Standing on the shoulders of giants

**Enigma** · 09-18-2014, 03:21 PM

Made this junk marble out of scraps came out looking like a wave crashing inside, and I messed with trying to pinwheel the back , boiled the colors some

**Enigma** · 09-18-2014, 03:23 PM

Tried to make a spoon again messed up on pushing bowl , tried to condense and fix but it wasn't having any of it ,
Think I need to step down to 25mm , and the mouthpiece was a disaster too lol

**hashmasta-kut** · 09-18-2014, 04:04 PM

i agree its pretty bunk, but the marble is pretty cool i think

**Enigma** · 09-18-2014, 04:22 PM

lol I'll take it, I'm gonna step down from 32mm to 26mm and slow it all down, I've only tried spoons 3 times so I definitely need more time and practice with hollow work

**Mattypo** · 09-18-2014, 05:13 PM

enigma i found 26 heavy wall around 4mm thickness to be the best when I started. I got standard wall simax and it sucks for pipes. the heavy wall is nice, haven't tried 32mm but thats my next order. looking forward to seeing your pipe progress.

**Enigma** · 09-18-2014, 05:16 PM

Thanks mattypo, I'll keep at it ,look forward to your progression also

**Enigma** · 09-19-2014, 02:07 AM

Gave it another try tonight with 26mm

And I was feeling this really teally and peacock chameleon too

Felt like I had a bit if a break through that marble broke in half and those pendants cracked I went back in and chased the cracks away, definitely one of those love glass nights

**Enigma** · 11-25-2014, 10:41 PM

I've been off the torch far to long.....I'm coming back with a vengeance

**monte** · 11-26-2014, 05:55 AM

I hear you man just got off a busy week of work now have the next 5 days off. Your last pipe is looking good. I'm just starting to get a feel for shaping spoons on 26x4 still struggling with the push. Nice looking marbles and pendants.

**PyroChixRock** · 12-02-2014, 03:34 PM

Vengeance you say?

**Enigma** · 12-02-2014, 07:59 PM

Lol yeah been off the torch for like 3 weeks it's driving me bananners,plus all these flower posts have got me pumped to try implosions again

**Enigma** · 04-02-2015, 06:13 PM

Well finally got oxygen again and was getting ready to hit the torch , smelled propane , started soaping everything up and found a leak in the regulator, is this something I can tighten or is it toast, not even one tank of propane ran through it

**Ray** · 04-02-2015, 06:51 PM

What brand/type of regulator is it.
I had a brand new one that leaked.
It was a flimsy piece of crap.
I bought a new Standard duty one from Mountain Glass and replaced it. Fixed the leak.

if its leaking from that joint...you could try removing it and adding some propane teflon type tape.

**Enigma** · 04-02-2015, 07:07 PM

It's a standard duty from mountain , I'm gonna try taping it , yeah leaking from the joint into the regulator, right past where regulator attaches to tank ,gauge showed no pressure but the line held pressure , as soon as I shut off tank line pressure dropped

**Enigma** · 04-02-2015, 07:37 PM

Had to go refill tank , came back attached it turned on, no leaks, turned in T to build line pressure and then it starts leaking from 2 points

**Ray** · 04-02-2015, 08:24 PM

Thats after taping the connections?

**Ray** · 04-02-2015, 08:27 PM

I just received a new standard duty oxygen gauge from them today.
The Lower pressure gauge isn't zero...its about 100..
Im going to call them tommorrow to talk to them about it.
The propane one i got from them about a month ago seems fine, however I removed both connections on it and put on barbed connectors and clamps, so I could mount it on my workbench inside and adjust my pressure at the bench.

Thats a whole lot of bubbles.
How old is it?

**Enigma** · 04-02-2015, 08:35 PM

No never tapped the connections , only cause it seemed weird that it didn't leak till I turned the T to pressurize the line , and that it was leaking at 2 different points , I bought it back in July or August but haven't even ran one tank through, yeah a lot of bubbles , not sure I should even try to repair it myself, no real experience with them

**Ray** · 04-02-2015, 08:52 PM

Call MGA and see what they say, I know I am.
I thought their regulators were nice and rugged compare to the real cheap ones I bought originally.
I couldn't exactly find the leak on the one so I assumed it was internal where the turn knob connected...I didnt want to submerge it.
If MGA can't do anything I would (assuming leaks are at connection points) I would tape them up.
I do know that the connection from the tank side was on so tight that I had to stick it in a vice to hold the part that goes in the tank, to remove it...then I added the barbed connections with tape.