HMK's mediocre glass thread

[mer]

i'm getting sick of this lame little infraction war. the next sandwich (or other nonsense) based infraction receives an infraction in turn from me. stay the fuck out of each others threads if you don't have something constructive to add. my banstick is getting a little rusty, don't push.

[cannabinoid]

letseee some glass

[hashmasta-kut]

[hwcglass]

looking good!!!!!

[151km]

Sweet rig Kut. I dig those colors a lot!

[smolder holder]

Nice little unit there kut. Linework looks good.

[cannabinoid]

beautiful colors! nice clean shaping

[hashmasta-kut]

thanks guys, getting gooder. slowly yet surly. i figured out how to do better linework marbles recently studying an opas bowl, that was the first one after my minor eureka moment. i really am starting to like the 35 line tube pull(50 x 5) for lots of depth of colors and gradients etc too.

[kiefereefer]

nice 1 dude

[CripSkillz]

that does look good,, way better than cock.. hehe

[cannabinoid]

im diggin the color pull more and more, esp the splash of steel wool, and like how clean the reversal termination points are

[smolder holder]

I see about 16 lines in that pull there kut, are you workin on a new one with 50 as the inside tube? That's a big hunk of molten goodness if you are.

[Albino Sasquatch]

yea it seems that for prep is the only thing he uses that beast of a torch for really. and once again ill correct your grammer your getting mildly better not gooder.

[keys4life7]

thanks guys, getting gooder. slowly yet surly. i figured out how to do better linework marbles recently studying an opas bowl, that was the first one after my minor eureka moment. i really am starting to like the 35 line tube pull(50 x 5) for lots of depth of colors and gradients etc too.

MESSAGE ME THE HINT! lol

great progress buddy

your lineowrk is getting REAL good! I love the section you sunk into the belly

[Icarus]

yea it seems that for prep is the only thing he uses that beast of a torch for really. and once again ill correct your grammer your getting mildly better not gooder.

Can i correct your spelling and punctuation then?

That is a good looking piece HMK.

[cheesebox]

http://www.toolingu.com/definition-2...-titanium.html

"What is the definition of commercially pure titanium?

Unalloyed titanium characterized by an alpha phase hexagonal close-packed crystal structure. Commercially pure titanium is over 99.6% titanium with traces of carbon, iron, nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen."

99.6% ain't bad.. But it ain't pure.

Also interesting:http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/d...-titanium.html

What are the Symptoms of Titanium Exposure?

The natural source of titanium is not toxic to the body, so whatever amount of the element we take into our bodies naturally, we can usually get rid of without it causing distress.

Titanium compounds, on the other hand, can provide a number of health risks. For instance, titanium tetrachloride is extremely irritating to the skin and inhaling enough of it can cause severe lung damage to the point of death. In laboratory tests, rats that breathed titanium tetrachloride over the course of two years were found to have developed tumors in their lungs. Even with that evidence, titanium tetrachloride has not been classified as a human carcinogen by the EPA, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) or the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).

ALSO found this post by you Mr. Kut over on TC. Interesting read. Quoted entirely for full disclosure.


http://tokecity.com/forums/showpost....&postcount=133



And then from the same thread:

http://www.ccohs.ca/headlines/text186.html

Titanium Dioxide Classified as Possibly Carcinogenic to Humans

Titanium dioxide has recently been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as an IARC Group 2B carcinogen ''possibly carcinogen to humans''. Titanium dioxide accounts for 70% of the total production volume of pigments worldwide. It is widely used to provide whiteness and opacity to products such as paints, plastics, papers, inks, foods, and toothpastes. It is also used in cosmetic and skin care products, and it is present in almost every sunblock, where it helps protect the skin from ultraviolet light.

With such widespread use of titanium dioxide, it is important to understand that the IARC conclusions are based on very specific evidence. This evidence showed that high concentrations of pigment-grade (powdered) and ultrafine titanium dioxide dust caused respiratory tract cancer in rats exposed by inhalation and intratracheal instillation*. The series of biological events or steps that produce the rat lung cancers (e.g. particle deposition, impaired lung clearance, cell injury, fibrosis, mutations and ultimately cancer) have also been seen in people working in dusty environments. Therefore, the observations of cancer in animals were considered, by IARC, as relevant to people doing jobs with exposures to titanium dioxide dust. For example, titanium dioxide production workers may be exposed to high dust concentrations during packing, milling, site cleaning and maintenance, if there are insufficient dust control measures in place. However, it should be noted that the human studies conducted so far do not suggest an association between occupational exposure to titanium dioxide and an increased risk for cancer.

The Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) is Canada's hazard communication standard. The WHMIS Controlled Products Regulations require that chemicals, listed in Group 1 or Group 2 in the IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Risk of Chemicals to Humans, be classified under WHMIS Class D2A (carcinogenic). The classification decision on titanium dioxide has been published on the IARC website and in a summary article published in The Lancet

Representatives from Health Canada (National Office of WHMIS) recently consulted with the Quebec CSST and CCOHS (the two main agencies providing WHMIS classifications to the public) regarding the implications of the IARC decision to the WHMIS classification of titanium dioxide. It was agreed that titanium dioxide does now meet the criteria for WHMIS D2A (carcinogen) based on the information released by IARC to date, and that it is not necessary to wait for release of the full monograph.

Manufacturers and suppliers of titanium dioxide are advised to review and update their material safety data sheets and product labels based on this new information as soon as possible. Employers should review their occupational hygiene programs to ensure that exposure to titanium dioxide dust is eliminated or reduced to the minimum possible. Workers should be educated concerning this potential newly recognized risk to their health and trained in proper work procedures.

* Intratracheal administration is an exposure procedure that introduces the material directly into the lungs via the trachea, bypassing protective mechanisms in the respiratory system.



So you're ok using a substance that you admit to not knowing if it's toxic or not? Not only using but selling? What if in 5 years all of your Kuttinites start dropping like flies?

Soo uhh did he just prove ti forms titanium dioxide that white shit then causses cancer? Seems like epic fail to me

[hashmasta-kut]

yea it seems that for prep is the only thing he uses that beast of a torch for really. and once again ill correct your grammer your getting mildly better not gooder.

i had the money, it was available then. most likely if there came a time i decided i NEEDED one, it would be not available for many moons. of course i jumped on it when i had the chance, although except for the odd goblet or mug, and prep, that all i use it for ya. if it bothers you, sorry. just let it go

[hashmasta-kut]

I see about 16 lines in that pull there kut, are you workin on a new one with 50 as the inside tube? That's a big hunk of molten goodness if you are.

its a 35 line tube pull on 50 x 5. i just do retro style, i stripe on either 32 x 4, or 50 x 5. 32x4 gives ~ 16, 50x5 ~ 35.

[hashmasta-kut]

cheesebox, no he did not. if you notice one key bit of relevant information:

"However, it should be noted that the human studies conducted so far do not suggest an association between occupational exposure to titanium dioxide and an increased risk for cancer. "

and you see how they force fed the rats the powder?

"* Intratracheal administration is an exposure procedure that introduces the material directly into the lungs via the trachea, bypassing protective mechanisms in the respiratory system."

sounds like mega more than you ever will see using ti pads( if you are exposed to any TiO2 at all using them), and shoving a tube down your throat and pouring it in... harsh.

[Albino Sasquatch]

sure icarus go for it im just hacking on kut. all he makes is these little units with that koboki he has ive been hoping to see somthing a little larger show up one of these days.