Help me set up my home studio!!!

[glasspope]

Wish I lived somewhere there was someone to work with abit out here in south dakota I haven't found anyone by me

[GlassConnoisseur]

Just a tip .... get the 3's unless your going big. I love my glasses but for 90% of my work I wish I would have got the 3's. The 5's are just so damn dark for what I'm doing most of the time. Just something to ponder 8) GL!

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[Julian]

I don't find that shade 3s are enough protection for much of anything. Maybe if you're sticking to items under an inch in diameter... If your workspace is too dark, I suggest to get more lighting.

[2wheeler]

i have a pair of 3's and 5's. The 3's scare me that i'm not gettin the protection i need.. All i use is one shop light with 2 daylight full spectrum bulbs.

[FredLight]

So, what are 386's?

Are they 3's?

I had Phillips shade 5's and I used to peek over the top because they were too dark. But then I ditched them because of nose pad meltdowns.

I bought a pair of Aura Lens 386's and I haven't even once had a complaint about them. I got them through Glasscraft about 5 years ago. Downtown frames.

[Zach E.]

Thanks guys! I don't plan on going very big, especially at first, and vision is huge on my list of things that are important.... I think I'll go with the shade 3's =)..... Now I just need to get my hands on a Kiln.... annyone have a good benchtop front loading kiln they want to part ways with??

[Zach E.]

Fredlight- Yes I live in Chico, already contacted most of the blowers in town, now I just need to bug them until an opportunity presents itself!

[LRG]

i worked out of sum cheap kilns for a long time be creative!!!cheak craigslist thats were i get mine!! ones with blow tube doors come up way more than you world think if found a 16 by 16 by 9 front loader quad doors in orange county for 300 bux brand spankin new guy tossed in a full size ox tank and all his glass and tools i drove 6 hours but what a deal!!i love this kiln !i see kilns for glass all the time i but do check everyday lol about them controllers i use a dig pyro from ebay it runs of 9v batt i been blowing glass since 2000 and havnt had a controller and dont need one it would be nice but really id have to win the lotto to buy one of them i have used my friend over the years but that rich kid shit i was rocking a 50 dollar kiln for years and then a free 3 piece pottery kiln i did mods on to be able to blow glass i know a old glass blower who made his klin starting from a bed frame !!!It works fine i have used it when i was a kid hope this helps

[Mecha]

Word grenade!

DUCK!

[Samson]

I don't find that shade 3s are enough protection for much of anything. Maybe if you're sticking to items under an inch in diameter... If your workspace is too dark, I suggest to get more lighting.

I'll pass on having bleacher lights above my table 8) I have some good light but still .... 5's are much to dark vs the 3's and everything I've read leads me to believe my eyes would be safe as I don't do HUGE very often.

[Degraafix]

i got philip's boroscope 4's they are perfect