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2011-01-12, 10:20am
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Shield users, where is your placed?
I am so excited to finally have a shield! I've been wearing the two pair of glasses and it about drove me nuts.
I was hoping I could see some pics of how some of you have yours placed on your bench. I'm trying to decide where to set mine!
Please & thank you,
Stephanie
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2011-01-12, 2:10pm
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Somewhat out there!
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I don't have a picture but I usually place the base on my left side and have the arm straight over to my torch. Will try to get a pic tonite. I don't always use it as it gets in my way at times but I like it better than wearing glasses.
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2011-01-12, 2:44pm
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Hi Stephanie,
This google search brings up quite few images of shields though they are mixed in with all kinds of other stuff:
http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&b...=&oq=&gs_rfai=
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2011-01-12, 5:29pm
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Salt Box Beads
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I attached mine up under my vent so it would be completely out of the way. I can still fully adjust it.
Lorraine
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2011-01-12, 5:36pm
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Detail G-Mama!
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I would love to have mine attatched to my hood, gotta figure that one out but right now it's off to the left of me since I'm right handed.
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2011-01-12, 6:20pm
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put a bird on it
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Mine is exactly like Lorraine's - hanging down below my hood. The first time I used it, with the stand on the left, it was so in my way, I stuck my finger in the flame and got a really bad burn
I do a lot of off-mandrel stuff, tho, so that requires more room to move than bead making does.
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2011-01-13, 6:40am
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Thank you all! As I played with it a little bit setting it on my bench yesterday, I could see it being in the way could be a problem. I have my beloved Bearfoot arm rests right where I love them, and the two were wanting the same exact spot!
I also have a shelf above my work space on which my fan rests, so maybe I can stick it up there.
Thanks againl, now I have a starting point!
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2011-01-14, 10:36am
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Burning Fingers!
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I am right handed, but I put mine on the right hand side, and then put my tools on the base so they are handy.
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2011-01-14, 12:13pm
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I'm kinda biz-EE
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I built a bailey (? - I think that's what you call it) box and I have little 2x4's that stick out on either side where I have hand tools and cutters resting and I attached mine to the end of that little 2x4 - Mine also swings away (I don't know if they all do that) so it works perfectly for me. Maybe you can build a support for yours coming out of the wall? It would drive me crazy to have mine anchored on the table but that's just me, as you can see I have enough stuff crammed on there as it is! HTH!
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2011-02-26, 3:59pm
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Great information...thank you so much....I have a shield on my Minor but I just bought a Barracuda for soft and boro...I would love the shield that also has the boro shield with it.
I tried to go to Blue Moon Glassworks but gave up after trying for half an hour...computers are not one of my skillsets....pooh
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2011-02-26, 4:04pm
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Mine is about where Ann's is but closer to the vent, not out of the way at all . I'd love to hang it from my vent like Lorraine's. How'd you do that??
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Torchering glass since spring '06~ gold cricket & oxycon!~
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2011-02-27, 7:32am
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Glassmangler
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2011-03-03, 11:21am
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I'm kinda biz-EE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JesterGlass
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Showoff.
You owe me a keyboard, I just drooled all over it.
Oh that torch. WANT!
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2011-03-03, 11:28am
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OMG....Jester!! Look at all the hoses!!! Can you fly to the moon too with all that fuel???
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2011-03-04, 6:57am
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Glassmangler
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The first two stages are a Lynx & Phantom, so it actually uses less fuel than you might think. Running it wide open on all three rings is a different matter, I can eat a K tank in about 3-4 hours if I'm doing 2"+ marbles.
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2011-03-04, 7:17am
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I'm kinda biz-EE
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JesterGlass
The first two stages are a Lynx & Phantom, so it actually uses less fuel than you might think. Running it wide open on all three rings is a different matter, I can eat a K tank in about 3-4 hours if I'm doing 2"+ marbles.
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Jeez, 3 or 4 hours? That would never work for me (not that I'm good enough to use a monster torch like that but I can still dream) because I have to drive an hour to get to my oxy supplier. I go there often enough now as it is (I know I know, get a concentrator).
What do you do Jester? Do you change out with concentrators or liquid O2 or keep a bunch of tanks on hand? I'm just curious how one would handle a torch that demanding.
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2011-03-04, 1:29pm
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Glassmangler
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I fill my own tanks. On average, each K tank lasts me 10 hours or so. I have two K tanks, and a backup 125 tank that I haven't had to use yet.
It takes 28 hours to fill one. I rarely get more than 3 hours to work in a day, so the system is perfect for me. If I worked 8 hours a day, 6 days a week, I'd probably have to do small stuff only for 2 days/week.
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2011-03-04, 9:30pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JesterGlass
I fill my own tanks. On average, each K tank lasts me 10 hours or so. I have two K tanks, and a backup 125 tank that I haven't had to use yet.
It takes 28 hours to fill one. I rarely get more than 3 hours to work in a day, so the system is perfect for me. If I worked 8 hours a day, 6 days a week, I'd probably have to do small stuff only for 2 days/week.
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What a cool setup! Thanks for the info, it's always fun to hear how someone else works.
I'd love to do glass 8 hours a day. I have to eat though, sooo....
I end up going after oxy about two times a month, more if I get more time to torch. I keep two tanks on hand. The drive is a pain but my oxy supplier is wonderful. The only option here in Arlington was Airgas and they suck. Too expensive and rude as hell.
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2011-03-05, 5:40am
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I had forgotten all about this thread! Holy moley that is quite the torch Jester glass. Wow.
I am loving all the pics. I will have to take a pic of what i did, I hung mine on a shelf above and it is working great!@ I love having the shield so much better than trying to peer through two pairs of glasses!
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2011-03-05, 6:43am
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Me too! I felt like I had 40 lbs on my face before I got my shield. It's wonderful.
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