now...just ran out of oxy..and feels like my face has a sun burn lol...pix to come later then it cools down...

peace hippi

[hippi]

hey guys sorry i lagged on the pix but here they are...best thing about them is....THEY DIDNT CRACK!!! lol

first one was for my wifes girlfriend...some cotton candy, and NS Onyx
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-02233516.jpg
heres another spoon..when i cracked the puntie off a piece of the pipe came with it...i think i blew it out to big..fixed it with a mib i guess you call it..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-02233551.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-02233627.jpg

and heres a pendant..kinda put the black dot a lil to big..but it works
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-02233643.jpg
heres the loop
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-02233652.jpg

[faded]

looking good. :)

[hippi]

thanks dude! im outta oxy right now and gotta wait till monday to get more...so more stuff to come on monday...gotta put that kiln to use!

[steak351]

hi hippi what programms do you run on the kiln now?

i just got a small one and am curious how to programm it, i mainly dont know the temperatures, there is a programm for softglass coe 104 but i think it wont work for borosilikat, its also a model from paragon

i havent plugged it i yet
i am thinking about a warming up program #a garage program and one to cool it down

regards frank

[hippi]

my garaging temp is 1000* and annealing temp is 1150 and drops from there and holds for a lil bit at certain temps...forgot what ones they were though...only used the kiln once so far...

[hippi]

hey guys ill have a better update later but heres a lil pic of whats to come...got another small hammer thats not pictured to...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-05165618.jpg

[hippi]

heres some new pix...shits still hot so i couldnt take them all the way out but here they are.. first sectioned pieces...one side car and one lil hammer
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-05211012.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-05211645.jpg

[CDot]

i usually let it cool over night until its room temp.. if its still hot its not too late to crack.. it may even crack days later...

[hippi]

ya i know i only opened the garage door for a lil bit to take the pic...opened it at 200* its back in there now so it should be ok....i hate when things crack days later....pisses me off lol its weird to

[steak351]

hi, my paragon one is not in farebheit its in degrees celsius but that doesnt matter, ich am just wondering on wich rate to cool down and how long to hold while cooling down at certain temperatures

and why is your annealing temp higher than the temp to garage?

just dumb questions cause i dont fully understand this thing

i think im going to program it today i have the book contemporary lampworking and theres a cahrt maybe i just take those temps and tim,es


nice pieces i like the b/w

[hippi]

devils defect helped me program it... im garagein at 1000* cause DD told me to lol and 1150 is normal annealing temp i think or its a annealing /striking for certin colors that strike...and stays there for 30 min then goes down to 950 think and stays there for 1 hour and i think it goes 100* per hour...not sure but its something like that....

[berning]

you can easily change it from celcius to fahrenhiet. there's a little button on the back side of the control panel that you can switch . here's a link to the manue l http://www.paragonweb.com/files/manuals/IM221_SenXpresSS_RH_8seg_06.pdf page 13 is what you're looking for.

how you liking that kiln hippi? after i got mine my work took leaps and bounds forward. hope ya experience the same.

[TheGlassTree]

I garage at 1100 and anneal at 1050 unless it's striking colors then garage at 1050...

[GlassFreak]

i always garage hotter than my annealing temp... that way its nice and warm for the flame.

[Fiorino Glass Art]

I "third" that! I garage at 1100, and anneal at 1050, strike at 1150. I think I got those numbers from northstar.

[TheGlassTree]

also if i have a crack to repair i garage at 1150. It gives ya an extra comfort cushion to avoid chasing the crack...

[hippi]

heres some new shit i did...first ones a pipe i did with a honeycomb section on it
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-06233722.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-06233703.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-06233713.jpg

heres a mouth piece for a bub im making
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-06233618.jpg
and heres a snorkle carb i made for the bub
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-06233646.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-06233639.jpg

hope fully i can make the can tomorrow...the one i tried today exploded lol

peace hippi

[hashmasta-kut]

you got white tubing?

[steak351]

the last pic looks really cool, nice colours and smooth

i dont want to annoy but can you maybe look after the rate per hour in degrees farenheit at wich you cool down to room temperature?
thats the only thing im curious about

kind regards frank

[hippi]

you got white tubing?
no i laid white line on the tube...it got kinda messed up though.. when i popped the hole for th bowl it opened up dime size lol so i had to condense back down..that why it looks funky


the last pic looks really cool, nice colours and smooth

i dont want to annoy but can you maybe look after the rate per hour in degrees farenheit at wich you cool down to room temperature?
thats the only thing im curious about

kind regards frank

ill look today

[turtleglass]

Looking good man!

[hippi]

thanks dude! heres that bub i was workin on...it came out pretty good for my first bub i think...the mouth piece coulda been a lil more angled...and the can was spose to be a lil longer but it works...i like the snorkel out of everything lol..

it was definitely a good learning experience..i think the new one should be better and bigger lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-09231810.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-09231825.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-09231848.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-09231905.jpg
damn that mib is way to big lol

[hippi]

found out theres a small pin hole at the base by the carb....booooo! oh well the next one will be better

[GlassFreak]

hate when that happens, especially in stemless bubs... it sucks when you pull something out of the kiln, think its all good and have all the water drain out of it onto your lap cuz of a pin hole...

[burton13order]

yeah thats the worst..(had it happen to an inline i worked on for like 10 hours) the only thing you can do is move on and give it another try...practice makes perfect!
by the way how did you make the bowl/downstem just curious usually i just drop in a 9mil tube with one end flared out and do a bowl push.. good work!

[hashmasta-kut]

put it in the kiln then patch the pin hole with clear maybe :)

[GlassFreak]

man i dont think ive ever even seen a brown bic... not here in mn any way... i dont think i could find one if i tried...

[hippi]

yeah thats the worst..(had it happen to an inline i worked on for like 10 hours) the only thing you can do is move on and give it another try...practice makes perfect!
by the way how did you make the bowl/downstem just curious usually i just drop in a 9mil tube with one end flared out and do a bowl push.. good work!

well that was the plan..but i lost some of the length of the can so i couldnt push a bowl so crip gave me the idea to make a sepreate bowl and attach it to the can...for the downstem instead of flaring i blew a bubble at the end of the 9mm tube and dropped it in..<<<crips idea also... worked really good i think..\

haha love the brown lighters...no one ever has one and people are always trippin haha

[CosmicGlider]

Your progress is giving some great encouragement to me. Keep it up man, I love the bub- and that trick Crip said you just posted just helped me more then you'd imagine. (A temporary fix until I can get the f**cking downstems the way they should be)

[hippi]

thanks for the kind words cosmic..

heres another pipe i did today..it was my first go at reversals and putting them together. i think it came out really good i just shoulda kept the mouth piece the same color scheme as the rest and i shoulda did the can as a reversal as well...but oh well lol...livin and learning...heres the pix

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-12164452.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-12221427.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-12221444.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-12221452.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-12221502.jpg

i hope you like it all of you are a big help! more to come tomorrow.......damn kiln dust..

peace hippi

[steak351]

thats cool did you make it out of 4 pieces?

i programmed my kiln now and did a couple small things but i gotta practice that stuff you did

kind regards

[hippi]

ya 4 pieces...2 reversals and 2 wigwag sections

[hippi]

i need some good colors to order...i have NS colors.. lava,steelwool,evergreen,mill moss and egyption white, and colbolt.... i need a good red , light blue, yellow and 1 more color but cant think lol..

[steak351]

i really like red elvis but i think its translucent

and goldenrod is a nice yellow i like it a lot more than yellow crayon from ga but then there is acid yellow it bubbles lesser then the yellow crayon but i think it could maybe also translucent when pulled thin, cobalt light is cool very bright blue

i got the sample packs from ga and ns , that was cool cause now i have some favorite colours

kind regards

[turtleglass]

Impressive!

[Lucius Emanuel]

yo hippi, what size tube you using on that last reversal?? looks nice to