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Some with my old torch, some with my new torch, plus my hottie girlfriend making her 2nd and 3rd pendants ever!
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The flash didn't go off for some reason
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So they aren't the best
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And used the timer
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It was pretty cold that day
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Well...maybe not because I'm pretty focused...but definitely happy!
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Oh well, I'm no photographer
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She rocks my world
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Not too shabby!
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Getting better every time!
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Can't wait till she can make some more next time she's here
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Kitty wasn't too into being photographed
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Thanks for looking at my galleries! I've been lampworking full time since December '05. I am mainly self taught and I owe a lot of what I've learned to this website and the melting pot. Thanks to all of you who have been so helpful along the way. Feel free to use the "contact artist" button to inquire about custom work.
http://www.satoriglass.com
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delta force
skipped on the phantom, right- rage that beast
» Posted by
TooHypeProductions
on 1/28/2006 3:46:35 PM.
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Lighter in picture
So I got an email from a concerned fellow glassblower that pointed out that it is unsafe to keep a lighter next to your torch (how he managed to spot it is beyond me) :) I would just like you all to know that I realize how dangerous it is to keep a lighter near your torch. This is why I keep an empty lighter near my torch. It has no fuel in it and therefore there is no danger of it exploding. I merely use the flint in it as a striker to light the torch. I like to keep it close to the torch so I don't have to fumble around looking for it everytime I light my torch.
I do appreciate the concern for my safety though :) Just wanted to clear that all up!
Oh and Too Hype - I did skip on the phantom...and the mirage :) So far I haven't regretted it one bit! I have yet to really rage this torch out though...so we'll see how it goes :)
» Posted by
SatoriGlass
on 1/29/2006 10:40:50 AM.
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Implosion pendant.
Ok when i do an implosion i:
form a ball at the end of a rod.
Flaten it so the rod looks like a nail and the flattened ball is the nail head.
Do my dots.
Implode
Heres my proble. i have a pendant with a rod comming out of the middle where you would look at it.
how do i get the rod off cleanly without leaving a huge lump in the middle?
please help. im getting friusturated.
thanks alot man.
» Posted by
noob
on 1/29/2006 8:59:06 PM.
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Noob
First you attach a punty to the back of your pendant with a cold seal. Heat the angle between the rod and the front of the pendant. Be careful not to reheat your punty. Slowly pull the holding rod from the front of the pendant. Once it seperates, you can then remove any excess glass by pulling it off with the holding rod you just removed. You are then left with a pendant with a lump on the front instead of a lens. Melt the crap out of the lump until it balls up. By holding at the proper angle (hand down, pendant up) you can flatten out the front of your pendant to the desired shape while retaining the roundness of the lens on the front.
Hope this helps :)
» Posted by
SatoriGlass
on 1/29/2006 9:18:49 PM.
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Everyone has their own opinion
The guy you're learning from may not use a yolk. He may think it's "cheating." That's his own opinion. I think the yolk is a tool that has uses just like any other tool on the bench. It has advantages and disadvantages just like any other tool. Why not make use of any tool that can improve the look of your work?
Is it cheating to use a creation station to rest your arms on while you sit and blow glass? I mean, you aren't even supporting your own arms right?
Is it cheating to use a blow hose and swivel setup? I mean come on...you don't even have to put your lips on the glass! Totally cheating...right?
What about using a gtt torch? You have 2 different oxygen nobs and the widest range of flame characteristics out there. Using this kind of torch must be cheating.
Having a digital kiln must be cheating too...right? I mean you can perfectly anneal the glass without having to flame anneal it or use an analog kiln and sit there and turn the dial yourself. Not having to do that certainly is cheating.
So you're right! Using a yolk must be cheating! I don't have to support the full weight of the glass at all times, so I'm cheating. I mean, sure I'm still turning the glass myself, but I'm not holding it up in the air so I must be cheating. Maybe I should invent a machine that not only holds the weight of the glass, but turns it for me! Then I could cheat hardcore!
I'll make millions! Everyone will want one of my machines! I'll call them autoglasstic turnotrons and market them to the youth.
Thanks dibbles, you just made me rich!
» Posted by
SatoriGlass
on 2/9/2006 7:27:35 PM.
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heh
I see you use the glass forum. That must be cheating too eh? No problem asking your questions there and soaking up the info...maybe you should ask your teacher if that's cheating, too? Eh?!
Satori don't take his shit personally. If his teacher keeps telling him not to use tools because they are "cheating" he'll have carple tunnel so bad he won't even be able to blow glass.
» Posted by
EugeneRain
on 2/9/2006 8:46:25 PM.
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oooooooooook
ok I'm gonna be nicer this time I was feeling bad lol..
Dibbler- you need to think for yourself buddy.. your teacher may know some things you don't right now, but more then likely his ego is more developed then his skills are if he's telling you stupid shit like that. Tools are useful- USE THEM IF NEEDED.
» Posted by
KevinNail
on 2/9/2006 10:19:13 PM.
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Thanks misha and kevin!
You guys rock.
Dibbles where are you? Nothing to say now?
» Posted by
SatoriGlass
on 2/11/2006 11:37:41 AM.
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der
Satori, it’s just a strange way to think. Should we hand screw every screw in with a manual screwdriver when there is an electric drill available? Shit, that would be cheating, right?
I do think you should know how to do anything you do without the use of a yoke or a blow hose, because what’s going to happen to your piece when all the sudden that tool isn’t there? Don’t handicap yourself, but use the tools out there…they could save you years of pain in many places.
» Posted by
EugeneRain
on 2/14/2006 11:53:57 AM.
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