That's what I was thinking or a long kiln shelf that would stick out of my punty door, open the guillotine and pull the shelf out, use a hand torch to polish and slide back in.

As far as the...

Just found this guys blog about bottles (stretching,cutting, etc) and thought it was pretty interesting. http://mikegigi.com/bottle.htm

Happy Birthday E.

comprastes los libros en espanol? Suerte con todo del vidrio. Estoy casi seguro que hay otra gente en argentina que juegen con vidrio. En este grupo hay gente de Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, y...

Icuras is spot on. I have repeated it endlessly myself, but it's pretty hard to make anyone understand till they lived it. There is so much more to glass than just sticking glass into a flame. Take a...

Definitely getting better. Your bowls are angled toward the mouthpiece now instead of angled away. I would work on the mouth piece a little more. Your holes are clean, just the overall size/shape of...

That's it in a nut shell. My other studio had a lot more air movement which = more dust/dirt. My next studio will have a filtered air intake. Thanks for sharing the recipe.

right on man.

It can, it can leave a nib too, and I don't like the ones on the end of a bowl push. I use tungsten for all my holes though, but I know how to clean it up. Wonder if my how to is still floating...

Is there any difference in the dewars for liquid oxy and for Co2?

if he hasn't figured out it after 2 years.....

Chubbles you have any kits that have a larger torch? I'm trying to put together some info for the OP, but he really wants to buy equipment he can grow into. Not knocking your kit, but the minor is a...

Dealing with explosive gasses and health should not be done with just a couple 100 bucks thrown together. A good set of regulators will cost $200-$400 alone. Haven't seen a K oxygen tank go for less...

http://www.parish-supply.com/professional-concentrated-glass-cleaner.aspx

I don't know that supply company just linking to a description of what the bottle looks like

This stuff really does...

I know we aren't as dusty as some places, but I still feel like I gotta drown my glass(especially my color) before I put it in the flame. I used to be a Windex junkie, but one of the side jobs to...

Those who want to lampwork and have physical disabilities.

Ok well the answers you got are sort of right. There are some torches that will do both and some torches that will only work with soft glass. Soft glass requires a much lower temp torch as noted by...

The bugs you refer to are probably Wesley Flemings and are made of soft glass. Pipes are made of boro.

I would start off by buying Contemporary Lampworking by Dunham. That will get your foot in...

whether or not it has been posted a 1000 times, I remember trying to pick out my stuff the first go round and sorting fact from fiction was super hard. Give a little more info on what you intend to...

not sure what that's about. I know a regular Dewar is several thousand. I've seen one used one for about a grand and I wish I would have bought it.

let us know what you find out.

Not to step on this post, but some vendors had Mirages in stock. If your itchin I'd call around.

What is the donation requirement for the new flame badge?

what is the new one? Can I just buy it now?

Yeah I didn't mean that as a slight, I'm retarded when it comes to cameras. The reason why I was actually bringing this up, as much of a pain in the ass as it is, it may be better off to have someone...