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2021-05-16, 11:15am
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Frequently Moving Equipment
I live in an apartment, so I have to go to a local studio to make beads. I just got a Bethlehem Bravo which I am quite excited to use, and I wanted to see how people travel with their equipment. I go in about once a week for a few hours, and I want to protect my torch well enough to feel secure driving to the studio and back. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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2021-05-16, 11:41am
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When I do public demos at the gallery, graphite tools and torch get wrapped in old cotton bandanas and then bubble wrap. Glass rods get taped together with painter's tape (doesn't leave a residue) and slid into a packing tube or two. Other tools get placed into an old kitchen towel and rolled up and tied or taped in place. All that gets placed into a plastic tote from the hardware store. Does all this help you at all?
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2021-05-16, 11:59am
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I have a Pelican case for my torch, hardly use it these days ( ) but I've taken my torch all over the USA in it for demos and teaching. When I first got my torch, I worked in a public-access studio similar to what you describe - it was key then.
https://www.pelican.com/us/en/shop/p...rotector-cases
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2021-05-16, 12:28pm
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Originally Posted by ESC
Does all this help you at all?
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Everything is helpful. Thank you for the information!
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2021-05-16, 12:30pm
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Originally Posted by vetropod
I have a Pelican case for my torch
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Do you happen to have a picture of your case? Did you use the stock foam or get something made? This is the direction I am leaning, and I would love some more information.
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2021-05-16, 9:50pm
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They have decent canvas type cloth tool bags these days for not a ton of money.
I keep a few with tools for dragging into the house for home repairs and another just for working on the car.
There is a lot to be said for canvas rolls for wrenches and such as well.
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2021-05-17, 4:05pm
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For the torch an off the shelf Pelican case cant be beat
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2021-05-17, 5:28pm
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How is the torch supported to keep it protected? It's a heavy and complex 3D shape, so it seems difficult to get the torch properly supported.
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2021-05-18, 2:46pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ArcticGlassworks
How is the torch supported to keep it protected? It's a heavy and complex 3D shape, so it seems difficult to get the torch properly supported.
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Pelicans come with very heavy foam that you customize to the object. The foam is in squares that can be removed to fit.
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2021-05-20, 6:23am
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I'm only on a Fireworks with MAPP bottles, but my entire "studio" (not including my Hotbox kiln) is in a large rolling double stacked toolbox!
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2021-08-31, 9:17am
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For anyone later viewing this thread, I ended up making myself a tray to carry everything around. It's a little awkward due to the length needed to fit the glass, but it works very well for what I need it to do.
Oh, and it's made of foamcore poster board, so don't worry if you can't get to a woodshop to make it!
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2021-09-01, 11:58am
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thanks for the update
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