Basic Flameworking Skills - Shaping a Goblet
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Published 2009-10-16
All Comments (21)
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You are a huge help to the lampworking community! Your videos are great. I'm glad there are some artists out there that don't mind giving away some tricks. It seems like where I am everyone is a glasshole and wont show you anything without charging for it.
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Hi Laurie. I am self taught but that was not by choice. There are no classes or workshops near me. It took me months to work out some of the fundamentals and techniques I use. I would have learned much faster from a hands on class with someone looking over my shoulder and telling me what I was doing right or wrong. And, in fact, I still learn new things every day from others.
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Thank you for all the instructional videos you have done. I am new to glass work and I watch all of your videos. You are doing a great Job and I hope you continue doing what your doing. I would be interested to see a load in and load out of glass from your kiln. Thanks.
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Brilliant video, thanks My torch isn't big enough for this sort of work, but I'm seriously thinking I'd like to upgrade to give it a try.
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i hope to catch your next Seattle class your one of my all time hero's keep making great videos like this one
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Another great video. Keep them coming. Thanks again.
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I haven't been making enough stuff to fill the kiln lately. I've been running small loads from time to time. Next time I have an interesting load I'll make a video of it.
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Where did you purchase the Jack's?
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Ty again for the informative videos. I like your well organized shop mine is a mess. I don't like simax prefer the schott but it seems like nobody sells it anymore. What in your opinion is the best clear glass to use.
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Wouldn't you have to put that in an oven to cool down slowly enough so it doesn't shatter?
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beautiful! joy to the eye, as allways :-)
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how can some glass get very hot and not break but other types will shatter if red hot ??
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ive found that you can get a lot more control with the jacks if you hold them underhand instead of overhand
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Good job on ur glass making I'm too afraid of fire to even make that stuff lol
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@penztoy I will keep that in mind next time I make some videos. Might work out. Thanks.
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where do you get glass tubes at
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@junkjumper Thanks! That is 38 mm x 4.0 mm Simax.
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@VillageWasherWenches I use Simax mostly for clear. The color tubing is Chinese. I've experimented with the Chinese clear and I don't really have a problem with it either. I guess whatever works for you is what to use.
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Thanks...much appreciated...Laurie
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It is because of the coefficient of expansion (COE). Pyrex which is resistent to heat breakage has a COE of 33 while most common glass, called soft glass, has a COE of ~100.
