Thank you! And it definitely seems like that'll be the case!
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Thank you! And it definitely seems like that'll be the case!
Hello,
My name is Connor, I cook most of the week. On Saturdays I travel an hour north to spend time on a torch for most of the day. I've been doing this for the past two months and am certainly hooked. First contact with glass was last summer at CMOG where I did a flameworking demo. I reside in Indianapolis, IN. Hope to meet some fellow Hoosiers here, if not, hope to learn a thing or two.
Thanks
Benji aka Elab_glass on the torch since June 2016
Hi complete noob!! But 22 live in central coast CA I am literally just starting out and shopping around mainly looking into starting out with pendants and moving on to pipes or straight tube rigs whenever I have the skill to do so! Thanks and feel free to send any suggestions my way!!
Hey jb and eve here. New to the forum, and we are glad to be here. We hope to learn some and share some. We are married and work together as a team. Super to meet you all :)
It's been awhile , wot up MP ?!?😎
Hi folks just learning to run this thing! trying to communicate with hot glass blowers, I can see it's a little more about the torch than the furnace here but would be psyched to connect.
I've begun a full renovation of my garage to turn it into a hot shop! I believe molten glass is more precious than gold and a lot harder to find!!
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Looking for someone to create glass pendants with my sons ashes in them for me and my daughters and granddaughter. Any recommendations?
Misha a.k.a pyrochicksrock,
I could do it, but I would still recomed her from sheer experience.
Pyrochixrock. (sp)
Hi All,
I'm Michael and I am inspired by the community, so opted to join in sharing a few of my heat and reading others. :)
welcome :)
Blew glass for the first time in front of a big crowd it was crazy!
Saying hi from South Boston
And Diablo glass school!!https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...112dbe2bc2.jpg
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Names Jim...no AKA...just Jim. Joined April of 2016 and have been lurking ever since. Took a class last spring but don't have any equipment or a studio to work in so I would have to use my open patio and a HH/vermiculite...not ideal. I guess I will just continue to lurk for a while and see what happens. Lots of good info here.
Hello, I'm Kathy, I'm a slow convert over from soft glass. I'm self-employed making murrini for glass fusers out of bullseye90, but nothing as fancy as the boro milli's I see on insta! I'm nudging into boro because I want to make baubles for friends and family for christmas. My aim is one day to make myself some whisky glasses. I'm based in Scotland, UK =)
I used to love the soft glass forums but they've kind of died off because of the facebook groups - It's great to see a forum still active! I've learned so much already =)
Do you just do the fused logs or do you do torchwork too? I'm thinking you must pull them down somehow. I have a huge amount of 90coe clear rod and I've never acquired any bullseye rods to melt with it. It plays nice with bullseye plate and the fusers pulled me some vitrigraph rods that were fun to play with, compatible with 90 dichro too. I can't bring myself to mail-order another glass system, and I've never met a bullseye lampworker or been in a shop that had bullseye rods IRL. It was labelled as boro when I bought it, and I never cared about soft glass. Now I'm working in a hotshop and I'm surround by 96 and 104 all day, still havent found anyone that flameworks 90coe, or at least not anyone that wants to make a lopsided trade.
I really wish my soft glass stash was 96. When I pull clear cane in the hotshop I have to keep my laser-straight sections for punties, most of it's not totally straight like this old factory 90 rod is.
Welcome! I think we have another awesome bullseye fused murrine maker on here, I've wanted one of her NES sprite coins for a while.
Yeah I do the whole lot on the torch and pull in one go; I don't actually fuse - that's for my customers! I used to, but melting things with fire is way more fun. I design the murrine with the distortion when fused flat in mind - the chips will ball up and then sink in, so mostly the outside of the chip is what's visible when fused on top of flat pieces. So; there's no point me faffing about with complex internal designs because when they're full fused as surface decoration they distort quite a bit and end up lookin kinda pants unless they're chopped super thin.Quote:
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Bullseye in the flame isn't brilliant - it's very unsaturated in colour to get the crazy levels of compatibility in fusing so complex designs aren't very easy, and can end up looking like smush because the colours wash out when pulled thin. I actually use the sheet in the torch, cut into strips - the bullseye rods are awful - basically twice the price, and the opals just shock and explode all over the place. The sheet is more carefully annealed, so I use that with long-nosed parallel pliers instead. I've used some 'coe90' clear and it's so different in viscosity (it's schott I think) that I can't really use it for canes but sometimes make icicles out of it at christmas. I use 96 and 104 too; but I'm lazy and hate pulling thick stringers so I don't do more of it. Bullseye pre-made 2mm stringers are my saviour! =)
Thanks for the bullseye working tips and warnings. That was about all I ever used this soft glass for was icicles and some wasted clear sculpture since the timings so different, it was in with a truckload of boro. its been sitting for years.
I googled R6 this morning, and found some new to me firsthand info posted by our resident Glass guru Brad S - apparently it's a 93 coe, and it's compatible with 90 coe and some german 96 color bar. I was sick in bed with a bad bronchial cough/cold all weekend, and that got me out into the shedio to try some 96 uroboros with it and everything worked. 1" marble lived after cooling in vermiculite not annealing, the stringer test curved slightly to the color side but no major curl. I went down to the hotshop, sick or not, and it seemed to play nice with every 96 color I tried: kugler, gaffer, zimmermann, reichenbach. Ive never been so excited to play on a Nortel minor. I'll see how everything looks when it comes out of the oven tomorrow. This opens so many doors, it torches so much nicer than the system 96 furnace glass, and the rods are perfectly straight not hand pulled. Faster and easier to shape than boro marbles on a smaller flame. I was convinced it was 90 because it worked with bullseye plate and 90 uroburos dichro, but it seems to work with 96 stuff too. I'm going to try 96 dichro and/or gethering out of the furnace onto a glass rod tomorrow if I get a chance.
You said you're a slow convert from soft glass, I'm going the other direction. Excited about soft glass now anyway, and yesterday I didn't care about this R6 stuff, now I can use it! I don't know how the viscosity compares to schott or bullseye but if you want to try some I could throw a few rods into a padded envelope and see if shipping to scotland is within my means for charity. I dont have a paypal acct anymore.
My name is Jedidiah and I have been on the torch for about a year. I have been learning from Russel at Rusty Glass and most make Boro functional art.
Yoooo everyone! Im Kenyon, or Kato, or borokato. Whichever you like :) Been away for a while but plan on making more of an appearance! Been out hitting that interweb glass selling grind and I am hoping to share more of what I have learned on the side of the industry that is less on the torch and more on the phone. As well as the general glass discussion! In the process of moving out of my current shop and am going to be building my own home studio again here in the next couple weeks. So expect documentation on that as well :D
Hey Jed. Welcome to the forum.
Hi, welcome!
Hey everyone just realized I never posted here when I joined. My name is Trevor I work and live in Appleton, WI and have been playing wth fire for about two years. My studio is Forever Grateful Glassworks L.L.C. which is in my garage and two other people rent from me. Long story about how i got into lampworking as short as possible. I've always been interested in lampworking however I was always made to believe that you had to have a commercial place for a studio and there are no actual stand alone studios within 2 hours of my house. So I became a printer 4 or 5 years later I suffered a severe back injury on the job ending my printing career and was told I'll never work again and I'll be lucky if I'm not in a wheel chair within a year. So for the next 8 years work comp. tried to screw me over (like they always do) before finally settling my case. Right before my settlement a friend was telling me how he was looking for a studio space to rent. I said hell I'd build one in my garage if I could. That's when my life changed and he said well why can't you and dropped the bombshell that everything I was told was a lie and with the right ventilation I could build my own studio. Now I'm 10 years post injury still walking without assistance and melting up to 40 hours a week when my back allows! Not only do I love lampworking it helps me deal/cope with my chronic pain. I look forward to meeting more of you learning and sharing what I can.
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Hi everyone!
Haven't posted a formal introduction of myself, so now's as good time as any! Prepare for a wall of text!
My name is Fai, and I am a glassworking enthusiast from Dubai (yes, that Dubai!). I graduated from a Canadian university with the equivalent of three degrees: Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Mathematics. Currenty, I work as a Process Engineer for a gas plant here in the UAE.
I got my first exposure to glassworking while on a vacation to the US. I took a little lampworking taster session, just for the fun of it. Turned out I was really passionate about glass. I have and have had many hobbies, including close-up magic, photography, video games, computer virus removal, programming, teaching, model-railroading, piano-playing, writing my own music, you name it.
But glassworking was different. It captured my interest in a way that nothing has before and I'm sure that a lot of you have similar experiences. I found it calming and relaxing. It's a feeling I get when I watch glass melt that I cannot explain. Here's the first marble I ever made. It's only about 1.5cm in diameter (a little over 0.5"). Mishapen, full of problems. But it was the first, and I still have it with me as a reminder of where I started.
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I recently went to the UK to spend a week with a British artist so I could build up a little more confidence in front of the torch. Now, I am in the process of setting up my own studio at my house. It is taking a while, as finding local vendors for glass and general equipment is quite difficult. Additionally, shipping the glassworking gear like the torch (I've settled on a Bethlehem Champion) is quite expensive, and I'm trying to not break the bank. My intent is to be able to make marbles. Maybe a few pendants, but marbles are what I'd like to be known for.
As with any community I've joined in the past, I would like to contribute too. In the past, I've contributed software, experience and expertise to the communities I've joined. While I hope that someday, I'll be able to share my experience here too, as of now, I'll focus with what I do have - a (relatively) strong grasp of chemistry, physics and mathematics. What I'd like to do is combine my scientific background with this art, and hopefully move it forward.
I hope to eventually find my place in this wonderful community. And I hope that you, as a community, share your knowledge and experience with me as well. Additionally, if there's anything you'd like to see from me, anything that you think might be beneficial for the glassworking community, or need help with in my area of expertise, please let me know. I'd be more than happy to offer whatever knowledge I do have.
I do have a website which you can go to by clicking the link in my signature. It's just a place for me to put up photos of my (non-glass-related) collection, photography and post to my blog.
Thank you
Hey guys, names Brian. I've been doing art for over 10 years , just starting with my glass journey. I own a personal fitness studio by day. Living in Georgia currently with 4 dogs n my old lady. I love this forum. Really great threads. Thanks for sharing your community. Cheers!!
Hello!
My name is Joel and I live in Paden City, WV (SE Ohio Valley).
My family owns and operates Marv’s Place Restaurant across the river in Sardis, Ohio.
I’ve been interested in Lampworking for sometime, but never really had the time to get started. Well, we just recently resigned from being Mayor due to health issues, so I now have the time and I feel this is something I can do, even with my back issues.
So far I have found this forum to be full of great information and knowledge.
I want to find someone close by who would be willing to show me the ropes before I purchase my own equipment.
Cheers!
hi Joel, I'm in Cincinnati if you are close.
Hi guys :)
Cinci is about 4 hours away. I may be up for a road trip after the holidays!Quote:
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Howdy Everyone,
My name is Gregg and I'm not spam:shifty:
I joined this site to get some info about building a flame working station for my Wife as a Christmas Gift (she knows)
I mostly a car guy from the Midwest, Thanks for having me.
Hey my names Kerry and im 30. people know me as squanchy or Dala. I'm new to the glass scene but have really come to enjoy it. I have just setup my own studio in my house (luckily enough) and take every free minute I can to get on the torch and melt some glass! Again I have no clue in the world what im doing. I just watch a LOT of videos, and just try and practice things that are easy enough. ive tried gathering for a marble...a little bit of dots for implosion on the marble... flattening using my marver. uhh....im terrible at stringers but im still getting the pull down. My absolute biggest concern is that I need help on finding out how to use the flame, and flame characteristics..amicrazy? thanks again and its nice to meet ya'll!
Hi,
My name is Rick. I live in Silicon Valley and plan to take a "marble making" class in early February. My only experience with glass work is in the laboratory, very limited. Excited to get started. If the marble class goes well, I'm hoping to redeploy some of my Acetylene welding equipment. I own a small Paragon kiln I used for knife making and high temperature super conductors. It has a digital controller.
I see a lot of posts suggesting a "good" torch is important to consider. Looking hard at the Bethlehem Bravo. I'm wondering if there is a good supplier of glass in the SF Bay Area?
Great web site. So nice of people to share their knowledge and experience!
- Rick
Rick, check the glass phone book section of the forum for a supplier in your area.
Welcome!
Thanks Misha
I've been lurking here a while; I'm not sure if I'm cut out for lampworking. I have a background in machining, I'm a youngish retiree. Currently live south of Seattle but will probably move to western Oregon. Glass lathes appeal to me and I just confirmed shipment of my first torch--the seven inch version of the new Beth Sharp "hand Alpha".
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Update: taking a marble class this Saturday in Issaquah, WA.
Hey everyone,
Names Aaron. I have been a member here for a long time but dropped off the face of the earth for a while. Had a kid and had to take a long break from glass but I am back and ready to start up again.
Wanted to post in here to see if any of the people I used to chat with here are still kicking around here or not. Haven't really recognized a lot of names but glad to be back.
They call me Loveless. My whole life has been surrounded in art, mostly tattooing, and lamp working off and on throughout. One of my favorite bands is Alice in Chains, because Lane knew what he was doing to himself, yet couldn't stop. He poured all his pain into his music. I never understood that, until recently. Now, I will pour my pain into my art, yet keeping a positive feel. Odd I know, but I'm going to be starting my master[piece, a mixed genre multi medium art project. I'm going to get the ball rolling, and watch it snowball. At 34 I finally have what I need to create my artistic vision. I guess this was a little more on the personal side of me, but hey, it works.
-Loveless
Cathy M, CT, Web Developer, Taken a few glassblowing classes and now I'm hooked. Trying to learn what I can and about glassblowing and lampwork, so I can keep moving forward. Also new to forums.
Doing the intro thing. I’ve been interested in making glass objects for many years and always thought about trying it. So I took an all day and a two hr class at Stone Arch Glass Studio in Minneapolis. Addicted! I’ve been lurking on here for a couple months. Reading, reading and more reading. YouTube has a few good sources of information. Revere Glass has a lot of good tutorials. I’m setting up a spot in the garage in the next couple weeks. Oh yeah!