lampwork blowing tutorial

[magpiejst]

In another thread someone mentioned Carlos Dona's tools and I googled and found pix of his flameworking blowpipes and wonder if there's some instructional thread



judy
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[Jamn!]

Oh yes that would be wonderful!

[Dale M.]

Might check with these people over here....

http://talk.craftweb.com/index.php?s=

Dale

[paintingwithglass]

Originally Posted by magpiejst

In another thread someone mentioned Carlos Dona's tools and I googled and found pix of his flameworking blowpipes and wonder if there's some instructional thread



judy
www.pbase.com/magpiejst

You use the small blowpipe just like a stainless steel tube mandrel. Just make a blob on the end and heat it--blow---shape--etc.

[Janelle Zorko]

I learned to use one of these in Italy a couple of weeks ago. These pipes are generally used for blowing goblet bowls and bases. I'll see if I can work up a tutorial. I CAN tell you now that they are not used in the same way as 1/4" stainless steel tubes are for blowing small objects. You don't use bead release with them and you generally create a "punty" for transferring the blown object off of the pipe so that you can work the opening of the bubble you've blown.

Janelle

Edited to say that I suppose you can use them like the 1/4 stainless tubes but that isn't what they're made for.

[paintingwithglass]

Originally Posted by Janelle Zorko

I learned to use one of these in Italy a couple of weeks ago. These pipes are generally used for blowing goblet bowls and bases. I'll see if I can work up a tutorial. I CAN tell you now that they are not used in the same way as 1/4" stainless steel tubes are for blowing small objects. You don't use bead release with them and you generally create a "punty" for transferring the blown object off of the pipe so that you can work the opening of the bubble you've blown.

Janelle

Edited to say that I suppose you can use them like the 1/4 stainless tubes but that isn't what they're made for.

Don't you have to create a punty if you are blowing on a tube too? I blow seashells using a tube or the Italian Pipe depending upon my mood. I have never used bead release when I blow an object....hmmmm... I musta missed something.

[jokersdesign]

This is an old thread, but I wanted to know where one would buy one of these small blow pipes or similar stainless steel tube?

thanks

Robert

[Curly Irish Girl]

Splain to me = if there is no bead release, how does the glass come off the pipe????

[MikeAurelius]

Cold seal, heat shock it and it pops right off. This is the way traditional glassblowing is done, except on a smaller scale.

The glass does stick to the tube, but once the work is off the tube, you either let it stand in a bucket to catch the flying glass that pops off as it cools, or put it in a water bucket to heat shock the glass off.

There will always be some glass remaining on the tube, but this is nothing to worry about.

[kbaker01]

i just took a class from Loren Stump and one of the things he teaches is Blow Tube sift glass........does anyone know where I can get more information on how to use the blow tube????

[houptdavid]

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[jaci]

I have a tutorial on my blog It does not use this exact blow pipe, but it uses hollow mandrels. You can tweek it to your needs.