hippi's progression thread!!!

[hippi]

i used 9.5 hvy for all the reversals layed lines thick with a thick layer of clear and condensed it all down so there like 1/4" thick lol.. except for the mouth piece connection its thick but thinner then the rest...

[Fiorino Glass Art]

There ya go man!!! Keep it up!! Although, you said you did 2 reversals, 2 wig wags. A reversal just means you change the axis of the section. Wig wags are a type of tech you can reverse, or you don't have to. Not trying to sound like a know it all, but I was confused before on those terms. They're all pretty much the same.

Also, I would highly suggest using at least 26 mil heavy wall for making tubing. Coat with color, melt in smooth, then coat with clear, melt in smooth. Then you can pull it down to any diameter and it will be wayyy thicker than using 9.5 mil.

[hippi]

thanks dude... lol i know there pretty much the same thing...reversal just sounds more technical lol.. and ya i need to start doing tube pulls..will proly save me a lot of time thats for sure...

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Hell yeah it saves some time!!! Usually though, on my torch, which is a midrange, I can pretty much only make enough tube for one piece. So I actually don't pull it down that much. I just make sure everything is melted in all the way through, then just keep it thick, then pull of that for r balls. I think it helps from pulling the tube too thin.

I would suggest just pull some solid color tubing so you can get used to laying the lines down without trapping bubbles, and keep consistent wall thickness. You also dont have to worry about twisting up your lines after you've wagged em, or trying to keep em straight.

[GlassFreak]

yea, i use 31mm heavy for my tube pulls, its nice cuz you can make all your tubing for a single piece like that and it stays more consistant, just make sure not to pull em out toooooo thin.

[hippi]

ya i got some pratcing to do with that...lol... gonna go buy a hand torch and some flashbacks today...

[hashmasta-kut]

i dont think ya need either. hantorch might be nice someday, but people such as you and I, at our level, cant really utilize one too much. i would just buy more color or maybe some other tool you might like such as a marble mold you were talkin bout.. some good jim moore shears maybe..

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Flashbacks, yeah, but I'm with kut on the hand torch. They can be handy, but when you're working on welds that compromise the integrity of the piece. And usually bracing is involved with also. Color and tools will get you further than a hand torch. I got one and I would say I only use it about 5 percent of the time on the torch, and when I do, it's usually fairly quick. Just to even out a weld, polish a scar, or whatever. You can never have enough color or tools!!

[hashmasta-kut]

why do you need flashbacks on a phantom? i dont think so. as far as i know, with surface mix torches you only need flashbacks in a manifold system...?

[GlassFreak]

yes i think flashbacks are only necessary on pre mix torches, like CCs have a pre mix center fire so they need em. gtts in general dont need them... but whatever helps you light that flame...

ive had times where i wish i had a hand torch but ive had more time where i wanted glass... but that all depends on your personal stock and how much money you can come up with for supplies by the time you need supplies... but i would buy the tools i want/need befor buying a hand torch that probly wont see much use for some time.

[hippi]

the flashbacks are needed for the hand torch since its a premix..idk i think ill use it a lot..to melt in seals, to make it easier to seal up a mib when i put one, and to get in those hard to reach places... ill still be ordering color this week.. i bought the hand torch today and now i cant find the right T splitters to hook the torch up to my tanks... need a T with 2 female and one male fitting.. if i go to lowes or home depo does the brass fittings have to have the lil bevel inside for the ball or can it just be a normal brass fitting???

[frillcappa]

the flashbacks are needed for the hand torch since its a premix..idk i think ill use it a lot..to melt in seals, to make it easier to seal up a mib when i put one, and to get in those hard to reach places... ill still be ordering color this week.. i bought the hand torch today and now i cant find the right T splitters to hook the torch up to my tanks... need a T with 2 female and one male fitting.. if i go to lowes or home depo does the brass fittings have to have the lil bevel inside for the ball or can it just be a normal brass fitting???

try going to a specialty hose shop for the fittings, ive got 2 in my area so im asuming you have them aswell.... also i would be careful not to become reliant on tools, to each there own opinion, but i personally stick to essentials untill i have a strong skill set, and then branch out into experemention with tools to make things easier... just my .02

[hippi]

heres the torch
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-13225305.jpg
and heres the quick disconnects
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-13225325.jpg
i got a lot of tools already only thing i can think that i want is a bigger reamer or a necking tool..but the necking tool can easily be made..

[GlassFreak]

nice man, itll come in handy

[hippi]

well i decided to make some protection hahaha...made me a shank for fun..turned out pretty well...i think..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-14214100.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-14214111.jpg

and a bowl but it kinda got fucked up..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-14214153.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-14214146.jpg

hope you like...i ran out of oxy gotta get more tomorrow..

peace hippi

[hippi]

heres another one guys...forgot to pop a carb on it though so im gonna have to do that tomorrow..also doesnt stand so gonna add a kick stand
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-15203952.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-15223726.jpg
and a lil r-ball i started gonna make the rest tomorrow..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-15223753.jpg

[steak351]

very cool

frank

[tiger_monkey]

Nice! You seem to be making some good progress. Keep it up!

[hippi]

thanks steak and tiger, i was wondering when you were gonna find this site lol..

i did another sherly today with a combed can and mouth piece i also tried my first upline perc bub...well placing the perc went good then i went to remove the perc from the tube and i think my hand might of been cover the blow tube hole but it went kaboom!!! heres a aftermath pic lol... ill be doing another one tomorrow since it went soooo smooth in the beginning lol

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16153355.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16153347.jpg

oh and it was a bitch blowing 8 holes in the perc lol made my head hurt lol..

[hippi]

hey guys...heres some pix from eariler..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233511.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233524.jpg
the amber purple came out good
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233540.jpg
heres the mouth piece
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233548.jpg

a lil spoon pipe i kinda messed up
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233720.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233738.jpg

peace hippi

[hippi]

hey guys...heres some pix from eariler..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233511.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233524.jpg
the amber purple came out good
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233540.jpg
heres the mouth piece
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233548.jpg

a lil spoon pipe i kinda messed up
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233720.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-16233738.jpg

peace hippi

[hippi]

just found out both sherlys work as stemless bubs!!!!!! lol

[hippi]

took the green stemless down the the local head shop...and they ended up placing a order for 6 of them!!!! super happy this shits tight i love glass, and the owner of the sk8 shop wants one to sooooo i got some work to do...

whats a good price for these stemless things...like 10-12$..

[Albino Sasquatch]

yea thats a good price and i would recomend trying some shaped bends for your shirlys less welding and it will look smoother can+stem+mouth piece comes out looking pretty sweet but over all doing good and keep it up

[hippi]

thanks dude....im fuckin up a lot today...wasted a bunch of color im kinda pissed...shits just not flowin good today..gotta get in my groove

[hashmasta-kut]

hippis last two posts, night and day. better have an extra 4-20 safety break, since its 4-20 and all that.. :)

[hippi]

man im on a roll killed to sherlys....got one semi good one untill i screwed up one of the welds...accidently mashed the weld and made it pretty ugly.... idk why i couldnt get it together today...maybe tomorrow will be better..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-20173010.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-20172959.jpg

i didnt even bother with the mouth piece...maybe ill try and fix it tomorrow...proly just end up trashing it though..

[GlassFreak]

we all have off days

[hippi]

ya i guess your right...i just cant believe i messed up 2make that 3 cans today...1 combed section i blew out to big (bigger then i the can) pissed off and thru it in the water...then i finally got that one above goin good and i slip up and smash the mouth piece to hard on the seal...oh well ill start over tomorrow.. gotta find a good use for this amber purple...the can i made that i trashed looked sick the one above not so good..

how do i do the spiral design, where the color looks like its twisted tight in lil rings around the can or mouth piece? just twist twist twist and blow to keep shape? ill post a pic if im not makin any sense..

[hippi]

heres a pic of the style im talkin about..its on the bottom of the can and on the snorkle
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/style.jpg

[turtleglass]

Ya Man dont worry bout it! I use the days when It seems like cant get shit right to do some prep or just day dream about future things and play with things . Also when I cant get a new tech after a couple trys I jsut go back to things I know I can do good and build my confidence. Keep Up the hard work man your doin great!

[frillcappa]

my outlook on becoming profiecient at anything is to build a solid foundation. in glassblowing my method of building is to master basic things such as, laying color, and making spoons. when i have an off day, i make a clear spoon to warm up. getting back to the basics never hurts.

[Fiorino Glass Art]

^^^^

Super super super true!!!

[steak351]

the last pics ar cool, i gotta try that, now i want a bubbler, i also have some dap und ap, came with the mail yesterday

i hope ill get as good shapes as you

kind regards frank

[hippi]

thanks frank!i think stemless are easier then bubs..ive only done one bub with a downstem i should try another... heres the mouth piece i made for the stemless above..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-21230359.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-21230416.jpg

and when i was finishing up the stemless above when to go pop the hole for the bowl, went to remove the bridges and there was a hair line crack in my blow tube that i didnt see and the blow tube cracked in half pipe fell on the bench and the can broke off lol pissed me off but i could fix it...i think im just gonna make a new can with the same design on the mouth piece so they match better proly add some white to since i did on the mouth piece lol... more to come tomorrow

peace hippi

[CDot]

when i make a blowtube to make a bubbler i add little post on the side that attaches to the bubblers mouth piece. you can add your bridges to these post so that you will have less of a chance of crcking and droppping your whole piece on the table. also what is the order that you are putting these things together? maybe you should change some steps around...

[GlassFreak]

^^^ agree, it is much easier to do alot of stuff when the last blow tube is connected to the mouth piece, any time i have ended up with the last blow tube on the can or something like that, i end up fucking it up.

[hippi]

i did have a bridge on it when i went to remove it the blow tube broke in the middle cause there was a crack in it... i normaly make the can, then the black parts...add the clear tube..then add a blow tube to the mouth piece and remove the blow tube from the can..

[El Puck]

heres a pic of the style im talkin about..its on the bottom of the can and on the snorkle
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/style.jpg

I can make that pipe now, but I swear at one point I didn't believe I'd ever get there.

yeah basicaly you got it you get it blazin hot and twist the shit outta it, blowing whenever you have to, that's pretty much it.

If I had a magic button I'd make you and steak, and turtle all appear in the shop here for a couple of days so we could help you guys get off on the right foot. It's better to learn the right ways to do stuff right off the bat than it is to try to unlearn bad habits.

[hippi]

hey guys just wanted to post the pipes i made today...i made 2 but only one is for a buyer...took me 2 times to get it how i wanted lol..well here they are the first one is one that got funky
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-24000251.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-24000259.jpg
and heres the one for the buyer i think it came out pretty good..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-24000219.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-24000211.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-24000148.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-04-24000159.jpg

hope you like the second one lol

peace hippi

[turtleglass]

Looking good man your marbs on the sides are sweet and doin really nice line work!!! I got a question, though. How does the stemless bubb work. I was wanting to try to make one but Ive never seen one in person or used one, So i just dont get it?? Ive seen em on here alot, though maybe you could fill me in, on how they work/the physics of what makes em work.

[hippi]

its kinda like a normal bub can without the downstem..like lookin at the pic on the other page you see how the amber purple bubble is welded low on the can adding another r-ball on top of the first one would work better but the water is jsut forced thru and peerculates in the smaller balls..you have to have some kind of bigger section after the can if it was just a tube mounted to the can it would act like a straw and youd get water in your mouth lol...as long as you have some wider section somewhere after the can so the water can break up youll be good.. i hope that made sence...not to good at exlaing things lol..

[n3rd]

you're havin' fun! right on hippi the pink looks good.

[turtleglass]

Ok I get ya!! I was confused how it didnt act like a straw. But that makes sense. thanks homie!

[hippi]

hey guys havent posted in a while...heres something im workin on...a upline perc bub..took 2 trys to get it right first one exploded lol and the second on turned out good! i just gotta straighten out the perc i forgot to keep spinnin and it got a lil gangster lean...i should have a finished pic tomorrow..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/untitled-2.jpg

peace hippi

[hippi]

damn well today didnt go as planned...i made the bowl and attached it then my bridge broke off and it collapsed on me...i saved it ill have some pix in a few...but now im back to just the can like the pic above...lol i think i just need to stick to pipes for now...but i guess pushin the limits are always good practice

ill have some finished stuff to post soon i promise

peace hippi

[Slimy-E]

what methiod did you use to make the tubing on the pink one

[hippi]

i just layed on pink white and black lines on some tubing and then covered in clear...i havent done any tube pulls yet..

[hippi]

hey guys heres something new! worked this today its mostly clear with a few worked sections on it... im gonna remove the mouth piece cause it got janky and i dont like the box look so the new one will be only 3" long or so and angled up a lil bit should have it completed tomorrow...hope you like it! it was fun to make i think i like the look of clear with some worked sections ill be making more of these..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-05235122.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-05235143.jpg
3 hole diffy
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-05235201.jpg

hope you like it guys

[steak351]

way cool man how did you make the holes in the downstem?

i try to poke em with tungste but everything tends to get croocked

kind regards frank

[hippi]

just blow them out heat a spot and blow...plug the that hole pop another...the 3rd one gets a lil harder...just gotta blow harder

[Riley]

in order to blow many holes...first go in with a pinpoint flame. heat a small spot where you wish your hole to be. blow in to create a bubble, but do not pop, then go to the next spot, repeat till you have all your holes pre-blown (you have thin bubbles in the places you want all your holes.

start popping them, if you use a blowhose you can usually blow 2 holes before losing enough pressure, then remove the blowhose and blow the rest without. you can resize holes by heating gently to shrink, or heat quickly and give a quick puff to enlarge.

size and spacing are kep to cleanliness.

if you want to do an inline, do the same, first blow all your pre-hole, thinned out bubbles, and pop. i like to pop the holes farthest out on the end of the inline, working my way inward, this helps keep pressure in the tube as you go, and keeps the holes you've popped from obstructing the torch flame. this can be a pain in the ass on diffusers with lots of holes.

a mini torch goes a long way on these processes

[steak351]

man now i gotta make an inline or what haha

[hippi]

ok guys heres the bub i made...i need to get used to bridging and welding multiple pieces...this will be the new shop piece check it
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-06231653.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-06231734.jpg
hope you like it more to come!

peace hipppi

[hippi]

i like this bub it ripps super smooth and drag free!... im gonna practice these gotta work on the base though..proly make a disc mouth piece or a short one.. what you guys think?

[BK]

throw a disc mouthpeice at a 45* angle instead of that third piece of tubing and you've got a sick bub!

[hippi]

Ya I need to work on getting those cleaner...for now ill be doing the same mouth piece but shorter are a 45* angle... showed the bub to the shop told be to bring them in...I'm still lagging on the stemless they wanted but these are a Lil better so they'll be happy

[STROKER]

in that pic above what are you using the comb/poker thing for?

[hippi]

nothing...my wife left it in there shes a cosmetologist...i used it for a bowl poker lol havent tried to see it if would work with pokin the glass with out stickin...

[steak351]

i think thats a huge step and i really like it , ich would make a curved mouthpiece a nice cirve and then the disc mouthpiece

kind regards

[p.j.]

keep it up...nice progress. for the bottom of the can blow the bubble bigger, then push your hands together and the bubble will be shorter and fatter, then you can flatten it and you'll have a sturdier base

[hippi]

thanks pj! heres one of the bubs for the order i have..i still gotta flatten the can a lil bit and add some feet to it..gonna stripe half of a rod white and black and the other half clear and twist it up so it spirals...dont what if i should put 3 or 4...what you guys think? just gotta make a few more of these and maybe ill add some pipes to the order.. heres the pix hope you like

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-11223004.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-11222943.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-11222923.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-11222934.jpg

more to come tomorrow..hopefully lol

peace hippi

[BK]

looking good man, love me some b/w!

[steak351]

very nice man ich have much problems encasing clear tube with color and wig wagging it, it gets really thin and it gets loger the more i wag it haha

maybe you have some tips for me, to get it right

kind regards frank

[hippi]

thanks guys! for the wigwags i get some 9.5 clear tubing and draw my lines then i cover the color lines in clear..then i melt in.. once they are melted in i get a small flame wig one way then wag the other.. and remove the puntie trying to make a good termination.. heat up the top 1/2" of the wags and puff it out a lil just to get a lil ball going then just keep moving down the tube with the flame spinning back and forth to keep the wigs wagged and puff out again and repeat keeping you elbow horizontal and elbow down to condense.. it will thicken up..i gotta do more tomorrow if i remember ill do a lil vid and put it on youtube

hope that made sense

peace hippi

[hippi]

forgot to add i ordered some more NS onyx and NS cherry and some gong joints finally! gonna make a bunch of bowls should be some quick easy money

[steak351]

do you heat up the tube, the section on the tube where you draw your lines?
when i draw long lines like 10 centimeters the tube gets cracks, do i have to heat it up first? i think i need to do it

and now i understood that i have to melt the coler really well in before encasing with clear

thank you that helped me a lot

regards frank

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Wow, 9 mil tubing is what you lay your lines on? I use and would highly suggest using at least 25 mil. That way you don't have to lay down long lines of color so you're able to keep it all hot in the flame. That would also help it not cracking. I normaly coat 32 mil with color, melt it in smooth, then coat with 8 mil, melt in smooth, and then I pull it but not too much. I keep it thicker then pull off what I need to use, that way it doesn't get too thin. And it helps kinda save on color. It also helps get your layer of clear and color melted in realllly nice with bigger diameter tubing.

[hippi]

why would i use 25mil for those lil sections? 9.5 works perfect i only stripe like 2.5" or so down the tube cover in clear wag up and condence into a small thick ball... the mouth piece is made from 16 or 19mil hvy wall

[STROKER]

why would i use 25mil for those lil sections? 9.5 works perfect i only stripe like 2.5" or so down the tube cover in clear wag up and condence into a small thick ball

because it doesnt take but a minute or two longer to melt in the larger prep and then you will have plenty left over for other sections. in the end it saves alot of time in prepwork to do it as large as you can.

plus it allows a thicker wall base to start with. try it and you will see it is the best alternative.

[hippi]

well heres the finished bub! hope you like it better pix commin later tonight
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-12160712.jpg

[Lucius Emanuel]

nice hippie. i like your ambition to go big!! that's the only way you figure it out...

[hippi]

ya thanks dude! for some reason i dont see my self doing lil prodo pipes... i wanna have fun and make things that i like and push my limits.. it just got done cooling so ill have more pix in a few

[hippi]

ok here are the rest of the pix...i really need to get a good digi so i dont have to use my cell all the time

heres the base
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-12212400.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-12212415.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-12212435.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-12212507.jpg

[Pogo]

^Way to go hipster... All those torch hours are payin' off!

[hippi]

thanks pogo! just did my first repair on my buddies pipe last night.. fixed it with my lil hash torch lol

[Genone]

Sweet Hippi...

[hippi]

thanks guys! i didnt make anything new today.. just did repairs...fixed my buddies inline bub, the gong broke off clean so i just put it on and stuck it in the kiln...let it get to 1000* and got the hand torch and melted it all back together...also made him a hash scooper and a hash rod for his globe...pix of fixed pipes commin later

[turtleglass]

ya thanks dude! for some reason i dont see my self doing lil prodo pipes... i wanna have fun and make things that i like and push my limits.. it just got done cooling so ill have more pix in a few

you should consider prodo if your trying to make some $ but I get where your comin from, I wish i didnt have to do it and I could just play all the time. Not sure any one likes prodo just what pays the bills. But Ive learned alot about shaping from doin the same thing over and over and tryin to make multiple things the same shape . I think its just a general feel of the glass that Ive learned from prodo. Like I can control an even heat base and get even wall thickness throughout the piece much easier now. I have been bustin my ass makin prodo and really wanna try to make some new things Ive learned goin to hang out with a few glass blowers, but its hard to find time to play. But Ive been told best way is to get your work done first then play, but sometimes I cant stop myself (I will have pics when I get time to resize em, stay posted). Ive been wanting to try to pull down a big tube of color encased with clear or a stick stack but trying to work up to it slowly and waiting for when the time feels right. I hate wasting money, and I dont wanna mess up a bunch of color. I like the sketches on your bub, I did the same for my stemless :) all in all new shit looks really cool, The bottom of that bub is sick - keep it up homie

[hippi]

thanks dude! i hear what your saying about doin prodo for easy money...but a lot of the shops out here dont want fumed prodo or w/r, maybe som iso but they mainy want stuff like that bub.. the bub in the drawing is actually going to be a stemless with a upline perc..so the first can will be stemless and the second will have a upline perc in it...and the arm on the side is the carb...gonna try to get to that one on monday.. but ya when i bring that order of the 6 bubs to the shop im gonna bring 7-8 pipes with the order..all wigwag with mibs like the one pictured a few post back...i guess that can be called my prodo lol..

[Kato]

great work hippi! that is one sickie of a bub! i dig the reversal can and feet a lot.

[turtleglass]

That stemless from drawing sounds sick guess I should of looked @ it closer, cant wait to see it. Ya I sell to no shops at this point I do all the work myself gettin rid of them, so I dont care what shops want for now. I can keep my prices low for the custy, cut out the middle man thats tryin to buy my work for way less, and still make more than they would pay. I just make what sells good again and more of em. Plus now I have a a price range that I can work up from so people can see the difference in a $10,15,20.25.30....etc and I dont have sell cooler ones for cheap. And this winter when festys slow down I all ready have a prodo line that I got on lock that I can take to shops, along with bigger cool stuff as well that I will have more time to work on then. Prodo is prodo, the techs you use is up to you totaly. Its about making alot of em fast as you can.

[Borobot]

Your really advancing fast man!

[burton13order]

looking good hippy you one upped my clear/wigwag bubbler haha ill have to just push myself even harder this week

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going.... heres some prep work i did today for a bub im going to be putting together...i was thinkin of making a reverse upline perc..but i messed up putting the reverse upline to the other part of the can...so im gonna have to try again tomorrow..maybe ill just do a stemless to make it less complicated...but anyway here are some of the pix..

first disc mouth piece
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-19171104-1.jpg
heres a reversal for the bottom of the can
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-19171143-1.jpg
and heres a section for part of the mouth piece..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-19171201-1-1.jpg
the colors are black yellow and baby blue.. i finally feel comfortable with my line work..its getting better and tighter...all those sections (r-balls) (reversals) were a 4-6" section of tube condensed into a quarter size piece...there proly my tightest wags to date...

tomorrow you will be seeing some of my first gong slides...hopefully i can put together 3 or 4 reversals to make some sick slides....more to come peeps thanks for all your help!

peace hippi

[steak351]

cool stuff cant wait to see the slides

[TlkQ]

Just out of curiosity what were you blurring out of those pictures? My guess is used safety equipment. Just curious..

[hippi]

ya lol safety first

[hippi]

hey guys heres my first set of slides!!! im gonna be doing a lot of these...any ideas on how to switch it up are more then welcome... hope you like them! more to come
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-21155928.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-21155848.jpg

peace hippi

[faded]

cool color combos.

[steak351]

cool man they look very clean

[hippi]

thanks guys! im gonna try and get some work done today before i gotta go to the inlaws...

[hippi]

heres another one guys! made with one out of a small tube pull..colors are
NS onyx
NS cherry
NS steel wool
NS white
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-24222039.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-24222047.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-24222115.jpg
and this is the rest of the pull...gonna make it into a curve tomorrow...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-24222129.jpg

hope you like it ill be doin a few more tomorrow..

[steak351]

i really like the red stripe in the steel wool, looks cool also the push looks really straight, hole etc really nice

cool stuff

[hippi]

hey guys here my first curve!!! less then half way thru my makeshift gong holding tool broke so i had to finish it with out one...it was hard without a blow tube but i got it done...now just to wrap it...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-25163613.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-25163604.jpg

[hashmasta-kut]

wow what a disgrace! i guess it'll work for ya maybe tho, enjoy :)

haha, i went and looked at my first curve, its even funnier :D

[hippi]

lol a disgrace??? this is the new "in" style lol the straight tube bells are old news haha.. get with the program

[CripSkillz]

Fuk Ya new school rox.. .Hippi

[hashmasta-kut]

lol a disgrace??? this is the new "in" style lol the straight tube bells are old news haha.. get with the program


its a fucking disgrace. im not sure if you know, but i am the originator of the small style oil curve with titanium pad and swingarm. ALL of you, copy me. When you do a mediocre copy, its disgraceful. but like i said, my first one was really wack too, kind of disgraceful.

[CripSkillz]

YA we KNOW wE KNOW HMK you wont let any one forget..

Get back to work and stroke your self in private ,, its better for ya..

[hashmasta-kut]

hey take off eh, let hippi fight his own battle. i dont think he knew actually. i was just clarifying to show that if anyone had a right to call it a disgrace, its me.

[Lub]

lol lets all be friends, hippi it looks good. hmk you rock for inventing them. And crip....you just rock for rocking out on wheels man

[CripSkillz]

Take off what.. who you talkin to Hash masta Kunt..

pufffffffffffffff

[hashmasta-kut]

wow you must be out of meds or something. love you too :)

[hippi]

Ya I Knew Your The Inovator Of The Bell...but Battles? Your The One That Came On Here Talkin You Nonsence...grow The Fuck Up...and Maybe Do Some Of Your Own Work Instead Of Having Your Sister Finish Everything For You... All You Do Is The Same Style Bub Every Time...its Getting Old Pretty Fast...seems Like Your Stuck In Your Comfert Zone..try Steppin Out Some Time... Im Only 4 Months In Workin With Glass And Ill Walk All Over You...

Peace

[hashmasta-kut]

lol, my sister never works with me. i do all my own work. i have spent a few hours watching her. we have our own shops.

looks like you are low on quality meds too, poor guys :)

you and I are at about the same amount of time on this. i started dec. 7th. just over 5 months now, good times. its fun isn't it? make a few more curves before you take pictures maybe though, if you dont wanna feel the constructive criticism. seriously, i was kind.

[TheGlassTree]

how is disgraceful a constructive crit? dont constructive crits involve....lead with compliment, follow with what could be improved for next time, que out with a nice piece of advise. You came off as just a douche... Just my opinion. I dont want to be part of your "battle"

[hippi]

Why wouldn't I post my first one and calling it a discrace is not constructive criticism, its being stuck up and big headed... and if you read the post my gong joint tool broke so I had to use tweezers to hold the pieces while I put the together..I for one like this style better then the other style it has more shape rather then just a tube...

[hashmasta-kut]

how is disgraceful a constructive crit? dont constructive crits involve....lead with compliment, follow with what could be improved for next time, que out with a nice piece of advise. You came off as just a douche... Just my opinion. I dont want to be part of your "battle"


well i almost got the order right. if you see, i did say, if it works for you thats great, and also, that my first curve was even more laughable. as for what might be better, theres lots of examples already. i would come off as a douche as well if i started showing pics of what i thought was better now wouldnt i?

its most likely that my calling that a disgrace will prompt my good man to improve faster than he would have otherwise. its a harsh way to get results, but it generally works.

[hashmasta-kut]

and if you read the post my gong joint tool broke so I had to use tweezers to hold the pieces while I put the together..I for one like this style better then the other style it has more shape rather then just a tube...

i just use female joints for a holding tool. they break eventually, so i ordered one of the graphite holder ones.


i'm glad you like the style better, now make a nice one in that style, and it might be more easily complimented :)

[Ben 'Spice' Crowley]

wow, just wow, Hippi, keep truckin your progree is ballin

HMK why don't you make some nice oil units and then take pics instead of the sloppy line work you post, or do you not follow your own advice?

[faded]

hmk can't even spin a straight mouthpiece stem.

hippi, your curve looks tits, i'd buy it.

that's my construction projection for the day.

hope this helps.

:)

[hippi]

i know HMK wtf is your problem? whats so bad about that curve? the line work is good, the welds are good.....so whats your problem...and thinking putting down peoples work is a way to make them better your a moron.. i bet "you" think calling fat people fat is gonna make them skinny to right? just stop while your ahead you makin your self look like a self absorbed asshole....


hey guys heres a pic with the glass cooled down...the red pops out more
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-25224103-1.jpg

[faded]

there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with that curve at all. i actually like it. do you know how to wrap them? and do you have pads? i want it.

dude's scared of your competition.

[hippi]

thanks faded! i still need to get the material to wrap it...should have everything by this weekend..

[hashmasta-kut]

there is absolutely NOTHING wrong with that curve at all. i actually like it. do you know how to wrap them? and do you have pads? i want it.

dude's scared of your competition.


morning humor; yours is the best. funniest thing all day i bet :)

[hashmasta-kut]

just stop while your ahead





wait a minute, thats funny too. are you sure?

[Uriel]

You know HMK I used to have some respect for you.... stop acting like a tit, wind your head out of someone elses thread!

Hippi Im seriously gobsmacked by your progress, Its not the kinda stuff I dig, but the quality of the work is getting DAYMN tight!

[Lmwfy]

i would think GGirl is 'ahead of the curve' lololol

[woodgrain]

sorry to bust anyones bubble here (especially you HMK) but... no one even near this forum invented that little contraption...
there is a banjo prototype that is probably a year or more older in the shop that i work at. and not only is it the bell-type, its not wrapped, a series of glass rods and loops make hinges to hold the pad on..... and im not saying banjo invented that, just that its been around for a while...point being...
WHO CARES WHO INVENTED WHAT? glass is fun, keep it that way :D

[boombonicglassstudio]

dude hippi your stuffs getting better everyday i am a noob to havent tried that yet so dont get down bout 8 months into glass and i think my stuff is ok but i havent even posted a pic of 1 single pipe on here because of people like that

[hashmasta-kut]

sorry to bust anyones bubble here (especially you HMK) but... no one even near this forum invented that little contraption...
there is a banjo prototype that is probably a year or more older in the shop that i work at. and not only is it the bell-type, its not wrapped, a series of glass rods and loops make hinges to hold the pad on..... and im not saying banjo invented that, just that its been around for a while...point being...
WHO CARES WHO INVENTED WHAT? glass is fun, keep it that way :D


i invented this in 2002-2003. its well known. i did see large oil bells with paddles too, but its not a wired pad design.

im not sure what you mean by glass roads and loops, sounds cool. i had a 100% glass oil vape one time.

[FredLight]

Nice work, hippi.

This thread is actually funny when you set HMK on "ignore".

It makes no sense without his deluded ramblings, but it's funny.

[Fiorino Glass Art]

Man I can't say it enough!!! Shut up and blow glass!!!!! For all you know I invented everybody's soul!!!!!! ahaha I control you all now!!!!!:evilLaugh:devilish:

But really good progress and work there hippi!! Keep doing and fuck all the fuckers!!

[CripSkillz]

I Invented Mac N Cheez with hotdogs,, try n tell me I didn't, just try..

[Fiorino Glass Art]

^ haha....that's a bold statement there crip!!!!

[TheGlassTree]

Crip.. come on now Everyone knows i invented Mac N Cheez with hotdogz! If it werent for me there wouldnt even be mac and cheez or hot dogs let alone the ability to put the two together!! Actually if it werent for me there wouldnt be any food at all!! I created it ! I want my royalties!

[berning]

who owns stroking rights over who is kinda beside the point. hippi's moving right along. his stuff continues to get better and better, which is what we're all shootin for right.

i say we get together with both styles and hash this thing out.

[Kato]

great work hippi! i need to try me one of those curves pretty soon.

[hippi]

i invented this in 2002-2003. its well known. i did see large oil bells with paddles too, but its not a wired pad design.

im not sure what you mean by glass roads and loops, sounds cool. i had a 100% glass oil vape one time.

you invented in 2002-2003, but you didnt start blowing until dec 09?...i bought a oil bell a year and a half ago or more in a medical collective... in riverside ca..
and you cant call your self the inventor of something just because you added some wires to the already made design... itsd just like who ever first put a snorkel carb on a bub saying they invented the bub.... get over it its not going to make you famous....


oh and windows 7 was my idea hahaha

peace hippi




thinkgreen watch out..your gonna have to make it exactly like HMK does other wise its gonna be a disgrace lol

[The Lorax]

ALL of you, copy me.

i don't copy... I like to steal.

http://www.myconfinedspace.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/the-bad-artists-imitate-the-great-artists-steal-banksy-500x333.jpg

[n3rd]

where do i get one of these hot dogs with mac 'n cheese on it?

[FredLight]

^ Oh Fuck, n3rd, you mean like a topping? Oh I just....gotta change my shorts.

That's gotta top a turkey stuffed with hot wings and leftover pizza.

(it's way better than you might think)

And I didn't invent it. "Food Party" on iFC did something similar. Why claim false?

[p.j.]

a lot of attitude....all over who invented hot dogs with mac and cheese....and those curve thingies, alot of the TOBACCO ACCESSORY stores won't even sell them because concentrate supplies are not legal.period. so thanks for blurring the line, if in fact you are the creator

[CripSkillz]

Dooode I got Proof I invented that shit..

http://cripskillz.com/pics/mcdog.jpg

[p.j.]

crip you are the man.....i bow to you


and nice work hippi. keep it up. we all like your attitude

[hippi]

hahahahaha freakin comedy...

thanks pj

[FredLight]

Crip, I envy the goatee you had back when I was 11 years old.

What about them boobies?? LOL.

[woodgrain]

crip that is classic! whats even better is that if you look deeper its actually tits covered with mac n cheeze hot dog! if i wasnt a vegetarian i could really get into that......

and hippi man keep on killin it. you gave me huge confidence when i found this site. this thread was the first progression thread i saw. it was great to see someone document their first session on the torch and routinely update progress. as soon as i saw how fast you were progressing i knew i could do the same! thanks for posting your progress, keep it up!

[STROKER]

who owns stroking rights

uhhmm, that would be my invention thank you very much. why do you think i go by 331stroker?

as for your progress hippi, you are movin along quite nice as well as very quick.
there are very few true inventors of anything anymore so its really tough to accept that you were the first to ever do the oil curve hmk.

and the words "immitation is the most sincere form of flattery" must not mean anything to you?

i still look at peeps work that i admire and use it as a starting point to help acheive my ultimate goal.

we all use someones work as reference to build our own. i find myself to be a pretty creative individual but if i look back in time at reference material; there is always someone , somewhere that has already done it or something very close to it. always.

i sculpt faces and skulls and i plan to continue to do so , often using vorhees,deppe,riggs,salt and many other talented artist as reference material. not because i want to steal it, but because i respect it and wish to learn more about it so i can adapt my own style to the final equation.

we are all proud of what we do on here and there is no reason we cant all be that way. but we are not inventing a whole lot anymore, just revising and adapting.

[CripSkillz]

Im inventing a hash master kunt right now,, cross between a dildo n oil vape, and Tae Kwon Do,, and it will be sick

http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/images/priceline_shatner.jpg

[Kato]

crip you kill me dude :dieslaugh

[p.j.]

you better trademark that name or someone just might claim they invented it in 2002 or 2003

[TheGlassTree]

uhhmm, that would be my invention thank you very much. why do you think i go by 331stroker?

as for your progress hippi, you are movin along quite nice as well as very quick.
there are very few true inventors of anything anymore so its really tough to accept that you were the first to ever do the oil curve hmk.

and the words "immitation is the most sincere form of flattery" must not mean anything to you?

i still look at peeps work that i admire and use it as a starting point to help acheive my ultimate goal.

we all use someones work as reference to build our own. i find myself to be a pretty creative individual but if i look back in time at reference material; there is always someone , somewhere that has already done it or something very close to it. always.

i sculpt faces and skulls and i plan to continue to do so , often using vorhees,deppe,riggs,salt and many other talented artist as reference material. not because i want to steal it, but because i respect it and wish to learn more about it so i can adapt my own style to the final equation.

we are all proud of what we do on here and there is no reason we cant all be that way. but we are not inventing a whole lot anymore, just revising and adapting.

nuff said!

[FredLight]

My Dad used to work at a car dealer from '79 until about '84, part-time.

They would transport trade-ins from other dealers.

When taking a car from a dealer in Pasadena,CA, he found an oil vape that jacked in to the cig lighter socket of a Mazda RX7.

He described it as an element under a dish with spring clips to hold a bulb that slipped over it, naturally there was a tube and mouthpiece attached to the bulb.

That was back in the early 80's.

[hashmasta-kut]

too bad he only made one, they are really popular.

[BK]

everyone wants in on the bho crack craze

[The Lorax]

freebasing has been around since before i was born... just sayin'

[woodgrain]

haha thats great. i was gonna suggest 80's... right there with hair metal

[meltshiz.]

hows about you give some fucking credit to your sister who made the fucking thing not you! you might have "laid out the plans" but she did every bit of the glass working and you know it!--to hmk..... sry to keep this off topic just wanted to say tht. lookin great hippi. and yea your curve looks tighter then any curve ive seen from hmk himself.rock on.

[hippi]

heres a new slide i made...i had 2 like this the first ones wags were tighter but i screwed it up but this ones not bad...
colors are NS onyx,NS steel wool and NS white
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-28185703.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-28185654.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-28185646.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-05-28185633.jpg
sorry for the crappy pix

[faded]

looking good. :)

[n3rd]

much nicer on the ground joint seal there hippo :)

[hippi]

thanks faded and n3rd... ive been workin on the seal...i really need to buy a graphite gong holder so i can get closer to the joint...

[Kato]

lookin good hippi that combo is poppin

[CripSkillz]

weeeeeeeeeeeee hell ya.. ookin good man

[BK]

gotta love the bling! nice work, i would pick one of those up if i saw them at the lhs, you're on the right track

[hippi]

thanks guys! well i just got back from a weekend at havasu...bunch of boobs and asses, partying and a fat sun burn...i should be back on the torch tomorrow. the river was fun but i dont miss it lol...i hate the heat and it was like 110-115...felt like hell...going to sleep at 1am and having to wake up at 630-700 with 80* temps that freakin earily...so im gonna love sleepin in tomorrow lol..

thanks for the kind words coolios peace out till tomorrow

hippi

[Kato]

man i love going to havasu! sounds like you had fun man :)

[hippi]

heres my first heady dish...its about 2.5" around and 1/2" deep...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-02232330.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-02232345.jpg

hope you like it peace out

hippi

[steak351]

nice man i really like that all the design is on the bottom

[Genone]

Nice work hippi, I need to get on the torch more, I'm slacking. I just finished school for the summer so I should have more time, I need to work on new techs and new things...

[hippi]

thanks guys! ya i didnt work today i shoulda but i went fishing instead lol...ill be workin tomorrow, proly make a few bowls and some curves.. or at least one of them lol... the dish was fun to i need to start making matching sets bowl/dish/curve or dome/dabber..

well ill have some pix tomorrow peace out

hippi

[hippi]

damn i really messed up todays work...ill post pix of the carnage later...im depressed about it...it was going so good....:depressed i need to stop putting things together backwards lol

[hippi]

well heres the piece i messed up...the curve folded so ill be removing it and makin a new one
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-04170457.jpg

[burton13order]

nice hippi i gotta try this but theres just not that much arou $$$ around here so idk how they would sell but i still amm going to make one soon...are there holes or slits in that downstem?

[hashmasta-kut]

they are only for essential oils really, not shish.

[Mecha]

Have you guys read the TOS (http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?p=38#post38)?

More specifically, number 10.

[hashmasta-kut]

ya i know, thats why i didnt use the language like the other guy. essential oils/aromatherapy isnt illegal. shish isnt a word :D

[hippi]

lol....thanks guys ya there are 3 holes in the down stem

[hippi]

CHECK IT OUT GUYS!!! let me know what you think....im still workin on it but so far so good i think..
http://www.wix.com/hippiglass/hippiglass

[burton13order]

sorrry about that i will edit my post sorry for using illegal terms....:bangHead:...i was jusst curious how many hole he put in mainly...im going to buy a diamond blade dremel tool so i can make the slits instead of making holes i feel like it would save time and look cleaner

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going...im workin on a dish order. heres 2 of the 4....well 1 now, i had the pink black and amber purple one sittin in the kiln finished while i put the green one together and i got the bright idea to put some black dots around the side..so i puntied back up to it and not thinking dotted it with black without heating the clear to the same temp and it went CRACK!! i was like damnit! and tossed it on the bench and asked my self why the hell did i do that lol...well heres the pix

dish #1 (the one that cracked)
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-11155121.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-11225831.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-11225858.jpg
how it cracked..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-11225918.jpg
heres the moss green, evergreen and onyx colored dish...i think im gonna ream this one out a lil more...just a lil bit though
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-12001027.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-12001202.jpg

[steak351]

nice man, the amber purple and the other colors really match very good

[hippi]

well heres a lil pic of what i tubed that curve bub into...road trip piece...leavin for the eastern sierras tomorrow...and will be gone for about a week...
so heres one last pic before i leave
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-14001326.jpg

peace out!

[berning]

where ya goin fishin? have fun

[hippi]

going to the eastern sierras...maybe rock creek or june loop some where up there lol havent figured it out yet...but ill have a lot of pix to show you guy when i get back

[hippi]

hey guys hows it goin...i was just chillin at the house and got the itch to make a heady mini spoon...so i did lol its still hot so the colors will be brighter...but theres yellow, orange, and red its 2" long...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-21215609.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-21215624.jpg

hope you like it lol its my first mini
peace out
hippi

[steak351]

that is really tiny, i love your yellow looks like vanilla icecream

kind regards frank

[hippi]

thanks dude...i need to take more pix when it cools..it was pretty hot in that pic so the colors are way dark... i used boro stix yellow, NS lava and NS cherry

[hippi]

thanks heres the pipe all cooled down...colors are real bright

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-22011105.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-22011037.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-22011026.jpg

[KILGORE]

nice thread man. keep up the good work. i like progression threads. also, i haven't seen a brown bic either (lol).

i like the marley quote in your sig

[GlassFreak]

lookin good man! clean up them terminations and your work will look really nice. im in cali now so keep in touch!

[hippi]

thanks guys! i think i was just up near redding to...damn...

heres a bowl i did today for a friend...i really need a graphite gong tool..the first joint that was attached was perfect...untill i blew the slide outta the holder i have and it broke lol..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-22214312.jpg

damn kiln dust lol

[hippi]

looks like i forgot to add some dots or something for a grabber so ill have to fire it up again tomorrow...maybe add a disc to it and some black dots around the rim

[FizZle]

color combo is pimpin...love the steel wool...what colors are the greens?

[Ben 'Spice' Crowley]

when you do your wags... are you two hands on when reballing or one hand on? it looks as though your wigs are shifting during the cookdown, I too am currently trying to overcome this.

I have heard... that if you have your piece of tube blowtubed up, blowhosed up, ready to go. punty up, wag it up, and then when you reball it, stay puntied up and do it in halfs or thirds so you can adjust each wag segment to match the prior or post.

i know its weird the way i wrote it. a lil loopy right now

[hippi]

ya when i pulled the color i pulled it a lil thin like 9mm...most of the time i can get it straight unless i accidently wig the same direction twice lol.. but ya i spin it with one hand if i attach a punti to it i might pull on accident and thin it out.. as long as you alternate ur spinning directions constantly it should stay straight..i try to not spin a full rotation thats when it goes bad lol...

color combo is NS moss green NS ever green NS onyx and NS steelwool

[Ben 'Spice' Crowley]

that'll work until you get on like 7 inches of 20m o.d. and needa reball the whole piece

[GlassFreak]

yea, i used to use only one hand while reballin, now i keep it puntied up to the whole time. it makes getting the wig wags straight a shitload easier and my work has gotten insanely cleaner since i started this.

and about the graphite gong tool, dont bother. get some graphite tape. pm me if you want more info.

[TheGlassTree]

and about the graphite gong tool, dont bother. get some graphite tape. pm me if you want more info.

I use a little bead release brushed on the male end of the ground joint. Holds the joint together real well and just cleans off

[hippi]

cool thanks for the tip... heres that bowl above all finished..added a disc handle and a few dots on it...hope you like it..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-23223818.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-23224313.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-23223839.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-06-23224353.jpg

[steak351]

i love it the dots really make it better

[CripSkillz]

nice :)

[hippi]

thanks guys!

[boombonicglassstudio]

your gong slides are lookin pretty sweet hippi !! keep it up bro!!

[turtleglass]

That last slide is sweet!

[n3rd]

right on dood!

[hippi]

thanks n3rd! well i tried to make my first inline tube today...it came out ok so far for my first..the main seal is a lil funky it was tricky..but the next one will be better.. i think for the next one ill make it a lil smaller and use the same MM tube for the can and the main tube..used 38 and 32 for this and its about 12" tall

here it is...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/firstinline.jpg

the next tube will be 32mm and 32 mm i think it will be a lil easier

[BK]

keep bustin' those tubes out homie!

[hippi]

was making a stemless mini tube with a 4 hole perc..and it was going good..chillin in the kiln and TINK!..looks like the perc layed against the side of the tube wall a lil bit causing the crack....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-05142831.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-05142904.jpg

[hippi]

heres a new mini perc i made for the new stemless tube im working on..hope this one doesnt crack...makin the perc a lil different then the one pictured above this.. this tube is gonna be 10" tall or so.. bottom 4" will be 38mm and the rest will be 32..hope it works out well.. heres the perc
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-05223747.jpg
4 hole perc
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-05223757.jpg
tiny lil guy made from 12mm hvy
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-05223815.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-05223839.jpg

[n3rd]

tink.........ugh...worst fucking feeling. i don't get it much these days but my shopmates get it constantly, it still freaks me out.

[TheGlassTree]

That really only hits me when im working Chinese tubing... Usually only at the end too.

[hippi]

its all schott tubing... if u look close at the pic u can see the lil perc touching the side wall of the tube...and thats where the crack started...then it just cracked all the way in half when i tossed it on the bench... more pix commin soon gonna try and drop the new perc in..

[hippi]

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-08175645.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-08175637.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-08175613.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-08175603.jpg

[hippi]

finally got my oxygen filled! so now i can do some work its been like a week or so...to long lol gotta make some spoons for this shop so ill proly makin a few of those tomorrow... i wanna start makin some domes but my last gong holder/downstem broke the other day..so now im waiting on a graphite tool..hope its not hot tomorrow it was hotter then shit today....

[hippi]

heres a lil thing i worked on tonight... its a "atom smasher" i still need to attach the gong joint but its pretty much the worked honeycomb section and its about
3.5-4" long with a one hole perc i guess you can say... just put the oils in and burn with a glow rod..... you guys proly know what im talking about....well heres the pic...ill get a better one when its done..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-15232658.jpg

[Andy R]

clean ass honey comb!

[hippi]

thanks dude...the reason the glass looks funny below the comb is cause thats where the hole is and it kinda has a magnified rim around it like a tube.. should turn out good..might put some millis on it..

[hippi]

ok heres the atom smasher finished..i had some problems with it at first but i got it i think..i let it go thru the whole annealing cycle this time lol..

check out the honeycomb it striked to a different color...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-20235740.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-20235758.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-20235819.jpg
it gathered up a lil funny from fixing the crack but its good for the first...the 2nd will be better
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010-07-20235728.jpg

[hippi]

some dabbers i did... gonna make a few more of these people seem to like them
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-21200237.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-21164549.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-21164538.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-21164510.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-21164445.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-21164436.jpg

[Albino Sasquatch]

what is a dabber used for

[CripSkillz]

for dabbin yo,, lookin good hippi

[hippi]

thanks crip...heres a custom set of nails i did for a dome
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-24010313.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/2010-07-24010235.jpg

[BK]

i would rock one of those :)

[burton13order]

^ same here dude lookin tight

[bzglass]

Nice milli's in those dabbers dood!! heheh

[hippi]

thanks guys! haha bzglass you know it! those pieces of cane lasted a long time..got enough left for about 2 more millis each style.....you been making any new milli cane? once my order of gong joints gets here ill have a few sets of worked oil domes...gonna be sweet! proly save a milli or 2 for a dome set..

well i should have some new stuff to show you guys in a few days..
peace out for now

[Kato]

very clean and classy work hippi! keep it up man

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going... i havent upated in a while...i have some pictures i need to upload.. but im still been workin on concentrate tools.. my gong joint orer shoul be here thrusday.. and all oil domes are pretty much sold before theyve been made lol... i went to a few shops in hollywood... gonna have some domes in Dementia so im happy about that....mostly internet sales though..some from the UK lol.. But the shitty thing right now is my exaust fan burned out... i left it on and walked in the house and a plastic bag got sucked in and toasted it...im hoping to get another one today or tomorrow..

pix soon

peace hippi

[hippi]

new stuff is always nice.... now that i got the joints ill have some oil domes in a day or so..
gong holding tool
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/gongtool.jpg
18mm US gong joint
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/gongjoint.jpg
5/8ths graphite for a bigger bowl push or what ever else
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/58thsbowlpush.jpg

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going...heres a pic of what i was working on today...i got another crazy dome in the kiln right now with a big mib on one side and a big mushroom mib on the other.. and 2 millis...should be sweet..ill post that one when its done..

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100830_214045.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100830_214124.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100830_214147.jpg

hope you like it ill be making a lot more of these for the next few weeks...
peace out

[hippi]

heres some more
a friend wanted a clear one so hes getting this
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100831_232134.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100831_130209.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100831_231939.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100831_232044.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100831_231952.jpg

[TheGlassTree]

god I feel old! What the hell is that thing? how do you use it??? Remember when people just used rolling papers??? ughh where did i put those depends at??

[gambitglass]

lol, i was thinking the same thing tree

[hippi]

lol its a oil dome... kinda like HMK cruve but different style...this one you heat the glass nail...put the dome over top and place ur oil on hot nail...

[Dragonharper]

god I feel old! What the hell is that thing? how do you use it??? Remember when people just used rolling papers??? ughh where did i put those depends at??

Fer sure! My daughter was just in from CA and I kept talking about single hits and she said what the hell are you talkin' about!

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going...i got something new to show you...i think i might start making more of these but a lil smaller..the size got away with me on this one.. its pretty much done just gotta take it off the blowtube and decide if i wanna make a worked section for the mouth piece or not..and i still gotta attach the glass joint for the bowls..be anyway heres some pix... from mouth piece to bottom of the inline it stand a 12" give or take a inch its a "LEGO" type piece that is a inline to upline..

heres the upline
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100909_165054.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100909_165030.jpg
close up of the upline perc...also has a mili ontop of the perc
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100909_165042.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100909_104229.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100909_104250.jpg
heres the inline b4 i removed it from the tube..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100909_104323.jpg

thats all the pix i got right now i hope u guys like it...ill have more pix soon..

[blueflame glass worxs]

All these guys are rite in the info they gave most important is that you know and understand is with tubeing when pulling points CENTER is everything if your OFF center everything you do will be OFF center..simply becuz the tube is rotateing up & down &back &forth.And you end up with uneven heating to the tube ,then when you blow into the tube it will come out uneven when it comes to PRACTICING pulling points PRACTICE..PRACTICE its going to take lots of it .take your time...flame on were all with you on your endevers ..oh! one more thing use alight bushy flame.

[Uriel]

We sooo need to see your work glass guy... all these tips are great but I dont see hippy having any problems with his work being off center. his shit is off the chain when you consider how long he's been working & he's got tha balls to put pics of it up here..

selling work to dementia after the length of time he's been blowing is straight up gansta!

[TheGlassTree]

Who is this guy? His post seems pretty random.. Nice work dood your progressing quick.

[hippi]

thanks guys! after a lil thinking i shoulda just welding the upline stright to the inline..it still woulda perced theu the upline...for some reason i was thinking it wouldnt..but oh well a lego piece is cool lol....

i also made or was making a showerhead bub.. everything was going good till i fumbled.. but i think im gonna have some mini tubes soon to at least one or 2..

thanks for the kind words guys...and speakin og dementia..im going to be down that way saturday..ill have to bring some globes in.. idk what glass guys is talking about though...is really random...maybe wrong thread..anyway....

peace out more pix commin

[n3rd]

We sooo need to see your work glass guy

ooooooooooooooooh, you just got served!!

[hippi]

hey guys...its been a lil bit...so today i went in the studio and messed around and ended up making my first "real" tube...it was completly hand spun..no rollers or anything...i had some serious arm pump going on lol..but i got it and it looks good for my first one i think... there will defently me more to come..rollers would be nice though lol...ill have more pix after it comes outta the kiln...still need to make the down stem to...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20100922_141707.jpg

hope u like it guys...peace out

hippiglass

[LTD]

Up at the top of the page, post 722? You show your new GonG tool. I have teh same tools and loove them, I would suggest removing the black vinyl on the handle and replacing it with something less flammable. You are making some nice stuff. Keep it up!

[derekg0]

Nice tube man! looks good!

[VertigoGlass]

Lookin good man. you still need to come by the shop sometime.....

[STROKER]

what is in the sunglass case??

[VertigoGlass]

Medication =0)

[hippi]

lol thanks guys!..the tube was a bitch to spin i really need tollers to make it easier.. ya vertigoglass i know ur close by..maybe when i fix my truck ill mob over or something....gonna be makin more mini tubes...i wann put some worked srctions on the bases..also need to learn how to make the beaker shape..

[Albino Sasquatch]

i like th wig wag piece in the background you make that one?

[kirill]

lol thanks guys!..the tube was a bitch to spin i really need tollers to make it easier.. ya vertigoglass i know ur close by..maybe when i fix my truck ill mob over or something....gonna be makin more mini tubes...i wann put some worked srctions on the bases..also need to learn how to make the beaker shape..

I believe you have to make a bubble bottom like you did, than while turning it in the flame, apply a graphite paddle to the back of the piece out of the flame and press as you rotate into a straight line.... I am not 100% sure, but this is what I've been told by glassblowers in my school (however they do hotshop stuff, but the physics should be the same)

I tried to make one myself....and I couldn't even get a bong not to crack on me, I am doing this all in a studio which does not tolerate paraphanilia however, so I'm scared to really try as much as I need to without getting caught, haha.

[oG Glocc Coma]

..also need to learn how to make the beaker shape..

Here's a quick video from operation pipeworks(probably the only part I really watched)

Ph(X) Tube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYTZ2f4C-SI)


I would suggest forwarding thru the first 1:20 due to Dr. Glass

the shaping you are looking for is at 2:50

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going...i took off the past few weeks...i wanted the doc to take me off my back pain meds and i went thru hell for a few days..but im good now and ready to create..i made 2 extractor tubes today for a friend..

one thing that sux is im going to have to take another few weeks away from the torch cause ill be moving into our new house..and building a new big studio in the back yard! im shooting for 18x35 and to have it have central ac lol cause i hate the heat...the move should start after the 9th of nov so my fingers are crossed!!! ill keep updating as much as possible...once i get this new studio going its on! i will also have another station setup so peeps can stop by and create... well just giving a update..ill try and get some new pix posted soon

peace hippi

[hippi]

heres a lil quicky slide i did today...kinda fudged it up a lil but it will work lol.. gettin in the holloween sprit
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101015_231947.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101015_231933.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101015_231926.jpg

peace out coolios

[ModderXtr]

lookin good!

[hippi]

thanks dude...im a lil rusty that was the first time back on the torch in like 2-3 weeks.. gotta get back in the flow

[hippi]

well i was finishing up a inline to upline bub..and it was going smooth, i shoulda garaged it but i didnt and the can around the inline cracked like hell.. i chased the cracks for a while got most of them fixed then it cracked one last time and pissed me off so i gave up on it...it was gonna be pretty cool to...but thats how it goes..ill just have to do it again lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_155236.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_155220.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_155208.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_155201.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_155145.jpg


peace hippi

cracks cracks cracks cracks

[TlkQ]

Damn, steppin up dude! Glad to see more frequent updates :-D