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2008-09-23, 3:43pm
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Upgrade to Creation Station
My Creation Station was in pretty bad shape - I got it at the Gathering in Louisville 3 years ago.
I admit I'm a pretty sloppy bead maker and I drop lots of hot glass and shoot shards everywhere. The first photo is what the surface of my Creation Station looked like - burned and warped. The next photos are my newly upgraded Creation Station.
I pulled the flimsy aluminum sheet off the top and took it to my local sheet metal shop and had them make me a new one from 20 gauge shiny stainless steel. I even had them make stainless to fit my elbow rests since I even had burns on them - don't even ask what happened to the rubber mats that were on them.
I am really pleased with the job they did - even rounded the corners when I told them they could miter them if rounded was too much trouble.
I'm sure this stainless will hold up much better than that flimsy aluminum did - well, I'm sure if would have been okay if I weren't such a sloppy lampworker.
So, if you are like me, upgrade your Creation Station too.
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2008-09-23, 4:09pm
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moth to the flame
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Wow, what a difference the upgrade made!!!
Mine is still ok but I will definitely remember this
Hey, I have a Bobcat too! Someday my torch set up will look like yours!
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2008-09-23, 4:47pm
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Man, I just cannot fathom what you did to that poor thing. It looks like you attacked it with a hammer - or worse. I got mine at the same time - same place. The worst I have done is burned the elbow and wrist pads in a few places.
It looks great - but if it were cheapo me, I'd have bought the new metal and cut it out myself.
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2008-09-23, 4:53pm
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Originally Posted by Debbie
Man, I just cannot fathom what you did to that poor thing. It looks like you attacked it with a hammer - or worse. I got mine at the same time - same place. The worst I have done is burned the elbow and wrist pads in a few places.
It looks great - but if it were cheapo me, I'd have bought the new metal and cut it out myself.
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Yeah, the hot glass falling on it (when the glass rods snapped right behind a big gather) warped the heck out of it. Told you I was a slob.
I'm Cheapo too - but I'm saving my hands for rebuilding the side deck while DH is away this week - I'll let you know if it was worth it to have someone else do it when I get the bill.
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2008-09-23, 7:39pm
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You need to market these upgrades.....
Dale
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2008-09-24, 3:10am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dale M.
You need to market these upgrades.....
Dale
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Thanks for the comment, Dale but I'll leave that for someone else. Creation Station has evolved - there are at least two shapes of them now.
For a few dollars more the makers could have used stainless steel - we sure don't see any tools made of aluminum - must be a reason for that - oh yeah, aluminum has a lower melting temperature than steel.
There is nothing else that I see on the Creation Station that breaks or wears out - it's a shame they scrimped and used aluminum. Guess they didn't have the forsight to see messy folks like me.
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2008-09-24, 6:13am
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Dang...for what someone would have to pay for one of those it should be made of stainless steel! I have a SS worksurface with HH brackets attached and that was only about $30 brand new.
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2008-09-24, 6:52am
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Dang girl, your hard on your CS!! LOL Looks great now
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2008-09-24, 7:19am
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I drop hot glass on my CS all the time and it doesn't do that so perhaps they' did upgraded their newer releases. I imagine when it comes to shipping costs aluminum is lighter than stainless. So maybe they were trying to save the consumer on shipping costs?
I do need new elbow pads (hint hint RAOGK!) But other than that mine is still in great shape minus a few burn marks on the writs pads and on the wood. I have to say my legs arms and hands bare more burn marks then my Creation Station.
I love it!
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