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Old 2005-12-12, 5:16pm
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Old 2005-12-12, 5:31pm
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Great tutorial Jen!! Thank you! Can't wait to give it a try!
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Old 2005-12-12, 5:51pm
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Well THAT explains alot...mumble grumble mumble...I was attempting and borderline half-ass succeeding using the "bubble maker" method...remember those plastic straws with tubes of goo we had as children...we made big sticky balloons...take it from me, that method leaves MUCH to be desired...

Thanks for the very clear info on what I should have been doing,

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Great tutorial!! Sadly, yet another thing I will probably never have time to try! But I saved it for future use.
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Old 2005-12-12, 6:24pm
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Great tut. Still don't know what I am doing wrong. Keep getting holes even though I am winding thick wraps and adding frit, etc. Grrr. PPP, I guess.

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Old 2005-12-12, 6:35pm
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One more thing to remember...
If for instance, you use white and black, remember that the black glass is much stiffer... (and you know how runny white and ivory can get).. the black is going to resist blowing out a bit more than the white, and your bubble will constrict at the black wraps... does that make sense? Try to make the base of the bubble with glass of the same consistency... and add your frit or stringer of a different consistency on top with breaks in between so the bubble will blow out evenly.
Hope that made sense.
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Old 2005-12-12, 7:49pm
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One more thing to remember...
If for instance, you use white and black, remember that the black glass is much stiffer... (and you know how runny white and ivory can get).. the black is going to resist blowing out a bit more than the white, and your bubble will constrict at the black wraps... does that make sense? Try to make the base of the bubble with glass of the same consistency... and add your frit or stringer of a different consistency on top with breaks in between so the bubble will blow out evenly.
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Exactly!!!!!

Great tut, and beautifully done!

Try some enamels in the mix, too!
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Old 2005-12-12, 8:57pm
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Nice clear photos and explanation!

But isn't it easier to just stick a big blob of glass on the end of your mandrel? That's what I started doing after I got... well, lazy. : P I began by making nice wraps, but I like to use stubs, workable bits, and leftover stringer to make a big messy glob, so the built-up hollow would get very uneven all around. Maybe the globby-blob method is too hard for a beginner?
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Great tutorial!!! Thanks for sharing your time & talent!!! Now for the dumb question....how do you get the remains of glass off the hollow mandrel....if I read correctly, the mandrel is attached to the ball until you break it?????
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Old 2005-12-12, 9:50pm
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Excellent!!!! Thank you so much Jen!!!
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Old 2005-12-12, 10:37pm
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Thanks Jen...I always love to see photos. I can't tell though...do you leave it in the flame as you blow? or take out during the blowing?
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Old 2005-12-13, 5:36am
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I don't find the blob method easier... some do, but I almost always blow out a side when I try that.
The remains of the glass can be shocked off the mandrel by heating them up in the flame, and then dunking them in cold water.
I take it out of the flame when I blow.
The ball should be evenly molten, so you definately need to keep it spinning, but there's no need to hover in the flame.
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Great tutorial!

I'm curious, instead of cooling the bubble and then breaking with a hammer could you simply stick the hot bubble in water? I'm thinking it may give you too small of pieces but was curious if anyone had tried it.
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The ball should be evenly molten, so you definately need to keep it spinning, but there's no need to hover in the flame.
I've discovered that, for me at least, "hovering it in the flame" leads to weak spots and blowouts, almost always! So I always take it out of the flame now before I blow, and have had hardly a blowout since.

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Old 2005-12-13, 8:47am
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Great tutorial!

I'm curious, instead of cooling the bubble and then breaking with a hammer could you simply stick the hot bubble in water? I'm thinking it may give you too small of pieces but was curious if anyone had tried it.
I've tried that, but eesh, the explosion! I like the whack it with a hammer method better, after it's been cooled.

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Old 2005-12-13, 11:05am
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I rarely have blowouts anymore - but I did when I was learning. I like to do three puffs with a second in between and that seems to keep any areas which are starting to get thin from blowing out, since they cool. It's all a matter of finding which method works best for your own torching style.

Another method for breaking the bubble off is to just whack the mandrel on your work surface. : ) It's nice stress relief. : )
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Thanks. It's terrific!! Paula
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Old 2005-12-13, 12:16pm
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Great tutorial, Jen!!! And beautiful shards. It inspires me to try to go bigger and more intricate with mine. I've been avoiding putting my finger over the open end of my hollow mandrel - I'm afraid of hot air coming out and burning my finger! But you've done this and it's safe? I know that one can burn one's self with steam from the open end if there's moisture in the mandrel... But it's safe when it's dry? Please reassure me! Thanks for the wonderful photo tutorial!!! Cheers -Heather
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Old 2005-12-13, 12:28pm
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Yes Heather.. it's safe
Just think of all those glassblowers out there puting their mouths over the tube. As long as there's no moisture, you should be just fine.
And since there's no release on the tube, the chances are better that there'd be no moisture
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*blush* Hey, that *is* pretty reassuring! *laughing at myself for being a dunce* Thanks Jen!!
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Super Tut - Thanks! Off to blow some patterned shards.
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Jen,

Thanks for taking the time to do such a great tutorial. One of these days.....
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Super Duper Tut Jen! Your a very kind and generous teacher to share this with us.............THANK YOU!!
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Awesome technique Jennifer. I may have to add some twisties to mine now. I normally coil pot a single color and then start adding other colors and designs. This helps keep the base glass all consistent when blowing it out. I've got a short video I'll try to figure out how to link to. Shards are a ton of fun! It kind of makes you feel like a real glass blower!
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Very cool!!! Thanks so much for the great tutorial!! I'm going to go give it a try tonight!
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Old 2005-12-18, 6:31pm
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Well at first I didn't succeed. I do plan to try again. I can see why folks say that it's addicting.
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I went to the studio and got busy blowing shards again...thanks for the inspiration
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What do you use blown shards for? Like frit?
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Well, I totally suck at this, but I am going to try again and again until I get it right! Could take a while...
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