i just bought 100 dollars worth of glass
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420weedman
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why no bubbler ??!?
haha... j/k ...
moving right along
from what i've herd the oxy generators suk (500$ range)
and you really need a kiln, not to mention a VENTILATION setup
id put the price around 1000$ for a decent start
oxygen generators will barely run the smallest torch.
i tried using vermiculite when i first started and everything still cracks.
you can tap into your homes natural gas and never have to fill a propane bottle again.
a decent starter torch is about $175.
liquid oxygen is cool unless you are in a residential neighborhood. something about venting tanks at 2am pisses off the neighbors.
i have over $2000 invested at the moment and i am only 4 months into this.
i tried using vermiculite when i first started and everything still cracks.
you can tap into your homes natural gas and never have to fill a propane bottle again.
a decent starter torch is about $175.
liquid oxygen is cool unless you are in a residential neighborhood. something about venting tanks at 2am pisses off the neighbors.
i have over $2000 invested at the moment and i am only 4 months into this.
skiskate
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Thats crazy! Loving the new pipes fdd, your getting good at this.
thanks, i'm having a lot of fun.
tilemaster
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nah FDD im not spamming ur thread bro.
sometimes i just read ur threads and u come off cockey. in the real world i know how id handle dat. the knuckle would be inserted . just being honest. and as far as 400 dollars of difference between 600 and 1000 thats a relitive amount. put ur girlfriend on the street for the day and theres ur 400 bills.
ive been blowing glass for well over 10 years. You could indeed start a glass shop in ur garage for under 600 bills. ur not going to need an expensive torch till u can make more than a single blown pipe. that could take some time. the vermiculite would be fine if u dont take ur pieces out while there still warm.. i hightly doubt someone is going to be making two piece hammers right off the bat. hell ive cooled inside out bubblers in a rubber maid tub full of vermiculite, and then i fire my pieces at the end of the week, so u dont constantly run a 220 kiln. as far as the generator is concerned ur right itll only push smaller torches.
and honestly that hammer pipe looks booty, congrats on learnen the art but i wouldnt buy that for shit dog!
sometimes i just read ur threads and u come off cockey. in the real world i know how id handle dat. the knuckle would be inserted . just being honest. and as far as 400 dollars of difference between 600 and 1000 thats a relitive amount. put ur girlfriend on the street for the day and theres ur 400 bills.
ive been blowing glass for well over 10 years. You could indeed start a glass shop in ur garage for under 600 bills. ur not going to need an expensive torch till u can make more than a single blown pipe. that could take some time. the vermiculite would be fine if u dont take ur pieces out while there still warm.. i hightly doubt someone is going to be making two piece hammers right off the bat. hell ive cooled inside out bubblers in a rubber maid tub full of vermiculite, and then i fire my pieces at the end of the week, so u dont constantly run a 220 kiln. as far as the generator is concerned ur right itll only push smaller torches.
and honestly that hammer pipe looks booty, congrats on learnen the art but i wouldnt buy that for shit dog!
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nah FDD im not spamming ur thread bro.
sometimes i just read ur threads and u come off cockey. in the real world i know how id handle dat. the knuckle would be inserted . just being honest. and as far as 400 dollars of difference between 600 and 1000 thats a relitive amount. put ur girlfriend on the street for the day and theres ur 400 bills.
ive been blowing glass for well over 10 years. You could indeed start a glass shop in ur garage for under 600 bills. ur not going to need an expensive torch till u can make more than a single blown pipe. that could take some time. the vermiculite would be fine if u dont take ur pieces out while there still warm.. i hightly doubt someone is going to be making two piece hammers right off the bat. hell ive cooled inside out bubblers in a rubber maid tub full of vermiculite, and then i fire my pieces at the end of the week, so u dont constantly run a 220 kiln. as far as the generator is concerned ur right itll only push smaller torches.
and honestly that hammer pipe looks booty, congrats on learnen the art but i wouldnt buy that for shit dog!
i've been doing this for 4 months and i'm making 2 pieces. so what do you consider "right off the bat"?
i run a 110 kiln.
your torch isn't even hooked up.
dude, it's my FIRST 2 piece. would i expect you to buy it?
nice insults. do you feel a little bigger now?
tilemaster
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oh i got an infraction for dat post. how gay is dat. my opions clash with a 35,000 post memeber and i get infracted...
tilemaster
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nah bro, ur right my torch aint hooked up right now. its all good ... im sayn ur piece doesnt really deserve the rep its getting. people kiss ur ass cause of how many posts u have. that simple. if i posted a pic of a plant i was proud of that looked booty, believe me rui would let me know. ive done no different. except i got ur admin snitch treatment. im glad to c ur tryn . just sayn ur talking bout rewarding some1 w a crappy piece.
"put your g/f on the street"
and the threat of violence. oh yeah, poor victim you are.
how old are you?
if you think the infraction was so cool then go ahead and grab a few more.
wtf are you talking about? why do you care what people think of me?
i just started doing this less than 4 months ago. i'm proud and i would think you would be too. no shit it looks like crap. did anyone say otherwise? what part of FIRST are you having issues with? it was my first attempt. i'm happy to have even accomplished it. apparently you expect much more form me. i am truly sorry i have failed you.
what is bothering you, my friend?
what is "admin snitch treatment"? that infraction came straight from my pocket.
tilemaster
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ur right im in a foul mood today...my bad. a thousand apoligies.
wtf are you talking about? why do you care what people think of me?
i just started doing this less than 4 months ago. i'm proud and i would think you would be too. no shit it looks like crap. did anyone say otherwise? what part of FIRST are you having issues with? it was my first attempt. i'm happy to have even accomplished it. apparently you expect much more form me. i am truly sorry i have failed you.
what is bothering you, my friend?
tilemaster
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if i put my girl on the street u gonna be my 1st customer?
edux10
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damn faded!! you came a long way!
I hadnt checked out this thread for a few weeks, I gotta go back thru it now, I dobut you are usin that welding torch still. (?)
The first ones really wernt that bad for your first shot and you didnt even have a kiln so you were kinda just messing around but now they are really getting good.
Just about at the point where you could put it in a shop for production glass. Good job man, keep it up.
Make sure you get Glass Alchemy Glass next time, or there is another good company too. They have really vibrant colors, like spary paint, you will get like, plum purple, safety yellow, kinda type thing.
Keep it up!!! U tha man!
I hadnt checked out this thread for a few weeks, I gotta go back thru it now, I dobut you are usin that welding torch still. (?)
The first ones really wernt that bad for your first shot and you didnt even have a kiln so you were kinda just messing around but now they are really getting good.
Just about at the point where you could put it in a shop for production glass. Good job man, keep it up.
Make sure you get Glass Alchemy Glass next time, or there is another good company too. They have really vibrant colors, like spary paint, you will get like, plum purple, safety yellow, kinda type thing.
Keep it up!!! U tha man!
420weedman
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maybe inhaled too much glass fume 
check out this sloppy ass 2 piece hammer i made yesterday. it is my first one and you can clearly see that. the weld is sloppy as fuck. i could have put a bridge on it and really worked that weld smooth, except i royally fucked up and blew out the bowl and the carb before i attached the stem. i went to puff a little when i was welding the 2 together and went "oh shit". oops, maybe i will get it right the second time.
the base is off as well. it's flat but crocked. the colors aren't fully melted in either. the stem colors are cool but the wrap and rake looks like my kid did it. the mouthpiece leaves much to be desired. i need new glasses and have a really hard time focusing on things up close. i know this is no excuse but it does hurt my eyes. i had an appointment at the eye Dr but she called in sick that day. i rescheduled for early may.
i know i really suck at this, but with my whiny attitude and the need to be loved i should be lied to enough to encourage me to continue. thank you all who help feed my EGO, it's a hungry thing.
i could call it "abstract". no? .....................
the base is off as well. it's flat but crocked. the colors aren't fully melted in either. the stem colors are cool but the wrap and rake looks like my kid did it. the mouthpiece leaves much to be desired. i need new glasses and have a really hard time focusing on things up close. i know this is no excuse but it does hurt my eyes. i had an appointment at the eye Dr but she called in sick that day. i rescheduled for early may.
i know i really suck at this, but with my whiny attitude and the need to be loved i should be lied to enough to encourage me to continue. thank you all who help feed my EGO, it's a hungry thing.
i could call it "abstract". no? .....................
what exactly makes you think i am not using glass alchemy colors "this time"?
just wondering.
i'm using GA, northstar, and a little bit of momka, just so everyone knows.
i catch more shit from "fellow blowers" than any other trade i've ever learned. i thought welders were bad. it seems glass blowers are all threatened by each other. they guard there "secrets" in fear of me or you becoming as good as them and cutting into their profit margin. notice how they all refer to "the worth of my pieces". "i wouldn't pay shit for that." really? i'm more concerned in the fuction then the value. they all judge their work based on what it's worth to YOU. it sucks to see. the dollar eats out the souls of them. go to a glass blowing site and ask for help. you thought we were hard on noobs. wow.
tilemaster
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douche huh, poplars? even after insulting FDD at least he had the maturity to think : i catch more shit from "fellow blowers" than any other trade i've ever learned. i thought welders were bad. it seems glass blowers are all threatened by each other. they guard there "secrets" in fear of me or you becoming as good as them and cutting into their profit margin. notice how they all refer to "the worth of my pieces". "i wouldn't pay shit for that."
ya glass blowin is a hard niche to get in2 for sure when other artists dont wanna share shit for sure. but im a douche for wut...? critiquing a fellow artist, in a thread of FDD's that pertains to something i have alot of experience with. wut u know Poplars, that u compare glass pipes to the commin rock? Fk off. I was just tryn to convey earliar that you could get into a pretty cheap glass shop if u wanted to , and i supplied some vendor names if u wanted to do the research. I also didnt read all of FDD's post, and didnt realize he's only been at it for 4 months.
ya glass blowin is a hard niche to get in2 for sure when other artists dont wanna share shit for sure. but im a douche for wut...? critiquing a fellow artist, in a thread of FDD's that pertains to something i have alot of experience with. wut u know Poplars, that u compare glass pipes to the commin rock? Fk off. I was just tryn to convey earliar that you could get into a pretty cheap glass shop if u wanted to , and i supplied some vendor names if u wanted to do the research. I also didnt read all of FDD's post, and didnt realize he's only been at it for 4 months.
skiskate
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You came off as a douche, hence poplars called you one. Not hard to comprehend.