Hi Folks. As many of you know, Lewis and Barb are here running the Soft Glass Invitational (SGI), and we’ll have a bunch of gasses left over.

I’d like to have a little gathering here this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday ( May 24th, 25th, and 26th) with people cleaning up and leaving on Sunday the 27th.

There will be free camping on site, and the Mickelsen Bar and Grill will be open to cook your own food.

If you want to attend, please call Elaine, and the cost will be $150.00 for the 3 days, and we’ll probably only have 15 people maximum, and we’ll all be working out of the Barry Lafler Building. If you are bringing an RV and would like a spot with Electricity, it will be an extra $20.00.

If you're not far from PA, I hope to see some of you crazy mofo’s next week!!!

Tom
724-791-2100

*There won’t be any vendors here so you’ll have to bring your own materials

So I am looking at putting together a Homefill system for a customer of mine, and have found a few things that concern me based on what I've been told by the salesman I'm dealing with.


The torch this would be running is a GTT Mirage which I am informed has a maximum flow demand of 26 lpm.

The homefill system on an Invacare platinum concentrator only supplies 2 lpm to the compressor. A 5 or a 10lpm unit has the same 2lpm high pressure bypass on the back.

This would give a user about 1.8 hours a day of torch use assuming a maximum flame (marbles, large sculpture).

Even if the larger flame is only on 50% of the time he's working, that's less than 4 hours work per day.

He wants to get 12-14 hours a day on the torch 4-5 days a week. He's a production marble maker, so the bulk of his torch time is spent working on the biggest flame he can tease out of the torch....


I've seen some people here set up the homefills for larger torches, so what's the deal? how do I pull ~15-18k liters of oxygen out a system that only supplies 2880 liters per day?

Can the compressor handle higher throughput than 2lpm? If so, how much?

Hi Folks. As many of you know, Lewis and Barb are here running the Soft Glass Invitational (SGI), and we’ll have a bunch of gasses left over.

I’d like to have a little gathering here this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (24th, 25th, and 26th) with people cleaning up and leaving on Sunday the 27th.

There will be free camping on site, and the Mickelsen Bar and Grill will be open to cook your own food.

If you want to attend, please call Elaine, and the cost will be $150.00 for the 3 days, and we’ll probably only have 15 people maximum, and we’ll all be working out of the Barry Lafler Building. If you are bringing an RV and would like a spot with Electricity, it will be an extra $20.00.

If you're not far from PA, I hope to see some of you crazy mofo’s next week!!!

Tom

edit: Our number is 724-791-2100
*There won’t be any vendors here so you’ll have to bring your own materials

ANYone going to any around the nation here in the states?

I got to meet lots of great glass workers at last summers events some from the forum and some not from the forum, and hopefully folks can link up with people again this summer.


I got into Wakarusa so please come by my booth and check out my stuff I have been working on and chat for a little bit too and whatnot and everything.

:guitar:

No, not the kick ass television show that was cancelled well before it's time.

No, the music festival.
http://fireflyfestival.com/?gclid=CP...FYje4AodSnWRLQ

It's in my backyard. It's maybe a mile tops from my house. Good lord, all those people, all that money, all that action..... it's the opposite of lame ass f'ng NASCAR finally.

So I've started asking around town, the Dover Art League, my retired old lady crafter friends on FB, nothing. I've got a bunch of huhs? whats?... Talking about trying to get involved in someway yields "wow that's a good idea Wayne." Something awesome is coming to Dover and no one seems to care.

Does anyone have any inside info? Is anyone going? Vending? Any contact info? Will there be a "Shakedown St."? What is it like running around a giant rock fest campground with a backpack full of glass? (I can walk there easily)

So far some of my shady jobless local customers are all about trying to "help me out", and that's all the interest I've found locally. It's a massive money making/exposure opportunity for me and I have no idea what to do. I'd love to see the local Dover Art League involved but alas, I said I wasn't ready to be a board member yet, so it's still the old lady watercolor club. Haven't really spoken with the Downtown Dover Partnership yet....but I'd think they'd be in contact with the art league.

I also have not contacted the festival yet either. They list "partenrships for sponsors" on the website and nothing about simple vending. I assume it's astronomically expensive to get in officially. Plus would my "wares" even be allowed in officially without the needed tobacco sales licensing? I only have a "retialer, various products" license since I don't have a store front. Shit, we all know that pendants and humming bird feeders ain't gonna fly of the shelves like my pipes will.

Sigh. Am I too old to wander around the campground hocking my glass.... am I too old and wary to trust some loser kids with my inventory? What the heck is a modern music fest like anyway?

I'll gladly take any help/conjecture/advice/derision that ya'll can send my way.

i am new to working with glass. i am a welder by trade. i stay in palm beach florida and am looking at taking some classes but cant find any worth taking. can you shed some light? thank you.

http://www.glasspipes.org/Devol

check out the "carved object" pipes. I've seen some of them in person and they're fucking mindblowing. asked the dude selling em how these are done and he mentioned somethign about carving the glass while its hot then sandblasting. is this a legit technique or was he just yanking my chain
?

hey guys, quick technical question about the ex-15 and trey cornette*s method of increasing the volume of o2 by adding a holding tank.

Unfortunately my torch has an insanely high lpm consumption rate of 71 lpm. I don't know of a concentrator that can provide anywhere close to that. And runs wide open at 5-10psi.

I'm wondering if a holding tank will make any difference at all towards more lpms and improve torch performance?

This month's guest artist are Philly based Germ & Glass munky. They will be doing Free Glass blowing Demos on Friday May 25th from 5pm-11pm. Drinks, Music, Raffles and Free Glass blowing demos!!!!
225 4th st Troy ny 12180, 518-273- 4527.

upcoming Artist:
6/29/12-Wes Fleming
7/27/12-Lace Face/Kristian Merwin
8/31/12-Colton
9/28/12-MGW/4.0
10/26/12-Ghost
11/25/12-Tammy Ball

I got in to the glass blowing at a bad time, and now need to put it on hold!

I have a brand new (only factory test fired) Economy Guy w/pyrometer I'll sell for 400, you pay shipping. I live in between Milwaukee and Madision, WI if anyone wants to meet.

Price is firm on the kiln as it's brand new. You won't have to wait a month for Glass Hive to put one together and ship it out!

Also have a GTT Cricket, used less than a month. $150.

Hoses (30), regulator (50), ace didy glasses (40), misc basic tools and some shorts available as well.

Used 5lpm oxy con I'll sell for $150. Will post manufacturer/model later today.

Just a heads up!
Glass Master Loren Stump will be visiting FlameTree Glass Studio this July, 2012!

Loren will be giving a FREE DEMO on July 28, 2012 at FlameTree Glass School in Historic Roswell, Georgia (Atlanta)!

Call for driving directions, or details at 1-888-FLAMETREE

Thanks for viewing,
See you in the FlameTree Studio!
470 S. Atlanta Street
Historic Roswell, Georgia 30075

Lance McRorie
FlameTree Glass, Inc.
www.flametreeglass.com
1-888-FLAMETREE

Beginner Glass Blowing Part 2
Instructor: Lance McRorie
Class Fee:$200.00
Location: FlameTree Glass Studio/Atlanta, Georgia
Date:June 10, 2012 Sun 10-5 PM

Click here for color pix:
https://flametreeglass.com/index.php...heotjclgff1m51

In this class you will learn to prepare you own colored tubing. Then with this prepared material, you will create a bottle, a jar or an ornament. Each student will get hands on instruction with all the necessary glassblowing tools; such as, cup shears, diamond shear, flaring tools, tweezers and punty. This class starts the student on his or her journey in using color in creating beautiful hollow forms. Other color techniques such as trailing, coil potting, encalmo, and montage are discussed. This class encompasses manipulating hollow shapes and forms. Beginner glass blowing skills required.
Call 1-888-FLAMETREE
or visit us on the web at www.flametreeglass.com
Thanks for viewing,
Lance Mac.
FlameTree Glass, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

I have some Phish milli cane about 50 grams total for sale. $5 per gram with a minimum order of 10g. PM me if your interested with the total weight you want along with your email and I will send you an invoice via PayPal.

Thanks,

Twist-

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Hey I have approx. 4 feet of 44mm uranium glass tube up for grabs asking 100

Has anyone ever used hydrogen? I have heard you use it to melt quartz glass. What about using it for everyday stuff. Just doesnt seem safe or effecient to me.