dam crip, that looks good. i get devit all the time when i bend, stretch. do like magma said and hit it with a small sharp flame for just a second. shit goes right away. sherlocks usually sell well. good luck, :chilling: peace
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dam crip, that looks good. i get devit all the time when i bend, stretch. do like magma said and hit it with a small sharp flame for just a second. shit goes right away. sherlocks usually sell well. good luck, :chilling: peace
Thankx guys , well I kilned it today and re polished well see how it went
I had a jacked up day at the torch, tried to flair some tube got it OK not to good then got some thick lines and to lattis in there then was strechn a bit to much got it thin and did my famous wrinkle I hate it but used half to pull a decent piece, then had a tight wrap n rake goin till i did the same thing and thined out a spot then got pissed and started meltin the shit out it and it turned into a mushroom pipe,, kinda gay you will see tomarrow
as for how I do my holes and bowls is I get the spot hot then tip on side and pull out of the flame as the tit comes out and then move it so jstu the tip of tit is in and POP it, then i melt in a lil and give a lil push with my 1/4 rod then heat it all around and push the bowl then I do the same for carb, and add whatever then pull the mouth piece off and thats that..
Ill take feed back Im here to learn man ehhehe
lata all
Have you tried blowing your bowlholes? Basically once my bubble is made I turn it on it's side and heat a small spot where I want my bowl hole to be then I blow it out in the flame. If the hole is too big you can shrink it by heating around it. If the hole is too small reheat it and blow a bit harder. Then just heat around the bowl hole and push the bowl. I like to get the bowl pushed in 1 shot. You can also do the same with the carb hole.
hehehheh oh ya that what i do I was a lil high last night when writin i ment I m blowin the whole time I ment i pull it outa flame a bit when the lil tit pops out so im jsut hittin the end wif flame then it pops WHILE IM BLOWIN basically the same way your doin it sorry for da confusion ill edit that word
Ok here are lastnights craps the lil auqa one is Jacked but it was coilpottd jsut a bit to mess wif so no biggie I like the color no bolin and doesnt have to be encased I like that , The unobtanium cracked in the other piece that was my I/O attempt that went bad, then the mushroom wasnt susposta be a mush room thill i messed up the spoon part and jsut started meltin away, then it turned into a mushroom pipe, but the bowl hole is jacked was to close to the edge of shroom hit the inside. And thx for the tips on devit polished out the sherl and shes all perty again.
That mushroom pipe is great. Sometimes the coolest stuff comes out of a mistake. You need to get out of cali and roll your ass up here in the mountains where the locals aren't used to artsy shit. Your seconds would go as firsts. They love the wierd stuff.
good job pushing yourself man. nice job on trying the coil pot. is it solid agua? try just covering a point in agua so u have a clear base it wil make your color last longer and will make a solid color too. and its easier to shape being that clear moves easier than agua. but that a way to do the stick stack. i dont think its called that but u just draw ur lines on a point melt them down then put clear over them now u have a full color tube inside out. keep just having fun ur moving along just fine.
that process is legit. all i would add is a note about how to fix them when they are too big or too small. too small is easier. heat the rim of the hole ONLY, then spread it with sharp tipped tweezers (i keep a small pair hidden on the side of my bench for just this purpose), this will leave a rectangular shaped hole that you can fit the 2 mil. end of a reamer or a nail into, which will make it round again. as for shrinking holes that are too big, heat around the hole and a bit more but not all the way up to the outer edge of the push. have your reamer/nail ready because once it starts to shrink it wont stop until you put something there to stop it. this usually works unless the glass in the bowl is too thin. if it's too thin then don't even try..... twenty minutes later you will be swearing out loud. i hope that helps. i'm not tryng to be cocky like i'm so perfect.... i only know how to fix bowl holes because i've fucked up on so many of them.Quote:
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the new pieces look good, keep going.
peace, m
Hey ya thx for the info Ill keep it in mind case i gott try it weeeeeeeee this is what i made today I got another one in teh kiln I did tonight it sux well see tomarow
lata all
Here is the other I did last night I guess it came out better than i was think it was gona heheheh I like the blues my buddy wanted blue and not melted in wired huh I made the first one then he said he wanted more texture like not melted in all teh way OK hehehe Some people do like shitty pipes LOL
Sup yalll been a few day but weeeeeeeeeee I got my *r ryder torch and a sm21 tip im super stoked here is what i made the opther day its jsut gona get beta
Lookin good man - I wish I was that playful with design when I first started. I got burnt out on mastering shaping, no colors just fume and clear. Keep it up.
nice crip, i like the sherlock, you should make more of those. and i have had some probs with unobtanium on the inside work, crackin ank checkin. ive been told to use alota oxy when applyin that color, sumtin bout da chrome. peace :chilling:
OHHHHHH YAAAA Last night was great I started with 20 " of 24x4 and 1 blo tube, ended up with 4 points and 5 Pieces all wif good mouth pices and carbs and bowl holes, 3 hours and I didnt fuk nothin up super stoked any how check out these bad boys, and I tried the uxeplain again and I melted the shit outa it and it still checked where it had clear over and its meltid in like a mofo, smooth as a babys buttt oh well, I wonder if its just a bad batch the rods are kinda grainy, its the seconds 10$a pound shit heres the pics
Lookin good man!
Nick
what is the pinkish color I'm seeing?
Thats what that shitty brown color looks like on iso your seein brown line from rear side, lol I thought i had 2 of the same stringers looked identicall one came out red the ohter brown but pink from inside
Here are some more i made today came out good yay :chilling: :chilling: :chilling:
keep up the good work, lookin good
hey yo crip looking good i think its time you try some dots and try breaking up the pattern a little. think to yourself," these dots will be a blown mouth piece," these twisted lines will be the stem going to the bowl," and then some more dots for the bowl", then maybe short little lines on the end of the tube for a spiral of twisted lines on the end. Creating a surface pattern on your piece will help you determine over all length of finished piece thickness and shape. Creating a clean flow from pattern to pattern is what is hard to pull off at first, give it a whirl.
listen to matt, and keep practicing........
Thx guys Ill give it a go Im gona blow tonight so well see what happens tomarrow. thx for ideas :chilling:
ya , what the Human Lathe said. that shits tough at first, but builds good skill :chilling:
Ya its a lil harder than i thought anyways this was my first try, pulled the mouth picec will to hot and streched it more than i wanted tooo but i was over it anyways, Off to try ISO well see whatthappens... edit nothin happened but wastin gas fukin still cant flair a tube to save my life, any tips would be great , im tryin to flair out a 6 inch pice of 26x4 but they alwyas come out lookin like fuked up wine glasses never big enuf and never round just jacked been the most frustrating thing waste 30 min just tryin to get it rdy to do iso im over it till tonight maybe you guys will give me tips b4 then so i wont have to kick my dog--JK i love my dog and I cant kick anything so relaxxx
try this,
punty up to the blank on the end opposite from the point/blowtube.
heat blank with flame at 45 degree angles toward the center.
puff slow to get a football shape.
remove pontil and blow a hole in the end.
flare end to make a bell shape.
(flare opening from top w/ carbon reamer, spin and heat at bottom of flare as it spreads)
hope i said that in an understandable way
peace, m
Ok well I can get to the football part and blow the hole in the end but thats where it all goes wrong, i try th use my carbon rod to start flarin but it gets outa round so fast then im jsut fuked and i really think i need it flaired wider cuz i cant get inside and lay down any thing straight or where i want it jstu to small an area, i guess ill jstu have to watch someone do it
thx for the info M
Try doing smaller points and make stems with them or put them together and make pipe this will teach you how to flare better make like 50 of them and you will def be a pro at flaring
more heat if it isn't going smoothly, or less pressure with the rod.
don't push the reamer into the glass, just hang the opening of the blank on the reamer by it's own weight while you spin. as the glass gets hot enough the wieght of the blank will be enough to flare the end open gently. just mind that you hold the reamer still and let gravity do the work. you're right though, it would be helpful to be able to watch somebody. good luck though......
peace, m
ohhh man that jsut made so much sence i cant believe i didnt think of it, Im gona go try it right now, after this saftey break :chilling: that was the visual i needed, thx monkey and everyone , that must be why my shit is wacked out i been tryin to make hte flair using the carbon instead of lettin the glass do its thing
welll that was the trick 1st try it came out fine so here are the 1st fukups, then i actually got a good ISO pattern down and closed up almost to workin the bowl side out then frickin TINK ahhh h oh well try again tomarow
very few things worth doing are easy. keep at it.
man ill try again cuz that shit was lookin tight fuk i was jsut checkin it out and to top off a long list of shit my dog fuked up today , she jumped up and knocked my arm and i jabed that fresh broken pice clean in my arm i got a wound looks like a lil va jay jay on my arm dammm that shit is sharp, good thing they invented super glue or id be gettin stiches for sure :bummed:
ya that does look tight...too bad she snapped. make 10 and theyll be perfect
Hmm, think I'm gonna take some info here and try some inside out work as well. Also gonna try matts advice on flaring the tube. We'll see how it goes tonight.
hope you are alright crip :)
hope that li va jay jay wound heals good for ya, crip
are you using a round reamer or an octagon reamer? you should use an octagon reamer.
iso is tough at first, keep doin it tho. you might have to make more than ten to get it down, but when you do wwoooooooo!
i like your sense of humor with the kickin your dog thing, lol,
For flaring I would'nt use an octagon they tend to jumble around on something that small you should be able to just spin it open.Quote:
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With iso, using thicker glass for the flare helps make it easier to do many things. If you're gonna put colored glass in there, use thinner stringers. It makes sinking them in easier, and there's less chance of cracking if the glass is more even. It would probably be good to start with clear dots/fuming. If ya start at the inside of the tube, and work your way around and out, offsetting the pattern, it helps to keep the tube evenly heated. Having a nice uniform dot pattern also makes it easier to sink in, and there's less chance of cracking.
man i have tried this fooling around a couple times with no results. truthfully i have never seen anyone spin glass and have it flare out, even accidentally. i'm not saying it can't be done, but i dont get how it works....got any tips?Quote:
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