Wow a lot has gone down since the last post. I've been torching as much as I can. I started working at a metal shop right after that last post, it was a gnarly job and I learned a lot but working...

Glad to see you back on it and making glass and posting. Omg that's a cool little litton, I can't stop thinking about lathes these days got my eye on one similar to that. Still just a dream tho. ...

Is the 8m really that bad? Gtts are hotter than other torches but you shouldn't have trouble mixing up some color with any oxy fuel torch. 21 ports should make a plenty large enough flame i would...

I'm stoked I got a job at a scientific glass company. I was working for this metal company and the hours were so gnarly I had no time to work in my shop. This job is way less physically demanding...

my kiln has cool spots or something because if i want everything in it with pomegranate to strike i need to soak at 1100. 1050 works on anything near the coils. its a good color to use to get an...

you can get an adapter from home depot to connect a bbq propane tank to a hothead while you piece together an oxy/fuel setup. those little bottles are insanely expensive.

i use the harbor freight 7" wetsaw that i added a waterfeed setup to. it was a member on here isthmuscolor that i got the idea from, it works well. i use a huskvarna glasslok which i think is also...

https://covington-engineering.com/supplies/blades/platinum-5000-resin-blade/

pretty sure it was this one, looks like i either forgot the price or they went down to 154 new, so i guess i wont be...

100 bucks each picked up. or trade for raw glass of any kind. still willing to figure out freight.

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i bought this a few years ago and used it only a couple times, probably around 100 cuts. im hurting and cant keep it. I paid 210 shipped, looking to get 150 obo. ill throw in the dressing...

Big ol chunkerz made one into a shot glass
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out of glass, out of gas, out of money. time to get a job for a bit and think about what i did wrong. got some inside outs ill post in the AM. not stoked where im at but im still stoked on glass...

i feel ya on that the 99ls is too small for me now, i feel like i grew out of it earlier this year. 9 inches is pretty short for most of the stuff i make other than spoons and such. and i like to...

Double post my tablet is a jerk sometimes

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His and her color changing wine goblets came out... alright.

More painfully slow progress lol. I've been full time for 3 months so I feel like I'm finally learning again.

Nice colors looking good Trevor. Here's my newest wine glass
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I like how it came out. A few spots boiled but it worked. Im not sure if the reball was gonna look that great anyway, this might have turned out better after all lol.

nice! thats wicked. i like the stand you made for it as well, clever.

anyone have aura fit overs? i would love to get perscription lenses but its a big boost in cost. not to mention my eyes are so bad i wouldn't be surprised if they cant even make mine. my lenses...

ill try again later tyrying to post my pics is driving me crazy... didn't mean to post this i tried to cancel it and i cant figure out how to delete it my bad.

ok i guess one pic worked. so...

that sounds like a nice setup^

i have phillips fit over shade 3, they kinda suck. working with color their shade 3 is not dark enough imo. but i also have blue eyes (more sensitive?).

im...

make an offer on these things i need the cash, i can pallet them up next week if buyer pays shipping.

thanks chad. i was also hoping to see the small version and how the large works on some middle size tubes if anyone has a minute to shoot that. thats pretty amazing, i always use a hot rod. ...

is there a video i can watch about these tools? im really interested but i would like to see a demonstration and a close up view of the glass after its cracked if possible.

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Got bored thought this might look cool. Proof of concept anyway, ive got some ideas on how clean it up.