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Boro Room
2013-01-24, 3:50am
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new boro user
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3,211
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glasspyro
Buy yerself one of those sampler packs of rods...
Buy yerself one of those sampler packs of rods and tubes they come in a variety of diameters. Once yeh figure out what yer making you will have a good idea of what size rod/tubing yeh need.
Hold...
Forum:
Boro Room
2012-12-02, 3:18pm
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7
buying boro confusion
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3,465
Posted By
glasspyro
A good place to keep an eye on for sales is ...
A good place to keep an eye on for sales is
http://www.talkglass.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?94-Vendor-s-Glassifieds
If I remember correctly you have to create a username/password in order to see...
Forum:
Boro Room
2012-11-28, 12:07am
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blowing boro tube limits
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4,888
Posted By
glasspyro
You don't necessarily need to close off the tube...
You don't necessarily need to close off the tube in order to condense it. Anytime you heat up a section it'll naturally condense as long as you dont pull on it. If you heat in the middle of the tube...
Forum:
Boro Room
2012-11-27, 1:55pm
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blowing boro tube limits
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Posted By
glasspyro
You can go fairly large even with small tubing...
You can go fairly large even with small tubing the only thing that is really limiting you is your ability to evenly heat a section of tubing and patience.
If your initial bubble isn't large enough...
Forum:
Boro Room
2012-10-13, 1:15pm
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17
Flame cut pyrex beaker ?
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6,649
Posted By
glasspyro
NO idea what size that is but I'm sure if yeh...
NO idea what size that is but I'm sure if yeh call around some of the glass places they would probably cut you a piece what ever size yeh want?
Forum:
Boro Room
2012-10-13, 1:01pm
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18
Thin clear boro encasement, how are you doing it?
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Posted By
glasspyro
I use 3 mil rod just keep the bead warm enough...
I use 3 mil rod just keep the bead warm enough not to crack then heat the rod up, then smear on, keeping the heat on the rod not the bead. Just stripe till covered.
The idea being that yeh push...
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Boro Room
2012-10-12, 11:34am
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17
Flame cut pyrex beaker ?
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6,649
Posted By
glasspyro
Why not just flair out some tubing instead?
Why not just flair out some tubing instead?
Forum:
Boro Room
2012-08-08, 9:58pm
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28
Boro capsules of organic material, non-annealed jewelry - thoughts?
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Posted By
glasspyro
Considering it only clear and its round and...
Considering it only clear and its round and fairly small yeh wont have any issues with not annealing.
That being said I would create the the cylinder with the ring, leave one end open, anneal it...
Forum:
Boro Room
2011-11-27, 5:28pm
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12
Marbles
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3,705
Posted By
glasspyro
When I was running a minor I made marbles up to...
When I was running a minor I made marbles up to one inch in diameter but that was on a tank of oxy.
Figure yeh could make em at least half an inch in diameter within a reasonable amount of time.
...
Forum:
Boro Room
2011-06-22, 4:57pm
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6
Beginning Boro Lampworking - Start Up Supplies and Cost!?
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8,416
Posted By
glasspyro
at minimum you need torch: cost $100 on up...
at minimum you need
torch: cost $100 on up there's a quite a few choices of torches
annealer: around $500 on up really depends on size and what kinda of controller yeh want
oxygen: if yeh...
Forum:
Boro Room
2011-04-27, 10:33pm
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15
Tubing woes
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4,663
Posted By
glasspyro
One of the things that has help me in dealing...
One of the things that has help me in dealing with tubing is by using this tearing technique
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3hax_VH3rs
if the tubing is small enough I go ahead and just heat...
Forum:
Boro Room
2011-04-27, 9:51pm
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8
has anyone used GA - Nightshade
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3,132
Posted By
glasspyro
http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37...
http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=37091
Link to it since its a moving target :P
Forum:
Boro Room
2011-04-09, 6:52pm
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18
2 questions: size and oxy
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4,710
Posted By
glasspyro
Largest marble i made on a minor is about 1 1/2...
Largest marble i made on a minor is about 1 1/2 inches/38.1mill in diameter took over an hour, was really basic design.
Here something I made on a minor...
Forum:
Boro Room
2011-03-03, 12:36am
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34
Sublime
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9,218
Posted By
glasspyro
NS descriptions "Sublime is a transparent...
NS descriptions "Sublime is a transparent iridescent signal light green" So I put a stripe of it on clear twisted and covered it with more clear just to see what it would look like. After it came...
Forum:
Boro Room
2010-09-18, 12:18am
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27
Suggestions for Purple
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7,821
Posted By
glasspyro
I like ns purple urple although it fairly heat...
I like ns purple urple although it fairly heat sensitive, it can boil on yeh.
Forum:
Boro Room
2008-08-14, 5:22pm
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2
boro / kiln question
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2,070
Posted By
glasspyro
It aint that hard if yer semi handy with tools. ...
It aint that hard if yer semi handy with tools.
here some info yeh might find usefull
http://www.thegldg.com/forum/showthread.php?t=19349
this book also has allot of good info in it...
Forum:
Boro Room
2008-02-05, 8:04pm
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11
who sell boro mandrels
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3,616
Posted By
glasspyro
If yeh got a welding store near yeh, yeh can ask...
If yeh got a welding store near yeh, yeh can ask for tig sticks or welding rods just get stainless and make sure there bare with no coating. the ones with a coating would work also just kinda...
Forum:
Boro Room
2007-12-26, 7:16pm
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7
Annealing question
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2,573
Posted By
glasspyro
I think the reason there is so much confusion on...
I think the reason there is so much confusion on annealing is due to the fact that there is not "a single" temp, where it anneals, but a range of temps where annealing occurs, Anything over the...
Forum:
Boro Room
2007-12-14, 8:43pm
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Torch question for marbles
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4,512
Posted By
glasspyro
I have the Nortel Mid-Range plus. one of the...
I have the Nortel Mid-Range plus. one of the things with this torch is that all you get is a big fat bushy flame , there is no way to get a pin point with it unless you have the top mount.
...
Forum:
Boro Room
2007-09-27, 5:20pm
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18
Problem w/ Perfume Bottle Footing
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4,087
Posted By
glasspyro
When yeh say anneal it, are you talking about...
When yeh say anneal it, are you talking about flame annealing or in a kiln?
Maybe yeh need a different annealing schedule for yer kiln?
Another thing that might help is reduce the angle....
Forum:
Boro Room
2007-08-08, 6:14pm
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5
CZs and Boro
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2,068
Posted By
glasspyro
What are CZ's??
What are CZ's??
Forum:
Boro Room
2007-07-31, 6:10pm
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8
Tube Implosion Question
Views:
2,836
Posted By
glasspyro
Damm cant edit my last comment. wasnt quite...
Damm cant edit my last comment. wasnt quite right. Yeah the lense goes where the tube comes off.
There's two place where I can screw up in making a implosion one is after I've done the implosion...
Forum:
Boro Room
2007-07-23, 5:14pm
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8
Tube Implosion Question
Views:
2,836
Posted By
glasspyro
What I do, is do yer implosion punty up a solid...
What I do, is do yer implosion punty up a solid rod to heat up the tube just behind the implosion blow it out fairly thin then spot heat one area blow a hole and burn the rest of the tube off, melt...
Forum:
Boro Room
2006-09-20, 6:37pm
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34
Question about boro sample packs
Views:
6,898
Posted By
glasspyro
How about a pack of "one of everything"...
How about a pack of "one of everything" ?
Forum:
Boro Room
2006-09-07, 8:54pm
Replies:
1
The newb
Views:
2,377
Posted By
glasspyro
The newb
Well its first post for me :P where to start.
been interested in glass for awhile now, got lucky on craigslist where someone was selling off there whole setup. Ended up getting 2 torches in the...
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