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  1. Looking For Shop Space: Re: Looking for bench space in Philly, With lathe access preferably. Or Prodo work.

    Well ...Fine Citizens, turns out living in the Feltonville section of Philly is really nice! (Between the north east and north philly)
    Beautiful streets n gardens, friendly people, very quiet at...
  2. Re: Borosilicate Annealing Schedule Discrepancies

    What's the light box made with 2 pieces of polarized glass that allows you to see strain in clear glass called?
    Polariscope?

    OP, make one if these when you can , you will probably be amazed at...
  3. Re: Borosilicate Annealing Schedule Discrepancies

    Do you want an honest answer?

    I've been lucky enough to visit several shops.

    Here is what the majority does , and yes, I've seen fully worked pieces treated like this, pieces with 40+hours put...
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    Time Machine....

    IF Doc and Marty came squealing up in the modded delorean, and in exchange for you making them a new Flux Capacitor ,

    offered to deliver one single piece of advice to you on the day you first put...
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    Beginners, don't use cheap Glass!

    Especially your clear.

    Some good advice I was given, and made me basically have to start learning over again, was to use only clear.

    My updated version of that advice is as follows. ..

    DO...
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    "Mushy" boro

    I've come into a few cases of really weird glass.

    I did the "Coe pull test" , it's compatable with schott, simax, pyrex, kimble,etc, leaning toward's kimble (33.5?).

    I think it's chinese, it...
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    Tip sharing thread.

    Just post any little thing that you do differently than the standard set up.

    Here are a few things that come to mind.

    Make a V shaper with Cherry Wood
    In the hardwood flooring section of...
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    Crack the rules, not your piece

    I was thinking about Salt.

    Some of the best advice I got when I was just starting out was 1. Keep even wall weight. 2. See rule 1.

    I took that advice to the extreme, I even blew my lenses out....
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    Boro fidgety spinner

    Does anyone know what type of bearing is used in these? (I haven't actually tried a fidget spinner, but they seemay popular)

    Here's a video of one someone made
    (No idea who made it)
    ...
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    Re: Want to make glass torch. Valve sourcing?

    Here is an easy one just from parts available at Lowes or home Depot

    https://s1.postimg.org/1f5cuonorf/20171030_131404.jpg

    Parts list

    https://s1.postimg.org/6klvm3w3a3/20171030_131342.jpg
    ...
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    Vac Stack / Prep Swap thread.

    I thought it would be cool to swap colored tubing.

    Everyone has different colors and methods.

    I was thinking we could mail each other sections of prep tubing?

    For example, so that people...
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    Re: Want to make glass torch. Valve sourcing?

    You would probably be best off buying a used Nortel midrange, or minor burner (nit major) if you want surface mix, I've only had success with using premix tips personally. My surface mix jobs...
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    Re: Want to make glass torch. Valve sourcing?

    Exactly this♤♤♤

    15 turns, or 10 or 20, nothing smaller or its basically on and off.

    I found some like smith hand torches and GTT use (shape same, about 15 turns), they looked the same, all...
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    Re: Want to make glass torch. Valve sourcing?

    Exactly this♤♤♤

    15 turns, or 10 or 20, nothing smaller or its basically on and off.

    I found some like smith hand torches and GTT use (shape same, about 15 turns), they looked the same, all...
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    Re: Want to make glass torch. Valve sourcing?

    Exactly this♤♤♤

    15 turns, or 10 or 20, nothing smaller or its basically on and off.

    I found some like smith hand torches and GTT use (shape same, about 15 turns), they looked the same, all...
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    Re: Want to make glass torch. Valve sourcing?

    I've made a few with those ebay valves, even built a cc burner copy from scratch with hypo tubing (didn't work well at all).

    You want a 1-10 to 1-20 ratio needle valve.

    The one the poster...
  17. Want To Buy: Kiln controler, Pyro meter, bricks, etc

    I have to sell my oven to recoup a car loss, so I need to build a temporary annealing box until I can properly replace it. I'm near philadelphia.

    I need.

    Kiln parts

    Controller, digital if...
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    Re: This guy REALLY wanted a lathe!

    Link didn't work

    https://youtu.be/2Q2y-sFdRfk
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    This guy REALLY wanted a lathe!

    https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=%23&ved=0ahUKEwj4v7nXyofXAhWD0iYKHXQDBlgQwqsBCCgwAA&usg=AOvVaw0VTJzWxrN8ZFOD4xbU2nov

    I've been tinkering around with making lathes and...
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    Re: Not Quite A Lathe, Handwork Assistant

    Love it
  21. For Sale or Trade: Covington upright 2" lapidary belt sander with a huge box of belts, from 220 to 1000

    110v. Several hundred dollars worth of belts, 20 new 220 grit, and a bunch of others.


    Stock Image

    https://s1.postimg.org/342z1a1rrv/761_66143.1415399999.600.600.jpg

    Mine is well used,...
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    For Sale: Re: Covington 7" resin bond diamond wheel

    I put one of these on the $100 harbor freight wet saw that's supposed to have 5" wheels, it took some modifications (add a different base mostly ) but it works.

    These last a very long time,...
  23. Looking For Shop Space: Re: Looking for bench space in Philly, With lathe access preferably. Or Prodo work.

    The
  24. Looking For Shop Space: Re: Looking for bench space in Philly, With lathe access preferably. Or Prodo work.

    Trippy! I was also born in chester county hospital, grew up in Landenberg (I had ZERO street smarts), and I also lived in Colorado, Boulder for a while, then Durango. Never lived in Eugene, always...
  25. For Sale or Trade: Re: 600 lbs of soft OG & Bullseye color rods for sale or trade 90-104 COE

    It'd OK if it got mixed, even some colors are not compatible, just pull a thread from 2 color's together, if it bends they aren't compatable.

    I've broken countless pieces mixing coe's.

    How did...
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