Does anyone know why Glasspipes.org is now defunct? I'm amusing that instagram basically killed it? i'm super bummed out about it. There was a ton of amazing work on there.

I was actually going...

Don't trash anything and don't work when you are frustrated. If you badly eff something up, stick it in the kiln and think about what you are going to do with it later. If you cant come up with...

The best way to work cads is to case them. sleeve rods in clear and pull down to stringers, vac stack them, puff and stuff, even drawing lines by hand and sleeving is better than working them on the...

Whenever i go to a restaurant i examine the bottom of the salt and pepper shakers. I haven't come across one with an even bottom yet =P

Now that you explained it i totally see it!

I would love to try that tech with a silver > gold fume fade when i get my studio up and running in my new place.

Got it!

Thank you!

Having a self employed glassblower on salary sounds like a recipe for disaster. How would be even know that you are *exclusively* working for him and not skimming product to be sold to other stores...

So...you have been blowing glass in a tardis for a year and half and stepped out 11 weeks after your first day on the torch to take some pictures?

I like your style Zukie! You seem to gravitate toward same shapes and techniques that i do...except in really new and you're way better than me =P

It's my limited experience that you need more...

That's incredible Cheesenip!

I'm not going to ask for the family recipe, but are the bodies of those spoons towards the bottom just silver and or gold fume?

Wow the red max really doesn't get any love these days.

It may not be an efficient torch but paying 3 dollars a fill on a tank 3x the size of what I was working with before will help take the...

A mirage would be fantastic. So would a lathe and a giant walk-in kiln.

Not to be an ass but I'm spending this money to save myself time and expense, not upgrade things I already have.

Anyway...

Thanks for the advice guys. If I was willing to drop 1500 on a concentrator it stands to reason that I should go with a homefill. That way I don't have the hassle and cost of transporting and paying...

I was thinking about the homefill option but it honestly scares me a bit. Transporting a tank at 2000 or so psi In my car is sketchy enough I don't feel safe filling them myself.

The 80 cubic foot...

So I have been doing a lot of research trying to decide how to escape the aggrivating process of getting oxy to my red max. It costs 30 bucks to fill a q tank (80 cubic feet I believe) me and it's...

So I work in the concrete pre-cast industry which gives me access to wet concrete that is leftover after a pour. It costs the company money to have the resulting rubble cleaned up so they don't mind...

Hey guys i just started in glass and i don't want to be a style biter. Has anyone ever done a wrap and rake spoon with cobalt blue and clear? I hope i'm not copying anyone else's work.

If that's...