Lewis Wilson definitely opened my eyes to the world of glass. I had been working glass for a little bit before meeting him and was already hooked, but he let me see the bigger picture. Without...

I got three kilns from craigslist for an average of $40 each last summer. They are all cone 10 ceramic kilns, almost identical in size. . We drilled a hole in the side and added a digital pyrometer....

I just checked and it looks like its only on GA..

I've been seeing ads for this company's tools more and more over the last two weeks. Today it looks like they spammed most tool and torch questions over at GA and GP. I was looking at there tools and...

You should heat it up, un-coil it, I know it sounds tougher than it is.. Use the re-pulled cane to make the zanfirico slides I was talking about....

Or you could get it rippin hot, flatten it, (...

Thanks everyone!! It took a day of recovery but I'm back.. Off to the carver lab.. Thanks again everyone, and be careful tonight!
Andrew

Where are the accu-grind joints coming out of? Germany?
I saw these, but I am a little hesitant not knowing the type of glass.
Andrew

Lana,

With all of the recent confusion with UST and whats going on, you need to state that you are a vendor and follow the vendor, manufacturer, and employee identification requirements on the...

I bought a piece of rough slab a few years back ( 6 or so). It was not that thick and was rectangular in shape. It was easy to use disc nippers to cut it up. At the time it was about $12 a gram for...

Safer Solutions works best for me and is non toxic. Drying time is not much at all, I do not leave it over night and have great results. The fumes off the Rio stuff is nasty, and I would avoid it if...

I think the article starts that way, but can be read a couple of different ways. Im still up in the air about it. Interesting read, everyone has their own take on things I suppose.

I think you...

Just wondering if anyone has seen this one. It sure does come across as condescending to me :puzzled:...

You guys should post the finished pieces here for the final judging!

Nice find!

Nice link Mer. There are some awesome videos there. It would be nice to have someone handing this guy a tube with some artwork on it, http://www.youtube.com/user/ArnoldGruppe#p/u/6/FveYtYWsTxU
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Im not sure why you are trying to hold at 1200. Glass will sag, get marks, and move at 1200 especially for an hour. With the ramp towards slumping temps (1890- to over 1900 and upwards of 2100 for...

Thanks for the offer on the tutorial. I know how to link them together, I was more needing to figure out how many bottles I need to link up in able to keep up with the work that I do. I think that...

I brought one home from Tucson a couple of days ago. I work in spurts flameworking, coldworking, and doing admin and such.

I had a few questions that I could not get a solid answer from. Mainly...

I got one years back. One of the first ones where the connections to the torch and base were brass. After a year or two, I was working on a paperweight one day and the thing just broke off at the...

Nope thats not the one, but thats nice. It was a green business that was recycling bottles and making tiles, and larger pieces for back splash's and bars and things. They had different patterns of...

Bump!
Still wondering if anyone has a link to the recycled glass link. I am re-modeling the kitchen and was wanting to help a friend out and use these for the backsplash. I think it would be awesome...

Does anyone have a link to the business that Kevin was involved with that recycles glass and casts tile out of it??
Thanks
Andrew

This has happened to me a couple of times. The "spider" fissures are more than likely from heat. Use more water and a little less pressure and it should be fine. Like others said annealing, and color...

Yup thats true.. If your cash strapped and going to be making pendants and small windows get the six. They are both the same machine, same motor. All you need to do is get or make a new collar, and...

For a nice fire polish go up to 600. The 270 still has a lot of small scratches, and the 600 is a nice frosted finish. I would go 80 diamond to 270 diamond the red 600 fiber disc then fire polish....