I would have thought it was a lighter by the way u described it. I had one blow up and engulf the whole benchspace I used. Was probably the scariest thing I have eva done. Zippos help for the soul...

Well actually I think the nail took most of the abuse, and you cant see in this pic but it was flashed by the flame up to my nuckle. But the nail is just fine now. I just had to scrape the chared...

it wasn't too bad. I didn't work any more that day thats
's for sure. But it really didn't blister too bad. I was putting the salve to it pretty hard.

Here's a good burn pic, I just fig I'd post cause it has been a while since I burned myself and I had never burned my nail before. It actually didn't blister too bad, but the nail was a lil softer...

I try to work it further out in the flame at first and ease it in when it starts to glow a bit. But if its not melted in all the way it will usually crack.

yeah as long as its a single piece and anealed it should be good, now I dont know about the glass on glass part thats a little risky and very likely to get a small fracture or some flaw.

I was just looking for a good place to order the female and male glass on glass slide pieces. any help would be appreciated.

well I just got a gtt so Im still fresh on it I would like to become a little more proficient at it first and recover a little cash. I just moved also. But I appreciate the offer, I'm still testing...

I've wanted to do this for years also, after this I think I will make plans a little earlier than expected.

very nice, and welcome. Always wanted to travel to Germany thats where my dads side of the family is from.

MMMM......Do-nuts. I always use the push way and i do fine. I've even dont one of the triple donuts thats described above and after it was done I reamed one hole out put a marble inside, and then...

your killin it.

yeah I think that horse is like a german vergin good-n-tight. And your progerssion is looking good too. keep it blazin.

yeah I never used one but I had an order for one so I gave it try. Turned out not too bad. Def would have done some things a bit differently though. Good learning experience.

Yeah both go hand in hand with Jack Daniels.

thanx, the friend that got it named it Dr. Suess.

Ok sorry bout the pictures if there huge but I dont have a photo editor on my computer right now. The first is a bunch of prodo, the second is my first gravity bub, the next two are my first...

MainiacGlass here, representin ME from the sunshine state. The names Charles. Glad to meet all of you. And I just wanted to thank all the people that make this happen. This is one of the greatest...

Yeah I know I should but rarely want to see most of my production ever again, and as far as the headies I had a decent pic collection going but my hard drive crashed. There still might be hope for it...

I'm waiting for pix of some marbies I gave a friend, I havn't made it a standard practice to take pix of my work. Thank god for friends!!!!! Savin' me yet again..

sorry if that seemed a little nit picky I was just searching on google and wanted to clarify incase anyone else wasnt farmiliar with him.

just for future reference I think its Emilio Santini.

Im pretty new also, but I'm pretty sure there are all types from all places in here. So just coin in if you have a question. Good luck, and welcome

Never seen silicon used in a piece like that, I need to get in to the striking colors like that. Has alything come of the color class you were talking about in a previous thread. Never had much luck...

Silly, just silly. I Love it. I've been pretty scared of the uranium glass. Dont know why???