Some new stuff

**Pilgrim** · 03-30-2007, 10:41 AM

listen to matt, and keep practicing........

**CripSkillz** · 03-30-2007, 03:26 PM

Thx guys Ill give it a go Im gona blow tonight so well see what happens tomarrow. thx for ideas

**ShttrdSpctrm** · 03-30-2007, 03:30 PM

ya , what the Human Lathe said. that shits tough at first, but builds good skill

**CripSkillz** · 03-31-2007, 12:26 PM

Ya its a lil harder than i thought anyways this was my first try, pulled the mouth picec will to hot and streched it more than i wanted tooo but i was over it anyways, Off to try ISO well see whatthappens... edit nothin happened but wastin gas fukin still cant flair a tube to save my life, any tips would be great , im tryin to flair out a 6 inch pice of 26x4 but they alwyas come out lookin like fuked up wine glasses never big enuf and never round just jacked been the most frustrating thing waste 30 min just tryin to get it rdy to do iso im over it till tonight maybe you guys will give me tips b4 then so i wont have to kick my dog--JK i love my dog and I cant kick anything so relaxxx

**mer** · 03-31-2007, 02:23 PM

try this,
punty up to the blank on the end opposite from the point/blowtube.
heat blank with flame at 45 degree angles toward the center.
puff slow to get a football shape.
remove pontil and blow a hole in the end.
flare end to make a bell shape.
(flare opening from top w/ carbon reamer, spin and heat at bottom of flare as it spreads)
hope i said that in an understandable way

peace, m

**CripSkillz** · 03-31-2007, 02:47 PM

Ok well I can get to the football part and blow the hole in the end but thats where it all goes wrong, i try th use my carbon rod to start flarin but it gets outa round so fast then im jsut fuked and i really think i need it flaired wider cuz i cant get inside and lay down any thing straight or where i want it jstu to small an area, i guess ill jstu have to watch someone do it

thx for the info M

**Wierdeer** · 03-31-2007, 02:59 PM

Try doing smaller points and make stems with them or put them together and make pipe this will teach you how to flare better make like 50 of them and you will def be a pro at flaring

**The Lorax** · 03-31-2007, 02:59 PM

more heat if it isn't going smoothly, or less pressure with the rod.

**mer** · 03-31-2007, 03:15 PM

don't push the reamer into the glass, just hang the opening of the blank on the reamer by it's own weight while you spin. as the glass gets hot enough the wieght of the blank will be enough to flare the end open gently. just mind that you hold the reamer still and let gravity do the work. you're right though, it would be helpful to be able to watch somebody. good luck though......

peace, m

**CripSkillz** · 03-31-2007, 04:24 PM

ohhh man that jsut made so much sence i cant believe i didnt think of it, Im gona go try it right now, after this saftey break

that was the visual i needed, thx monkey and everyone , that must be why my shit is wacked out i been tryin to make hte flair using the carbon instead of lettin the glass do its thing

**CripSkillz** · 03-31-2007, 05:34 PM

welll that was the trick 1st try it came out fine so here are the 1st fukups, then i actually got a good ISO pattern down and closed up almost to workin the bowl side out then frickin TINK ahhh h oh well try again tomarow

**mer** · 03-31-2007, 06:20 PM

very few things worth doing are easy. keep at it.

**CripSkillz** · 03-31-2007, 08:08 PM

man ill try again cuz that shit was lookin tight fuk i was jsut checkin it out and to top off a long list of shit my dog fuked up today , she jumped up and knocked my arm and i jabed that fresh broken pice clean in my arm i got a wound looks like a lil va jay jay on my arm dammm that shit is sharp, good thing they invented super glue or id be gettin stiches for sure

**beachglass** · 04-02-2007, 06:23 PM

ya that does look tight...too bad she snapped. make 10 and theyll be perfect

**gravdigr** · 04-03-2007, 05:11 AM

Hmm, think I'm gonna take some info here and try some inside out work as well. Also gonna try matts advice on flaring the tube. We'll see how it goes tonight.

**tristanr** · 04-03-2007, 05:41 AM

hope you are alright crip

**ShttrdSpctrm** · 04-03-2007, 06:30 AM

hope that li va jay jay wound heals good for ya, crip
are you using a round reamer or an octagon reamer? you should use an octagon reamer.
iso is tough at first, keep doin it tho. you might have to make more than ten to get it down, but when you do wwoooooooo!
i like your sense of humor with the kickin your dog thing, lol,

**HumanLathe** · 04-03-2007, 09:09 AM

Originally Posted by ShttrdSpctrm

hope that li va jay jay wound heals good for ya, crip
are you using a round reamer or an octagon reamer? you should use an octagon reamer.
iso is tough at first, keep doin it tho. you might have to make more than ten to get it down, but when you do wwoooooooo!
i like your sense of humor with the kickin your dog thing, lol,

For flaring I would'nt use an octagon they tend to jumble around on something that small you should be able to just spin it open.

**nodice** · 04-03-2007, 09:38 AM

With iso, using thicker glass for the flare helps make it easier to do many things. If you're gonna put colored glass in there, use thinner stringers. It makes sinking them in easier, and there's less chance of cracking if the glass is more even. It would probably be good to start with clear dots/fuming. If ya start at the inside of the tube, and work your way around and out, offsetting the pattern, it helps to keep the tube evenly heated. Having a nice uniform dot pattern also makes it easier to sink in, and there's less chance of cracking.

**beachglass** · 04-03-2007, 03:22 PM

Originally Posted by HumanLathe

For flaring I would'nt use an octagon they tend to jumble around on something that small you should be able to just spin it open.

man i have tried this fooling around a couple times with no results. truthfully i have never seen anyone spin glass and have it flare out, even accidentally. i'm not saying it can't be done, but i dont get how it works....got any tips?