Soft Glass Vs. Borosilicate

**Tristan** · 11-01-2007, 09:51 AM

oh! you kids

**Racer X** · 11-01-2007, 10:18 AM

I think they were both joking to tell you the truth.

And get those fats of effetre. You'll be quite happy.

**vetropod** · 11-01-2007, 10:41 AM

Originally Posted by richsantaclaus

having a problem with your attitude and rude comments about people that work in soft glass.

Dude, it's plain and simple. People who work soft glass SUCCCCCKKKKK!

**dogmaw** · 11-01-2007, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by gnimelf

Dude, it's plain and simple. People who work soft glass SUCCCCCKKKKK!

Ah, but what do they suck?

**richsantaclaus** · 11-01-2007, 11:34 AM

gnimelf - I am guessing you suck at soft glass!

It must be too difficult for you to try even by your attitude.

But who knows but you...ho,ho,ho!!!

**mer** · 11-01-2007, 11:40 AM

no man, you have to remember that this is a very sarcastic community. these are just jokes. wes flemming is one of my favorite soft glass guys around. that bug in his avatar is soft glass. seriously, click his link.

nobody is trying to say that soft glass sucks. people just play like that around here.

**Racer X** · 11-01-2007, 11:42 AM

Wes is one of the best softglass flameworkers I know. The guy rocks and is probably the nicest guy you would ever want to meet.

**richsantaclaus** · 11-01-2007, 12:43 PM

Thanks - I guess I am too literal and don't like others bashing others because sometimes it is NOT a joke but envy! I'll not respond to this attack on soft glass artists anymore. It is too bad that the original post was just asking opinions and not starting a war like the young boro artists are doing.

**vetropod** · 11-01-2007, 01:27 PM

Awww, come on guys! I DO suck at soft glass - thanks for the props, though!

But I can tell you where to get the fat rods of it

**Glassroots** · 11-01-2007, 02:08 PM

I use both regularly. Mainly to create new colors and combinations. You can get some sick colors by mixing oh say a stick of amber purple and a stick of pea green. My only problem is that every piece I make cracks. I don't know, I guess I am not practicing enough.

**richsantaclaus** · 11-01-2007, 02:20 PM

Hey - I love looking at ANY glass so it really doesn't matter what you guys like in the long run. Soooo, put MORE pix up of your work so we can drool over them - ok???

On another note:

Not having a flare for the obvious, I have always been thinned skinned when it comes to joking with people I don't know. I have learned that the kinds of posts like have been made are simple joking and not to be taken seriously as I did.

I still don't like this type of joking, but I have to admit, it is a learning experience. I just wanted to try and clear the air.

The pictures of my work were posted for me to show off. It is NOT meant in any way to be a challenge to others because I have only been melting glass and making beads for 4 1/2 years and making marbles for 1 1/2 years - so I am very new at it.

Anyway, let's go back to square one -and start over, ok?

**Racer X** · 11-01-2007, 03:11 PM

Rich Santa Claus-

Look at this.

http://www.murrini.com/

My partners work. All soft glass.

http://www.glassartists.org/Gal787_R..._s_Gallery.asp

My work in boro. Sorry no Lauscha shit to show off (I traded away all my finished vessels before photo's could be taken)... however I'm extruding effetre tubing with a mini blow pipe and a carlisle at the moment. When I have enough of them... I'll make some encalmo stuff for fun.

It really doesn't matter what glass is best. What matters is what is best for the job at hand. If I wanted to do what I'm doing right now in boro... it would be a pain in my hand literally (the tape gets too hot)... luckily I have a lifetime worth of soft glass scraps so I can play glassblower with a gimp hand.

**richsantaclaus** · 11-01-2007, 04:38 PM

Truly beautiful!!!!! I only hope to have the talent I saw in those sites. In my caser, with Boro, there is NO problem getting big fat very nice clear rods. In soft glass, the biggest I've ever been able to find is almost 5/8" in diameter. I do like the suggestion of taping soome of the smaller rods together and melting them into one big blob and I am going to try that next torching I do. I am concerned about the thermal shocking that might result as even the 5/8" rods thermal shock easily - even when I pay attention to keeping them in the flame by flashing them.

Thank you for the link of eye candy!!!!!

**The Lorax** · 11-01-2007, 04:40 PM

my favorite soft glass artist(josh simpson):

**susheke** · 11-01-2007, 04:44 PM

Whoa, that is one big marble. How on earth did he manage that?

**Racer X** · 11-01-2007, 04:47 PM

Don't discount using a big boro punty and melting in small effetre rods to make a big diameter soft glass gather. It's pretty easy and all you have to worry about is trapping air. I use about 14ml boro punty and just grab up all the scrap and add to the gather.

Also... look into getting a bunson burner to preheat those rods on a rod rack.

Lorax- Start looking at more softglass glass art. I can rattle off a ton more people with some serious shit to peep not that you're wrong for liking Josh's work because he's a really cool dude.

1) Pino Singoretto http://www.amantiglass.com/amanti_webroot/newp3.shtml

2) Lino Tagliopietra

3) Billy Morris

4) Dick Marquis

5) Kurt Wahlstabh

6) Karren Willenbrink

7) Dino Rosin

8) Vittorio Ferin

9) Davade Salvadore

10) Andre Gutgesel

I mean... I can name over 100 artists that I know make the dank. Josh Simpson makes some nice stuff... but start really looking at a bunch of stuff. You might find out that there is some crazy shit out there you never knew existed.

**richsantaclaus** · 11-01-2007, 04:59 PM

I love Josh Simpson's work!!!!! At one time, I have a youTube video of him making a HUGE marble but when my computer crashed about a month ago, I lost it.

I never thought of using a Boro punty - I must try that! Thank you!!!