give me a few weeks and i might have something of actual value.
Yeah I gotcha, but when you start making some serious nice smoking glass you need to go right into the kiln to keep it from cooling down to quickly......but I'm sure you already know this. If I ever have the extra scratch I'm going to get setup as well. It's a great hobby.well i'm sure not firing up a 5200 watt kiln to anneal a few marbles.
my first few cracked because they cooled to fast. i'm using vermiculite on a wood stove for now. it's working.Yeah I gotcha, but when you start making some serious nice smoking glass you need to go right into the kiln to keep it from cooling down to quickly......but I'm sure you already know this. If I ever have the extra scratch I'm going to get setup as well. It's a great hobby.
didja try weldin those marbles to a bowl yet? i think that'd be a neat little "bonus" to the pipemy first few cracked because they cooled to fast. i'm using vermiculite on a wood stove for now. it's working.
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watch these 2 links he explains how get good pulls and also the mouth piece and the bowl and he explains it pretty wellif i could just figure out the mouthpiece thing.
i've gotten this far all by myself.
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now that IS a good idea. i was tryin to pitch welding them to pipes or other glass he might have...just as some input, it looks way better than I could ever do. Congrats. I saw those marbles you made out of your scrape. maybe you would consider making like your own custom set of diffuser beads. it's a cool idea
That cat makes it look too easy.watch these 2 links he explains how get good pulls and also the mouth piece and the bowl and he explains it pretty well
part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tk-It6aXy0
part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpnofMijLVM
THey charge per hour for the glass blowing course?
you gotta do some glass blowing instructional vids.i just used my newly learned skills to create this. View attachment 312970 View attachment 312971
Looks like that hour was worth it though. That is pretty cool! I would love to give glass blowing a fair try one day.i just used my newly learned skills to create this. View attachment 312970 View attachment 312971