glass on glass fittings

[Gibsons Glassworks]

so ive just got myself 6 sets of glass fittings, never used them, been looking around at some picks and looks pritty neat, they are 6 bucks a set is what i paid, i think they are like 12 mil? and 2 14 mil? could be a litttle of.

so i notice that they have quite a long clear section, i guess rippinf some off is an option, or use the female as the drop stem to a bong. also got some stemless ideas.

probably a good ideal to kiln first?

dont quite know what im asking,

anyone have some input?

[chayes]

I attached a handle to the female piece and stick the male in it,

Snap and score the male about a inch from the ground part and add decorated glass, or just w/r it.

[fattubes]

graphite tape is the key. put a pice around the male before inserting into the female. it prevents the joints from coming apart when working on your piece

martin

[somberbear]

... is it just me or is what fattubes said sound kinda dirty...

graphite tape and theres a fiberglass tape and a few other things you can use to keep it from sticking... or theres tools for working them

be careful.... i have only seen one person that could fix a cracked fitting with out taking out the grind....

peace
rob

[seejee]

my $.02...................

i've never kilned them before using. i've heard of people not using the graphite tape but never seen this. i always use the tape and usually rip most of the excess of clear from the male joints.

[Gibsons Glassworks]

ok nice, well i'll have to find some of this tape, probable the local hardware store. seems like i should be making a bubbler with thiese, a dry seems kinda silly, looks like its gonna be a stemless for sure!

thanks all!

o yea how much is a decent price, i paid 6.50 for the small ones and 8.50 for the big ones

[jeves311]

i believe you can get the 14mm ones from ust for 1.75 and 2.00 for the large, but that's just for a single piece if you got the set they'd be twice as much.

[christopher]

I was so bummed, I finally got some ground joints, I didn't count on how sh*^&y they'd look on all color pieces. I remember the when I was reading Hoyt's book, there was a picture of a ground-joint-former tool. It's basically a jig used for sizing the joint, and then you sandblast/etch it afterwards. I'm only gonna use those clear ones for novelty stuff (maybe some modular/stackable pipes? "Here, don't you want to buy this donut section? No, dude, buy a new mouthpiece and another can for that one and hook 'em together!" But to look decent, I want all color inside out ground joints.

Does anyone know where to get one of these handy little forming tools?

Is there an acid etch product that works decent on boro, or does it have to be sandblasted?

[somberbear]

ground.... as in an abrasive.... like cerinium carbid will need to be used...

i cant remeber which member offers the tools to do it... but theres a thread about it already use the search

[hookedonsilicate]

besides the abrasive how would it be different than say if you were to use 9.5 heavy and 12 standard with a o-ring

[somberbear]

no o ring needed.... also all in one... good fit... and you can do alot of things with it... no down stem needed really.... if i get your aplication right... they fit alot tighter... im sure theres more reason and there alot shorter then the standar down stem way of doingthings also looks cleaner...

[e-jipt]

I don't like gog, I think it looks bulky and lame.