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    Re: Heating your shop

    infrared is the tits.
    in my current setup I'm using a propane heater, but if i keep working with this setup, I'll be switching back to infrared at some point.
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    Re: Raise your prices!

    fer reelz, i have trouble even getting the glass i need, and pay significantly more than I did a few years ago.
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    Re: Slow Death?

    this forum holds the knowledge of a university, and has been, and should be again the sane-ish town square of lampworking.
    if you agree that modern social media rots the brain, then the melting pot...
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    Re: Happy to be here

    yar, welcome!
  5. Re: Lathe chuck extension material, I have a Wales/Heathway

    less weight on the spindles, cheaper to machine, and should be plenty strong enough for what you do with it.
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    Re: moldavite - ?

    the spiritual healing sect got into Moldavite for it's "healing properties", and the price adjusted accordingly. colombianite is the new one, not sure of it's CTE , but it's a little less expensive
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    Re: Slow Death?

    I'll kick in.
    this place is still home.
    Facebook is dogshit
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    Re: Slow Death?

    them troll years were tough, bunch of people arguing just to argue, shit, this is the first day i've logged on in years, just couldn't take the tone.
  9. Re: Rough Estimate to build a Scientific Glass Lab

    i'd recommend hiring experienced scientific glassblowers; plenty of kids cum out of salem not knowing how to actually go about repairing complicated glassware.
    you could probably get up and running...
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    For Sale: Re: Rectifier for electro forming

    Pm sent
  11. Re: Anyone else ever consider getting a "real job"?

    I was fortunate enough to find a daytime job as a Glassblower, and it was health insurance that got me looking.
    When I was married, and contemplating kids; I believed that I needed to procure some...
  12. Re: Sooo... I'm finally back... Not sure who will remember...

    Welcome back, Kristian!
    I still miss Generations..
    Happy to see you back here!
  13. Re: British Society of Scientific Glassblowers

    I don't live in Britain..
    Though I am of British descent.
  14. Thread: us33

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    Re: us33

    Yar, what Misha said.
    I've had "friends" directly cut my throats cuz they grow and have no business sense, then
    Liquidate their glass stock for pennies on the dollar.
    The lack of business...
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    Re: Happy Birthday Aussie!

    My gurrrl has this same BurthYAY, coincidence??
    See you tonight, sugarplum....
  16. Thread: us33

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    Re: us33

    If you read the thread that boro linked, you'll see how I feel about it. Simax or schott are what I go with typically.
    Customer service means a lot to me, and making clear tubes as I do, I need...
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    Re: Tip sharing thread.

    If your kiln roof is more crackedout than Bernie Worrell in the 80s, then get some ceramic fiber board to replace it rather than fucking with repairing the bricks/replacing the bricks.
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    Re: Tip sharing thread.

    Thing I love about "tip sharing",
    It typically leads to something "deeper"...
  19. Re: Quartz dab bowls/bangers carb caps..whats the deal?

    Bwahahahahahaha!!

    But no, really, quartz is rather rigid..
  20. Re: Borosilicate Annealing Schedule Discrepancies

    Boro will anneal below 1050
    It just takes longer
  21. Re: Borosilicate Annealing Schedule Discrepancies

    If I'm firing decals, then I bring it up to 610C, venting the door of the kiln 1/4" from 300C to 400C, hold at 610C for twelve minutes, then down to annealing temp at the rate that the kiln naturally...
  22. Re: Borosilicate Annealing Schedule Discrepancies

    Concur. Only way is to check with a polariscope.
    But the ramp down from the "annealing" temp to the "strain" temp is the most crucial.
    Allowing the glass to slowly gain rigidity as the molecules...
  23. For Sale or Trade: Re: Selling Herbert Arnold 40mm ESL looking for GTT

    I may be interested
    Pics of the face and flame?
  24. Re: Wyzguy Radio!! Featuring ME!! Jimi The Don!!!

    Thanks!
    Happy you enjoyed it!
  25. Re: Glass hives electrical issues ??? It's popping all over Facebook

    Haven't heard of any issues that were out of the ordinary, other than the complete nonsense that nick
    Cums up with. Every kiln manufacturer has issues, EVERY one. One of his fake accounts (proven...
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