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New studio is almost done.
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I think this will become the computer area.
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Love my digital calipers, best $15 I ever spent...of course, they keep me from exploding my hand, so I'm bound to have some affection :p
Stations are looking great. I think a bullseye pattern would be kinda neat with 'em
I'm going to have to find more customers I think.
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Aren't we all. Oooh, even better, patrons.
drunken frat boy monkey garbageQuote:
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Lemme rephrase, flake is probably no big deal. Not many crevices to hide anything funky, but I'd stay away from anything bigger than that
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This 2 1/4 spin station spins really well.
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All the pipes are sold but I retail spin stations for $60 each on Facebook.
I promised I could help others find a distributor also. I get a lot of messages asking how to get hooked up. So just hit me up if you need help. Pictures help if you want my critique.
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video or it doesnt spin...lol just kidding but a function video would be really sweet. Maybe of your most spinny one.
Nomad, on those spin stations, how much of a bowl/concave is there on the spinning surface? is there a center pin hole that the tops spin in, or does the top travel around the whole surface while spinning?
got a video?
i've got to make a few in the galaxy/nebula style today and am not sure what the very top surface should look like. thanks in advance!
I have questions too because these spin stations are totally new to me. I didn't even know it's a thing.
Could you post a short video of the top spinning on one? Thanks!
Get a top and experiment with it is all I can say. You want the top to spin to the center and not wobble. The concave is the hardest part. I made like 10 rejects at first. Either too little concave or too much. It should have a small concave.
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I can't post videos. I have to make YouTube videos to do that. I can experiment in a bit.
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I made this yesterday. I don't sell them that fast so I only make a few a day. I'm kind of stocked up now.
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hrmm concave you say, interesting. Yeh harp, never seen one of these before nomad posted them either. Your experimental youtube video worked for my computer. I was under the impression the top was soposed move around as it spun. But the concave is soposed to keep it around the middle i guess? Maybe the more still it stays the longer it will spin.
Yes they like borosilicate glass because it spins longer. The more expensive tops spin for 20 minutes. Mine is a beginner top and spins 3-5 minutes about.
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nomad that pic with your finger in the divot is what i needed to see. thank you!!
now i need to buy a top....i've got a few glass tops but i wonder if they'll mar the surface of a glass spin station? i got some chinese dude on the line, just set the hook, these fuckers are serious about their "edc" items.
It's not really a divot. It's more like a gentle concave. The top bottoms out if it's to much.
The asians buy them. I'm up with shoppers on my website in the middle of the night all the time.
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Last package went to Singapore. They fit perfectly in small flat rate boxes from the post office.
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I get about 1/2 Americans 1/2 Asian really.
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Just sold that large one off my Shopify website.
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I'm going to have to move my office to another room.
I'm going to have to sell off my paintings for cheap. Maybe a yard sale in a few weeks?
I'm going to have to move my clothes and futon out too.
I'm going to keep just glassblowing studio going.
I need my desktop, table with table cloth, and camera equipment though.
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Not being able to do everything on my phone is a pain in the ass.
That's the good part about spin stations. I can do it all on my iPhone. If they keep selling well maybe I will rent a new space in the artist colony.
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15 x 15 room is like $350 month right now. I'm considering it too.
It's kind of ghetto though.
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I know you catch some flack on here, and honestly it seems like I don't understand half your posts, but I still hope things are going alright for you. This post makes it seem like you're getting evicted or something. I also have read you say that your dad handles your meds, but maybe get a second opinion?Quote:
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Sorry. I was ranting a little.
No eviction.
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No my father has nothing to do with meds. He isn't that kind of doctor to begin with.
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They lowered them anyways. No more anti anxiety drugs.
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I just have to move my office space to another room. It's a pain in the ass.
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This one spins really well!
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Made a couple more this morning. I think they are being sold to someone in France.
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So the better shaped the longer they spin, and glass is the preferred medium? What is the spinning thing made of that people like best? If its metal do you think it effects the long term durability of them? Maybe you've had one you've been spinning hard on a while, and its still ok?
Yes the better the shape the better spin.
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The larger ones are easier to spin hard.
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