hippi's progression thread!!!

[hippi]

thanks dude...heres a fumed dish i did b4 the oxy ran out..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_184957.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_185022.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101018_185032.jpg

peace hippi

[STROKER]

i feel your pain hippi.

i made a big piece last night that i worked on for almost 8 hours , only to make a fuckin retard move and not follow protocol.
i ended up with the whole thing hittin the bench after the crack i chased zipped around the entire circumfrence and poof.
fuckin glass gods. i may be able to salvage it but i will have to refigure the approach.

all we can do is keep givin it our all.

your work is for sure moving ahead quite quickly. you are bound to have some issues when you are pushing your boundries all the time.

later,

[FredLight]

hippi,

I would've skipped putting the image marb on the bottom of the up-section.
Just a big heat sink right there, throwing off the way it holds onto heat while out of the kiln.

I'm just throwing that out there because I made my buddy a small bub, and I kept having to chase cracks at the bottom of the can next to the marb.

Eventually, I peeled it off and finished the piece. I ended up sticking the marb on last and it all worked out.

It's hard for me to do that, seeing where the bridge was and not doing anything about it until the end.

Keep it up.

(Been fishing the coast lately?)

[CripSkillz]

boooooooooooooo

[hippi]

hippi,

I would've skipped putting the image marb on the bottom of the up-section.
Just a big heat sink right there, throwing off the way it holds onto heat while out of the kiln.

I'm just throwing that out there because I made my buddy a small bub, and I kept having to chase cracks at the bottom of the can next to the marb.

Eventually, I peeled it off and finished the piece. I ended up sticking the marb on last and it all worked out.

It's hard for me to do that, seeing where the bridge was and not doing anything about it until the end.

Keep it up.

(Been fishing the coast lately?)

ya it first cracked on the inline section not the upline...the reason i put the marble on there was cause there was a gong joint on the bottom so the marble isnt welded to flat glass i popped a hole the size of the marble so it wouldnt peel off lol (last piece i put the marble on it peeled off) thats why i popped the hole to weld and it worked well...but the marble still cracked cause after the inline can cracked i just put it on the bench to cool and crack on its own lol pissed me off...but o well i make another but a lil smaller...

oh and i finally got my truck fixed so now i dont have to try and make a k-tank last 2 weeks lol...

and i havent been fishing to much...waiting for it to get a lil colder so the lakes start stocking trout so i can go after those 12lb+ largemouth bass lol might hit up the jetties soon though i got a lot of salt water gear to use and loose lol

[FredLight]

Gotta hit up Cabrillo Beach. There's some big things swimming all around that kelp there.

I was out kiting there mid-Sept, and everytime I rode over the kelp, big things would get flushed out and back in.

Calicos, Bonitos, and Mackerel. We love to see the macks on the surface, easy to catch and they make great bait for the Bonitos.

[hippi]

hey guys hows it going...finally got some oxygen today...havent been able to do much on the torch..its getting closer to the date we can move in our new house if everything goes smooth maybe in 2 weeks...but anyway today was a bad day for glass lol.. broke 3 bubs and 4 gong joints lol...heres some pix of the carnage..i think they woulda been cool mini bubs lol

this is the first one... i was attaching the gong joint and my puntie hit my torch and the whole thing went flying to the ground.. it was gonna
be a oil rig 3 hole diffy
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101026_204327.jpg
heres the second one....cold joint into hot joint = crack lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101026_204257.jpg
this one i kinda new was gonna crack...tried a resesed joint...was going good but i think the joint touched the side wall...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101026_204246.jpg
all 3 lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101026_204232.jpg

[steak351]

i know that and that sukcs
kind regrads

[hippi]

heres a mini oil bub..ill have better pix when it comes out of the kiln...it has a 3 hole diffy
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101027_164314-1.jpg

[hippi]

more pix
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101027_215151.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101027_215206.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101027_215219.jpg
the dome top doesnt go with the bub i just used it for a tester lol...and it works pretty good..im suprised on the difference in using a small oil rig vs tube...the next bub will need to have a lil longer downstem though lol but luckly no water hit the lips just needs more water then i like..

[ModderXtr]

What sorta order do you go about to putting a mouthpiece on like that? Do you blow the bubble, weld it onto the can, then bend it? Or do you completely make the mouthpiece before welding it on?

[steak351]

i wanted to ask the same about the steps

[ModderXtr]

yeah I cant figure that part out, i can seal a joint and downstem into the can, but after that :o:

[hippi]

hey guys thanks for the comments as for putting the bub together...

i blow the bubble for the base of the bub then swtich my blow tube to the bottom of that bubble... and drop my down stem thru the top... then add glass joint or push bowl....then pop hole for the mouth piece and weld it on...remove blowtube and flatten can

peace out

[steak351]

ahh i thought about having the blowtube at the bottom, thank you very much

kind regards frank

[FredLight]

One can also blow the bubble at the bottom without having to change sides with the tube.

Just punty up to the downstem side, blow out the part where the blowtube attaches to the can, remove punty, add downstem, blow hole for stem, etc.

Hey hippi, i like that compact design. I'd watch the weld, it looks like a shear point to me. Just what I can see from here.

Oh, yea, I'd hit that. Lol.

[ModderXtr]

No i can make the can fine. I just take the gong joint and put a maria in it, then flare open some tubing and weld the maria in all around to the edge of that tube and i've got the downstem and the joint all sealed in one step.

I meant the bubble on the end of the mouthpiece. Do you blow that bubble first, then pop the hole and weld it to the can of the bub, and then bend the mouthpiece? Or do you blow the bubble, then bend the mouthpiece, then pop the hole and weld it on? or somethin else?

[FredLight]

Sorry Modder, was'nt referring to you. You can do it both ways, but I suggest you take your second route.

That bend comes out cleaner if you can keep it pressurized while doing the bend.

I was originally talking to hippi. He mentioned blowing out the can, then switching blowtube to can's bottom. Can be done in one blowtube, without the switch.

[hippi]

ya fredlight is proly right lol...i tend to do things the hard way... i know what u mean about the weld...it does look like it could shear...its welded on there good i just shoulda bridged it and heated the crap outta it and blew it out a lil...well on to the next one lol

[hippi]

here are some color pulls i just did... one is black,white, red and steel wool... and the other is fire and ice...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101028_201755.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101028_201821.jpg

sorry for the crappy pix

[steak351]

they look really nice did you do stick stack or encasing?

[hippi]

i just layed the lines then covered in clear....ill have to take new pix those were taken when the glass was still hot...

[hippi]

well heres a pic of a big F-up on my part.... the glass joint wasnt sucure in the graphite tool and i gave a lil puff and it went crashin to the table...big kick in the ass....i need to stop breakin shit lol...anyway heres the carnage
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101029_231817.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101029_231833.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101029_231841.jpg

peace out

[ModderXtr]

Do you use graphite tape to hold your joints into the holder? If you dont you really should, never had anything fall out after giving it a nice twist putting it in with a piece of graphite tape in between. I use female joints instead of a graphite tool though but it should still work.

[CripSkillz]

piece of paper works tooo..

[LTD]

aluminum foil works

[steak351]

that sucks when its shooting out of the holder

i used aluminium foil but changed to graphite cause the foil was leaving marks on the glass when i accidently melted some of the foil, oh and i use female ground joints on a 12mmX 2 tube

kind regards

[STROKER]

i use the graphite holding tool and i twist as well as push the shit out of the blank when i am inserting it originally.

sometimes it takes quite a bit of force to actually twist and pull it out of holder when i am finished.

in the past i have used newspaper and or newsprint type paper with good results when i was using an actual joint for the holder part.

every now and then , i would melt too close and tag it or distort it, so i invested in the graphite holders and i like then alot more.

[AYHEM]

spit on it, its dries and sticks nice and tight.

[hippi]

thanks for the tips....heres some of todays work...

fire and ice worked dish
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101030_171831.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101030_171838.jpg
and the bub is still in the kiln and hard to see the colors but theres 3 worked sections one on the base one on the top of the bub below the glass joint and one on the mouth piece..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101030_171737.jpg

peace out

[hippi]

heres a better pic of the oil bub
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101030_214953.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101030_215036.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101030_215102.jpg

[blackink]

Nice shape and patterns hippi!
It looks like there's a hole in the stem and can weld. Once you've got the pieces welded and the can braced to the blowtube, when I get a hole I usually coil up a clear stringer or dot to fill the gap and blast the weld with the hole side down to smoothen it out.

[ivebeenshotafied]

^and if you bridge you can make it smooth as shit...
all my friends are raging about oil doms and that. keep up the works

[cannabinoid]

nice lil units, diggin the size and shape of the base!

[hippi]

ya i need to bridge these pieces...bridging leads to crackin some times for me lol but ill try and try and try again lol

[berning]

when i put a bridge on ,i use my hand torch and make sure that weld is really nice, so i don't risk a crack. wherever the brigde touches the piece ,ends up with a lil trail of clear dots, or i'll put a mib over the spot where the bridge was

[hippi]

ya thats a good idea... well today i spent my day doing prep work...pullin some color tube... ill have pix up in a few when they cool down... but the color combos are
#1
half black and yellow and half white and black
#2
NS lava with a boro stix blue with steel wool outlined
#3
is a ice and "earth" combo (shades of green)
#4
is white fumed covered in amber purple..came out pretty cool

well pix commin soon....im all outta oxy now to...and low on supplies...i need to place some orders...

[hippi]

heres the color pulls
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101101_210702.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101101_210713.jpg

[ModderXtr]

I like that lava / blue color pull a lot. you just lay down lines then cover in clear?

[hippi]

i get a piece of 20mm or 32 hvy wall, lay down some lines then like 8 or 10mm of clear over the color...melt the shit outta it and pull out to size..

[ModderXtr]

how long of a blank do you start out with?

[hippi]

proly like 4.5 5"...... heres a slide i did today..its black and white with fumed windows i guess you can say and a cool lil deeley handle thing i made for it...its all fumed and backed with black...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101102_154502.jpg

ill try and get better pix once its cooled down

[hippi]

more pix
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101102_181241.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101102_181426.jpg

heres a new dish
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_094552.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_094603.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_094624.jpg

be workin on stickam in a lil bit..
peace out

[steak351]

i really like the dish with the sections, i have made a couple of them but never got alip that was so even, do you have grabbers or do you punty to the bottom?

kind regards frank

[hippi]

puntie to the bottom or grabbers...both work well

[hippi]

a couple more pix... heres a new dish
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_200042.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_200015.jpg
and heres a lil dry i did...it was my first time try enclamos or how ever you spell it...i think i made the mouth piece a lil to big for how small the can is but its still cool
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_200133.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_200159.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101103_200243.jpg

[berning]

ya i have a lotta proporting issues. usually my can is to big for the rest of the piece. but the more i make the better it's gettin.

so make 999 more and you'll hhave it all worked out:D:D:D.

is tha the ap over white? if so i'd toss it in the kiln for another cycle and strike it again. you could do it when you go out to the shop to make a couple more today( hint ,hint).

[hippi]

pix pix pix

new dish...wigwag honeycomb...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101104_170941.jpg
idk if these have a name but its a worked joint holder/mouth piece
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101104_170816.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101104_170804.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101104_170825.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101104_170832.jpg

[TheGlassTree]

We call em roach stones or just stones...

[frillcappa]

that j holder is BA... how did you go about doing that?

[AYHEM]

Nice stone!

Btw the ap over whites is called "serendipity" I believe.

[hippi]

thanks!... thats a good name for it..

well today was a day of bloody carnage..i was in the middle of preping a tube pull..layin the colors on the clear tube then a color rod snapped leaving a sharp glass edge that my fingers dragged across really fast with force behind it..ended up bleeding all over my tools and table, floor.....man it was bad. this is the worst cut by far..i tried to finish the color pull after i doctored my self and couldnt do it...couldnt spin smoothly with the right hand.. ill post some pix of the carnage later lol

[hippi]

heres the carnage
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101105_144014.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101105_143953.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101105_143937.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101105_143927.jpg

[hwcglass]

idk if these have a name but its a worked joint holder/mouth piece

dude. that there is a bead.

. . . or a smoke stone . . . . well done.

[frillcappa]

I do mainly wrap and rakes, and every once in a while my rake will freeze and snap, cutting the shit out of me very similar to that, im lucky to not have gotten a really bad one by now. i feel for ya man.

[CripSkillz]

thats weak

lets seee the flesh

[Albino Sasquatch]

yea if your not bleeding your not putting your self into it enough...lol but when you bridge i always try and make it on a little marb of color or clear that ive put on there for design so i can weld it in and not deform the piece. also if it cracks it will break off at the marb and not shoot a crack through your piece. or you can bridge to where you will put the carb at so you can pop it where you took off the bridge but it will tend to give you more of the craking problems if its not welded in nice and smooth. just a couple ideas for you to try out man your work will soar leaps and bounds after you gain some confidence in your bridging skills!

[Albino Sasquatch]

oh and did you win big in the scratch off i see in the pick...lmao! up here all they have is these retarded pull tabs... no fun at all.

[hippi]

here are some more color pulls...maniny just been doing prep work.. so when i get in the new house ill be ready to rock and roll..gonna have to start packin up moving in next Wed. !! woot woot

this pull is colbalt over yellow
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101108_220350.jpg
this one is red and orange stripes covered in AP
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101109_225301.jpg
rasta pull
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101109_225309.jpg
this is the other half of the rasta pull
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101109_225316.jpg
and these are some others
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101109_225338.jpg

[turtleglass]

Nice!! :) :turtle:

[STROKER]

glad your back to work hippi.
nice to have alot of tube ready to ge when you are.

good luck with your move.

[hippi]

thanks dude! ya i wanna spend a few days on just pulling different color combos but i need to get a bigger selection of colors first...ill be placing a big order when i get settled in the new house...then ill just be workin like a mad man

[ivebeenshotafied]

thats what i like to do pull tube one day. n then your good for the next couple days..nice on the house im waiting aswell to get a house and out of my aprtment n the shop out my ma's again then time to rage evn more lol

[hippi]

well my stdio is all packed away...and ready for he new place..ill be taking it over to the new house on monday or tuesday.. im also placing a 2500$ glass order so im plenty stocked up with color and tube..a bunch of new tools to!!!!

ill keep updating as the move happens and the new studio comes together...o ya ill have a extra station as well for some colabs to go down

[KILGORE]

$2500 order? damn son! i'd like to know what you got :D

[gongshow]

Stuff is looking great hippi.killing it. .congrats on the new home

[kirill]

Good for you man, have fun!!

[hippi]

$2500 order? damn son! i'd like to know what you got :D


lol 17 or 18 different lbs of color, a case of 15, 25, 32, 38, 44, 12, 9 tube and cases of 6, 8, 10, rods... a bunch of different tools that im gonna have fun with..a bunch of glass joints male and female...lol pretty much everything i need to rage for days lol

[hippi]

hey guys whats up...since im moving into a new house and building a new studio i thought id treat myself to a nice studio piece..
check it out

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101115_195751-1.jpg

[KILGORE]

nice order and piece. i wish i never sold any of the glass i bought :-\

[hippi]

thanks.. well since i had a lot of extra wood from taking down my studio...so i built my dog a dog house lol...and he loves it
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101117_182909.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMG_20101117_205915.jpg
i really need to get my studio back out...bord without it lol

[steak351]

he looks happy
:D

[BK]

Damn, sweet dog house

[faded]

very nice. :)

[hippi]

thanks guys! i guess i havnt swung a hammer in a while...my hand hurts from grippin the hammer handle and jig saw handle.. i cant wait to paint it lol...i thought my dog was gonna be scared if it cause hes never had a dog house but he loves it

[FizZle]

nice...what a lucky dog

[hippi]

going crazy not being able to work!!!!!! sooo boring lol.. one more day till we move in

[hippi]

Hey guys just checking in....finally moved into the new pad and its awesome I don't have internet up yet but will soon....still waiting on the ex owner to get he's shit outta the garage so I can set up my studio...ill post pix soon hope everyone had a awesome Turkey day!!!

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Hippie I know your stoked. The color pulls look great, l know yur gettin adrenalized Jst thinkin about it.w

[hippi]

Thanks I can't wait to use them...well the dude I bought the house off of got all his shit outta the garage so I'm gonna go get all the wood and drywall to setup the studio and some ducting for a new vent system the garage has vents at the bottom of the garagewall and vents in the roof so I just gotta decide to go up or down with it......hope to get internet. Setup soon to post pix..

Peace out hippi

[Gold Fire Glass]

That sign " Hippies use Backdoor " is hilarious. Good luck and I look forward to seeing the new digs and shop.

[ModderXtr]

Hippi, you should go with the upper vents cause heat rises.

[hippi]

Lol ya my buddy saw it somewhere and bought it for me..

As for the lower vent..ill. still have a hood above my work bench it would just get routed down to The vent.... so I don't have to cut any holes...I think nerds studio was vented like that..I got a 1600 cfm fan..500 more cfm then I had b4... I built my bench today now just need ducting and a hood

[FredLight]

My hood is routed down to the floor vent as well with a 2350cfm fan.

Only problem is the exhausted air tries to pull a reach around and go back in the front of the garage. I have a box-fan directing it away from the door now.

I used to do my venting tests with burning damp paper, this time I used a "safe-n-sane" smoke bomb. The smoke doesn't dissipate as fast, and you can trace it further.

Be sure to clue in the neighbors when you do such a test, keep them from freaking out unnecessarily.

[hippi]

Hey guys here's a up date and some pic....still no internet doin this from my cell lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMG_20101129_160838.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMG_20101129_160758.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMG_20101129_160829.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMG_20101208_223342.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMG_20101207_175424.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMAG0002.jpg


Well there's a few pix of my studio....still putting things together butts
It's almost there....hope u like it so far, that hood was a bitch to get up there....just found out that my pops found 3 metal hoods at work...3.5 x 7'! Hopefully get those soon..well more to comeL

[ModderXtr]

Yo that looks sick. Nice new vent hippi. You should hang that bad boy up from the ceiling and get rid of those boards holding it up, that would look clean.

Sweet new shop space

[CripSkillz]

pimpin it hoooked up mang... 3 car garage is tha shit...

[hippi]

Thanks dude I still need to put up a wall to separate the garages...as for the hood I'm gonna wait to get the metal ones to just let it hang....drywall and 2x4s are hvy lol that hood is like 100+ lol... I should have 2 3.5x7' hoods commin by Monday or so... I didn't know about them till today other wise I wouldnt of built that one lol

[hippi]

decided to paint the hood lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMAG0007.jpg

[hippi]

More pix the ductingwilll be done tomorrow
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0008.jpg
Here's the custom made exit vent that's. Going on the roof I had my buddies that do ax work come and measure and have all the peace made perfect and it was way way cheaper lol
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/IMAG0009.jpg
Also the metal 3.5x7' hood will be here tomorrow as well...I guess the drywall hood will be decoration lol

[akmewon]

fwiw i hung mine with plumbers straps... i think lowes sells it in lil rolls for a few bucks or somethin

[hippi]

Ya I have galvanized tubing mounting it to the roof.....that hood is getting taken down anyway....big metal hood commin tomorrow

[hippi]

Wall all framed uphttp://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0015.jpg
Ducting
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0014.jpg
And the exit duct on the roof
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0011.jpg

More later

[hippi]

Metal hood is here woot woot mounting it tomorrow
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0016.jpg

[kirill]

Dope!!!!

[mouseclone]

dude is that a to go window?

yeah, let me get a few tube pulls .. you pick the color.

... a bub, ... will that be all ... one sec...

Let me get 5 of the sweet dishes. $649.48 drive round ...

[hippi]

Haha the last owner of the house left a few windows here so I thought why not lol... I cant wait to get the new hood up way better of a hood then I expected and free makes it way cooler haha..

[FizZle]

that is lookin pimp brotha! nice work

[hippi]

thanks dude i cant wait to finally work in it lol

[hippi]

hood mounted!!! now just drywall work to make it look pretty
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0018.jpg

[hwcglass]

Place is gonna be great!!!

[CripSkillz]

Dammm hippi what you use to cut that hole a screwdriver ?? lol .// sweet hood tho..

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Looking Great Brotha! I love that 750hp Ford Cobra jet shaker hood your rocking on the roof. And hey why I am @ the drive thru I'll have two McHippie pulls and a happy vac stack to go please! Melt on Brotha!:chilling:

[hippi]

hahahaha thanks guys! and crip lol the hole was a perfect circle...untill he had o move some stuff so it needed emergency surgery to open the hole bigger... i got a buddy that does drywall so hes gonna come over and hook it up...man i love having friends in every aspect of construction...i know builders, roofers, tile and wood floor layers, ac people everything... so it helps

[bzglass]

good to see you got some ventelation going up

[bzglass]

hahahaha thanks guys! and crip lol the hole was a perfect circle...untill he had o move some stuff so it needed emergency surgery to open the hole bigger... i got a buddy that does drywall so hes gonna come over and hook it up...man i love having friends in every aspect of construction...i know builders, roofers, tile and wood floor layers, ac people everything... so it helps

Especially when you can trade them some of your handy-work for their work !!

[hippi]

ya exactly! my buddy that put up the wall for me, i told him id give him some cash for doing it and he said to just make him a lil rig...so i was like sweet lol cheaper for me to make a rig then to give cash lol

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Yea Brotha, don't u just love networking:chilling:!

[hippi]

hey guys heres a lil update.. we ran into a lil problem with the exit vent and the hole in the roof..this big ass POS storm had a lil drip leak and over the 3-4 days i emptyed like 3 gallons of water..so today we took the vent bacthe day we k off and found out it was being held up by a nail so we shoved it back up and sealed it again...so fingers crossed i think it leaked because proly 1-2hrs after we installed it , it rained and rained and rained so the roofing tar didnt have time to sit...so it should be good now...

i got my glass order in to a bunch of new color to play with all im lackin is oxy lol gotta wait till monday to get the tank filled sux... any way heres some pix

some glass boxes.. 12,15,25,32,38,44mm tube
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0032.jpg

bench
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0031.jpg
color rack....still have 3-4 more lbs of color commin...backordered
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0027.jpg

[Kato]

str8 ballin hippi monday will be sick!

[TlkQ]

Just out of curiosity what's the butane for? I use the same stuff for my Iolite and it's the greatest thing I've ever bought.

[B-Rye-oNeR]

looks good ,congrats.... there sure is alot of meltlable/burnable/explosive stuff on your bench, ;) ...,( I kno your not workin in there yet, tho)

[hippi]

thanks guys...the butane is for my lil torch for oil rigs....bench should be clean by monday and ready to wrok

[B-Rye-oNeR]

those "solder-it" torches are the best, they even have a lil stand.

[hippi]

finally got to mess around on the torch yesterday...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0038.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0041.jpg
and put a opal on the slide..first time using opals...and n3rd let me know i bought the wrond opals..(rough cut) but it still worked...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/hippiGlass/2010%20glass/IMAG0040.jpg

now to get back into the groove
peace out

[CripSkillz]

nice mang looks blingin..

[TlkQ]

That slide looks sweet Hippi!

[Chronic]

Very nice! The rough cut opal looks good to me :tiphat:

[n3rd]

right on hippoooooo welcome back

[hippi]

thanks guys... heres a few more..

this slide is NS white covered in NS sublime then honeycombed
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0049.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0047.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0048.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0050.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0050.jpg

gotta love opals
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0056.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0055.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0054-1.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0058.jpg

more to come soon!

[steak351]

really nice stuff, try sublime over black looks cool also

kind regards frank

[CripSkillz]

helll ya that slide looks good hippp,, you find a opal mine or what.. heheh

[mouseclone]

looks good hippie. only pointer i have is see if your cam has a micro on it. it is good for close ups and a smaller focal point.

[CMan]

I have to say you are a good sheet rocker.

You came along way good work.

[hippi]

haha i hate drywall never again lol....

heres a slide i did eariler. lokis over steel wool with lock ness and clear dots.
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/3.jpg

wow really crappy pic.. ill have to take another one

i have a few dishes in the kiln right now ill post pix of those in a lil while..

[hippi]

more pix
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0065.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0064.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0070.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0073.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0076.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0077.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0078.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0079.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0080.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0083.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0084.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0086.jpg

hope you guys like

peace out hippi

[CripSkillz]

loooks sick man, its hard to get the cam to see what you see when its in your hand ,, i been takin like 30 pics of `1 piece to get a goood one n they still sux... errrrrr but i think im figurin it ou finallly hehhe

[obscure_shadow]

those honeycomb ones are sweeeet

[hwcglass]

Glass looks great.

Dude, man, you got to sweep those floors though.

Clean shop = clean mind = clean work. Guaranteed.

[FredLight]

I concur.

Respect your new shop.

[CripSkillz]

your brave holdin them, dishes with those tweasers just for as pic heheeheh

[B-Rye-oNeR]

Good to see the shop running. I see by your scrap bucket you also like to make "eye pokers" as my shop mate calls them . ; ) , (but seriously I know someone that got one of those in their eye, I do em too tho sometimes usually when I'm in a hurry)

[frillcappa]

your dishes look clean as hell, workin on mine at the moment. good work man, you have been picking up alot it seems like since your new shop!

[hippi]

thanks. heres more pix

dish
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0102.jpg
slide
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0100.jpg
heres a piece im workin on the top and bottom sections are lokis lipstick over steel wool and honeycombed with clear...pix dont do justice for the colors... i still need to condence the bottom blow out again and flatten the crap outta it..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0095.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0096.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0098.jpg
heres a piece of the mouth piece still debating if i should make a disc for it or not...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0099.jpg

more to come tomorrow

[mouseclone]

The last one looks like a dilly if you ask me. Hurry up and put it together.

[jes]

Glad to see your back to work, Hippi

[RedToroBoro]

Nice work Hippi, new shop is awesome.

[hippi]

thanks guys..well i ran outta oxy today...i really need to get lox one k take just aint cuttin it anymore..

heres that dry squat i was makin the other day....it cracked from squashin the can to much
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0103.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0104.jpg
another dish...black and white/steel wool
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0106.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0107.jpg
and the last slide b4 the oxy ran out is a all black slide with 3 opals
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0108.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0109.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0110.jpg

im defently having fun in the new studio i cant wait to get lox and a mirage.. i have some hot gloves commin and a bigger reamer some dicro and more color.. ill get a group shot of everything i got b4 i take it to the shop this weekend..

peace out coolios hope you like the new stuff

[smolder holder]

Sweet hippi! Nice clean work. Can't wait to see what else you come up with

[CripSkillz]

that dish looks like it needs to be my ash tray nice..

[hippi]

group shot
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0113.jpg

[intentglassworks]

nice bowls and dishes and sweet jabba

[hippi]

haha thanks i got a bunch of old star wars in the box still from 94' gonna hang them up in the shop lol

[FizZle]

nice hippi...thats crazy you got that jabba...my brother and i found one of those jabbas way back in the day when we were super young runnin around exploring at hunting cabin in the UP...we found it in a tool shed...lol so wierd to see

[berning]

right on ,right on. are you gonna go get rid of that stuff on your way to get oxy later ?

[hwcglass]

Looking good man. Thanks for posting regular photos from your shop, it's nice to follow along.

I have to make fun of you though for the Pepsi, Marlboro Lights, Starwars action figures glass pipes photos . . . .

I'll guess you are a red neck geek hippie.

[hippi]

hahaha u havent seen the pogs i have glued to the way in a honeycomb pattern lol found all mmine from back in the day when i was like 7 or 8..

and berning the shop is in the oppsite direction then the gas place but im gonna call the shop and tell them im gonna bring them down..the owner is the homie so he should take them

im about to leave to go get oxy in a few settin up lox to so i should have it dilivered tomorrow!!!!!

[CripSkillz]

dishin that shit up whoooop ... nice

[Kato]

nice work hippi I would have had that jabba out of the box in 2 seconds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AoMzyQulHJ0

[hippi]

haha thanks guys... today i thought id try my first sherly..heres what i got..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0114.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0115.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0116.jpg

more to come tomorrow..peace

[obscure_shadow]

dang that thing is a handfull...

[hippi]

lol it wasnt spose to turn out that big...i wanted pocket size haha

[hippi]

ups guy came today and droped off a suprise!!!

color some hot gloves, a bigger reamer, and some gold rasta dicro that i have no clue how to use lol..looked all sparkley in the pic but its just all shiney? do the sparkles come out after worked or.....
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0122.jpg
and i tried a eyeball milli first milli ever actually..i think it came out good i put it on a slide tonight..its in the kiln right now..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0121.jpg
i need a better camera lol..

one of the colors i got is exp green from NS is there a certin way to work it? didnt say how to use it just said exp green lol..and it looks blue i made a dish with it tonight but i put it over white so it turned blue any way lol but i do see some green in there that looks awesome.. im guessing if i just use the exp green only it will be that sweet green color right?

peace out hippi.... pix of eyeball slide and dish in a few

[TlkQ]

ExpG5 turns green in the kiln. Also, the expg5 can stand to be thinned down with clear. It's super super dark otherwise. The dichro separates into the threads as you heat it. I usually use a quarter to half inch square for a dicro pendant. Don't put the coated side in the flame and rage your oxy until it's encased

[hippi]

thanks for the tips ill try the dicro out tomrrow.. heres the dish i made with the exp green.. expgreen over white and dotted in clear
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1400-56-16143.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1400-57-25464.jpg
heres a slide i made eariler..end up trying out the eye milli i made eariler so i put a eye on it
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1400-59-01431.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1400-59-14411.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1400-59-43715.jpg
and a spoon from the other day.. big mib in front has a opal
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1401-04-29240.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1401-03-24087.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1401-04-11247.jpg

hope you like..more to come tomorrow.. gonna make sure i fill the oxy tomorrow so i have it for the weekend peace out

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Looking Great Hippi, I know your stoked to be working in your new shop. Man to you still have drive thru window? I could go for a Happi Hippi McMilli, and a large Mcversal to go please. Lol. Thx for sharing really have enjoyed your thread. Melt on!

[FizZle]

nice work...sweet dish...that ex Green looks sweet i need to try some of that out.

[hippi]

thanks guys...ya i can already tell this green is gonna be fun lol

[frillcappa]

your eyeball millie is so fucking sick man. how much did you make of it?

[hippi]

well heres something new it was real fun to make its salt inspired, hope you like.. the slide is NS rust

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1619-00-24488.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1618-56-03273.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1618-56-23334.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1618-56-53021.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1618-58-23784.jpg

well there it is..im gonna do more of these now i wanna buy more ugly colors lol

[RedToroBoro]

Sweet Hippi, I love that bowl coolio

[keys4life7]

that bowl is SICK dude! great work

your progress is blowing my mind! i gotta go try some honeycombs lol

[hippi]

thanks guys im about to get to work on stickam if you wanna check it out..

and frillcappa i ended up getting a about 12" of usable eyeballs.. i need to make some more i got some new crazy colors that would make sweet eyes..

[hippi]

well i had to run a lot of arons today but i did get some stuff done..would had 2 sweet monster slides but i droped one of them b4 it got in the kiln lol..but the other one turned out sick ill post pix of that later after it anneals.. but heres the one i droped

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1721-13-21250.jpg

i guess it was kinda ok that i dropped it..cause i fudged up the eye ball then the butter knife stuck to it lol also the silver strike color i used for the teeth, the silver berned off and fumed the top of the bowl which i didnt take into concideration

[smolder holder]

Those are sweet hippi! Love the eyeballs.

[hippi]

heres the other slide
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1723-26-20267.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1723-26-39600.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1723-27-07445.jpg

[hippi]

heres the other slide
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1723-26-20267.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1723-26-39600.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1723-27-07445.jpg

[mouseclone]

Good work hippi and what a nice use for the K-clip.

[Bo Diddles]

Comin' along pretty quick brother, keep it up!
Love that shirly...

[hippi]

thanks guys heres some more pix

the slide is a custom alien tech i made as well has the dap pendant has the custom AT color.. and the teeth are chopped up borostix
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-2020-28-20885.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-2020-27-45798.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-2020-26-56423.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-2020-25-08909.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1821-57-07841.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1821-56-03677.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1821-55-18992.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-1821-50-59854.jpg

[steak351]

i really like your homemade at , is it unob then lokis then clear?

kind regards frank

[hippi]

thanks dude, no clear...super oxy.. the haze came back from the hand torch its really reducing for some reason

[hippi]

heres another slide...exp green over yellow...i think i need to strike it again or something has some green but not how exp should be...i think..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-2122-28-45520.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-2122-28-14115.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-01-2122-27-55662.jpg

[RedToroBoro]

Great job Hippi.Color is sweet

[Albino Sasquatch]

dope slides! i think its to thick thats the problem i think on the ex green and try blowing it out and combing it or clear coat or even mix it down. it also varrys batch to batch on the effects some has silver some doesnt, i think this last batch has silver in it becasue it strikes up way better than the first batch i got a while ago

[hippi]

ya crip was tellin me the same thing said i proly was puttin it on to thick..this is the first batch ive ever bought of it but i did notice some silver..

[AYHEM]

exp 5 looks best under clear i think, i like to blow it in and twist it up for the nice milky look. nice work!

[CMan]

Good work keep it up.

[hippi]

thanks guys...heres a lil oil rig i did i dont think im gonna do fixed stems there just a pain in the ass... and i kinda made the downstem a lil to long so i couldnt flatten the can as much and taged the bottom of them stem with the base but just melted the shit outta it so it wouldnt crack... sorry cell phone pix
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0135.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0136.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0137.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0138.jpg

[smolder holder]

Nice work hippi. Tagged downstems happen to everyone from time to time, frustrating as hell. As long as you learn something from it then it's no biggie and your piece survived so it's a win win.

[RedToroBoro]

Lovin the all clear coolio.

[ivebeenshotafied]

Nice work hippi. Tagged downstems happen to everyone from time to time, frustrating as hell. As long as you learn something from it then it's no biggie and your piece survived so it's a win win.
for real on that.^..i gave up doing dropstems unstill 6months ago

just go a lil shorter mang...you got to make it bubble old school right? try again yo

[frillcappa]

good work hippi, I hate tagged downstems! I cant imagine doing it on a worked bub that took forever to make... so your saying that you would rather make it a removable downstem when you say you hate fixed stems? i always considered a fixed stem like the 90* bent kinda one

[hippi]

ya when i was saying fixed i meant not removable... a removable one would be easier quicker and better, cleaning, less welds plus with oil rigs somepeople like getting there reclaim and with fixed downstems its a no go....but idk i havent tried to make removable ones yet so we will see how it goes

[Dom]

Well then you might as well give up on making bubs period cuz most have fixed stems lol.

Nah dont give up just practice it takes some skill to do good downstems but it will be a great skill to have when you making big heady shit

[Albino Sasquatch]

and dont for get about the natty perk one of my favs and can be incorperated in many differnt cool ways!:D

[n3rd]

do a few more and you'll have it down. lookin good hippo!

[STROKER]

yeah hippi the downstem and shaping the bottom of can have been my evil nemesis behind the torch too.
i am finding it takes a bit more planning to get stem correct length and can right squattiness(for lack of better word) than i originally thought.

once we get that the rest is butta.

looks good man. now go make another...but plan it out a little more on the details before you start.

[FRGartifacts]

Nice, I've enjoyed lookin at your progress. Before I registered here I saw your lil wigwag pendant vid on youtube, then I got to see what else you were doing....where you came from and where you are now in just about a year. Props for your aggressive learning style and pushing yourself to make some (what looks to be) fun stuff to make. Can't wait to start doin some custom slides and downstems personally. Keep it up man!

[AYHEM]

when your eyeing your downstem size i always go a finger shorter then i first though, so if i do fuck up the bottom of the can or what ever i have that extra inch leway. ive only made like 4 or five drop stem ones. worked for me though!

[frillcappa]

when your eyeing your downstem size i always go a finger shorter then i first though, so if i do fuck up the bottom of the can or what ever i have that extra inch leway. ive only made like 4 or five drop stem ones. worked for me though!

yea, This is a good idea, just play it safe and give youself a half inch leeway, and then you just have to flattten the bottom more if you dont like the gap between the diffuser and the bottom of can. gl with the next one dog

[B-Rye-oNeR]

Iv'e started doing my "fixed" down stems putting the tube in the can about halfway down, when doing a push and a flat spot usually works well. IF no push then no more than 3/4 of the way in. seems to be a good rule. ....At least it was clear! flame on.

[Rosentech]

Make them bubbler can bases a little wider so you have more to smoosh. It's easier to have a big bottom and flatten it till its just the right distance from the downstem. And the wider the base the LESS you have to smoosh it for it to be super stable.

Does that makes sense??

Lookin good though, keep makin more!!!

[AYHEM]

Good tip halo never thought of it that way!

[hippi]

hey guys just givin a lil update my wifes grandparents are visiting from WV so i havent been able to just make what ever cause they would trip lol but i took a bunch of stuff to a shop and just been messin around flaring feet and makin some dishes... but i was able to make some curves tonight..4 curves 2 worked sections each curve...ill have pix up in the morning..

[hippi]

hers some curves...i got 3 more that are in the kiln and one thats not in the pic...

alien tech
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-02-0422-20-43021.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-02-0422-20-50076.jpg
unobtainium with lokis dots
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-02-0422-21-17590.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-02-0422-21-43650.jpg
last one
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/2011-02-0422-22-07935.jpg
more pix later

[FireFlame Glass]

Nice work Hip looking good enjoy watching your progression thanks for sharing.....

[Kato]

ahh there they are! looks awesome hippi

[steak351]

hey i really like them they look really nice,m i also have a order for some curves but i dont have titanium, are there curves sold unwrapped??

[smolder holder]

Nice work hippi! The alien tech looks real nice.

[hippi]

thanks guys! and steak no the curves will be sold wrapped

[FizZle]

nice dude...those r lookin really clean!

[Kevin Bumble]

lookin good bro nice curves yhaya!

[cannabinoid]

alien tech curve looking good!

[hashmasta-kut]

thats better, now go back and look at the first one you posted, and see if i was actually so mean as you thought at the time. constructive criticism pays off, see? :D

[hippi]

heres a dabber with some implosions and a opal and dish set i dd plus a bigger dish that i thought came out pretty cool...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0154.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0153.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0152.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0150.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0149.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0148.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0147.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0146.jpg

[smolder holder]

You know it's serious buisiness when you bust out a dabbeer like that! Me likey.

[hippi]

haha thanks dude! gettin more oxy today for ragin later tonight

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Nice dagger Hippi!.

[hippi]

thanks headi!

oh HIPPI GOT A FOOT PEDAL TODAY WOOT WOOT!!! 140$ from grainger.. this thing is fun i just want to click it all day haha

[smolder holder]

Pedals are the shiznit!!

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Awesome, now when you say $140, do you mean assembled out the box, or is that for valves and you assembled it all onsite?, and can you post pics Thx Hippi!.

[hippi]

it was 140 for all the parts to put it together...and was easy to assemble.. ill take some pix of it today

[hippi]

foot pedal woot woot
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0155.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0156.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0157.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/IMAG0158.jpg

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

Nice Hippi, Thx for posting up Brotha, I like it nice and simple, are you using valves from Grainger?, I putting one together also, I'am going with a 12v system with continuous use industrial valves, I will take pix once all the parts get here and I put it together!........Thx again Hippi for posting up!.....

[CDot]

nice tape ball.. you should prob get some wire nuts..

[hippi]

lol thers wire nuts in that tape ball...i just taped them all together so they wernt all over the place... sick headi i cant wait to see the pix...

i got 2 letter implosions dishes that just came outta the kiln i still gotta take pix but one is about 2-2.5 inside dia and says "Take A Dab" and the other one says "420 in the center with a lil hippi sig in there as well...sux i forgot to put the date though hahaha ill post pix in a few

[smolder holder]

Cool hippi. I don't pretend to know but would there be any safety issues that might creep up with you're solenoids in a plastic box?

Just lookin out.

[hippi]

idk i dout it...that box is make for electrical...had a 60amp 240v breaker in it so im sure they will be fine

[Spaded]

This thread is definitely my inspiration! I can't wait to get started!

[hippi]

heres a dabber and dish i did today...dabber has a white opal on top and a black opal in the middle color is a knock off alien tech.. really hard to get pix of lol the greens and reds are the hardest to capture. a proper photo booth couldnt hurt though haha
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00128.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00127.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00126.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00125.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00124.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00123.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00122.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00120.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00119.jpg

and some plugs
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00130.jpg

[Kato]

sick work hippmasta 5000:mj: steezy as hell!

[Headdi Retti's Glass Art Studio]

They look Awesome Hippi...

[sleepingpeople]

dig the dabber shaping there a lot ;)

[Wrench75]

Man you gotta love that alien tech... Sick work bro...

[hippi]

thanks guys!

[smolder holder]

Sweet colors you got on that dabber.

[JPlank]

Classy dabber, I love opals.

[hippi]

thanks everyone! glad you like it.. heres a slide i did today.. im really diggin the color combo ill defently be messin with it more..its mystery adventure over unob.. but.....i guess it was bound to happen to me sooner or later..idk if it was a defect in the opal or what..there wasnt and air bubbles so idk im gonna have to toss it back in the kiln and take it off..lucky just the opal mib cracked and not the slide itself...hope you like it

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00218.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00217.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00216.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00215.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00214.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00214-Copy.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00213.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00213-Copy.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00212.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00211.jpg

[SoberstoneGlass]

go get some oxygen and fix it.

[frillcappa]

nice hippi, i gatta try that mystery advent over unob. ive been putting it over white with some good success.

[smolder holder]

Looks real nice hippi I've still never done any gog stuff. I need to try it soon.

[hippi]

thanks guys! heres something i was messin with today.. i need to try and add a lil section between the can and mouth piece to make the weld a lil easier and cleaner...

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00230.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00229.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00228.jpg

[obscure_shadow]

sweet!

[hippi]

dish
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00247.jpg
honeycomb male gong joint
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00244.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00243.jpg
first try at a tree perc..no jig just rubber bands....found out quick though that the ends of the percs should be closed off or plugged lol hot air in the face..the next one im just gonna close them off and cut it to open them.. thats why the percs are so long i was gonna cut them to length
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00239.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00240.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00241.jpg
o ya theres 7 percs in that tree including the center one...all 6mm tubing

[Albino Sasquatch]

bridge it up on that bub and work that weld in and it should be all good on that little bub. i find that bridging from a little marb on the piece to a little marb on the blowtube makes it way easier put on the bridge and welded in, and not crack your piece. love the look of the adventure over unob thats pretty dope, and the horns are looking good as well! keep on flowin!:D

[burton13order]

bridge it up on that bub and work that weld in and it should be all good on that little bub. i find that bridging from a little marb on the piece to a little marb on the blowtube makes it way easier put on the bridge and welded in, and not crack your piece. love the look of the adventure over unob thats pretty dope, and the horns are looking good as well! keep on flowin!:D

seems to be the advice of the week...

looks good hippi the little bub would make a nice little oil unit:chilling:
keep it up

[smolder holder]

Nice work hippi! Keep pumpin em out

[hippi]

bridge it up on that bub and work that weld in and it should be all good on that little bub. i find that bridging from a little marb on the piece to a little marb on the blowtube makes it way easier put on the bridge and welded in, and not crack your piece. love the look of the adventure over unob thats pretty dope, and the horns are looking good as well! keep on flowin!:D

thanks guys!
the bub was bridged while i was makin it and the weld is welded good i just think it will look nicer with a section inbetween the mouth piece and can.. i think some bridging will kill the look of some pieces...if done right it can look good but just a lil section of rod conncected to the mouth piece to the can would look a lil cheezy

[FizZle]

thanks guys!
the bub was bridged while i was makin it and the weld is welded good i just think it will look nicer with a section inbetween the mouth piece and can.. i think some bridging will kill the look of some pieces...if done right it can look good but just a lil section of rod conncected to the mouth piece to the can would look a lil cheezy

...they are talking about temporary bridges after you make the initial seal...bridge from ur blowtube on the mouthpiece...to your can somewere...than you can really heat up and blow out your weld so its smooth......i bridge from blowtube to blowtube...as i leave a blow tube on each piece...than remove after you have worked in your weld...

shits looking goood though...keep it up

[burton13order]

bridge it up on that bub and work that weld in and it should be all good on that little bub. i find that bridging from a little marb on the piece to a little marb on the blowtube makes it way easier put on the bridge and welded in, and not crack your piece. love the look of the adventure over unob thats pretty dope, and the horns are looking good as well! keep on flowin!:D

seems to be the advice of the week...

looks good hippi the little bub would make a nice little oil unit:chilling:
keep it up

[hippi]

thanks guys...fizz i did to a temp bridge on the bub...heres some sections i did today..not sure what there gonna be yet but it should be good hopefully lol

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00288.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00287.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00285.jpg

[Red-One]

Man I have been checkin out your thread ever since I found this site and just wanted to tell you that I think your work is sick. Not to sound like a cheese dick or anything but I really hope to reach your skill level I am in college right now and my grades are falling so quick because I cant stay out of my shop. Antway Keep up the good work brutha!!!

[FizZle]

what happened with those green twisted balls.....the anticipation lets see it mr.hippi

[hippi]

hahaha there still like that...havent worked them yet...been having a weird feeling that im gonna mess them up so im waiting a lil bit haha.. have another new section i neeed to take pix of it..

[sleepingpeople]

so what kinds of things will you do with sections like this? I have made a few but then its kinda an open road from there

[EFS]

thanks guys! heres something i was messin with today.. i need to try and add a lil section between the can and mouth piece to make the weld a lil easier and cleaner...

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00230.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00229.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00228.jpg

on your handle for the mouthpiece set up a bridge. then plug the female joint with a male joint that has punty on it. after you attatch can and stem, bridge them together. work your weld. that will help you alot. although looks decent from what pic shows. peace

[hippi]

just been playin around..need to get oxy tomorrow....
here a clear glass joint i attempted...14mm locks good but needs to be a lil deeper but so far so good
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00347.jpg
heres a lil color section...
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00346.jpg
and im getting better at these..this is a 3 arm perc..the eeds look all funky cause i dont have my saw yet so i just flame cut and blew out to shorten it up..gettin a new saw tomorrow sooo they should get even better..
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00348.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f172/oneUPfabrication/2011%20glass/DSC00349.jpg
ill proly try puttin one of these in a mini oil rig tomorrow some time..

[frillcappa]

you can cut that end off with a dremel with the diamond disk cutter on it. there like 15 bucks for the bit, but well worth it. the way I do it when i make diffusers and stuff. I use an aquarium air hose, and valve, under a buck at the aquarium store. Just set up a drip line with a gallon of water on a chair, put a pan on the ground to collect the dripping water, and just cut the glass under the drip.

[hippi]

nice good idea...but a tile saw is easier haha...and in my case straighter lol