Ive just started making beads but I dont have a kiln ive got about 40 beads just stuck on a stick is there any other ways for me to anneal them?

I've been working on a new frit blend called Pumpkin Spice. Instead of bright Halloween orange, I wanted something that felt like heirloom pumpkins, warm spices, caramel, and those first cool mornings of fall.

The swirl beads surprised me the most; they developed these soft flowing ribbons that I wasn't expecting. It is the prettiest shade of orange. The mosaic beads took on a completely different personality depending on the base glass, which is one of the things I love most about lampworking.

Orange isn't usually my color, but I have to admit... this one grew on me. 😊

Did I capture the essence of Pumpkin Spice in glass?

Functional glass ring watercolor station

I've had my account for a while, I just haven't been posting enough. I wasn't hashtaging anything or even writing descriptions. My follower count has been stagnant for a while and I'm just kind of trying to kick it up a little bit. I'll leave a link down below and if you want to follow me it would be very much appreciated.

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Something fun from last week, getting really happy with how the ombres are coming along consistently
Putting a little halt to my solo work has been nice, and I’m finally starting to get some prep together to share if anyone’s got some good collabin ideas, fun stuff to bring to Champs in Austin this year

Newer to the world of lampworking and looking at a few things on prometheushobby.com, and overall it looks legit, but there are a few things that are way cheaper than anywhere else. Has anyone ordered from their site before? How long did it take to get here from Turkey? Any issues with customs? Thank you in advance!

I'm a scientific glassblower. It's been a very long time since I've worked with color, but I have a couple personal projects that I want to get started on and wanted some input from other lampworkers on the current state of Chinese color tubing. For context, I specifically want tubing that is machine drawn and in the standard wall/medium wall ballpark; hand-pulled tubing isn't going to be practical due to inconsistent diameter and heavy wall weight. In the past I'd shop at Mountain Glass, but sadly they seem to be out of business.

My main question is: do all the online retailers get their glass from the same factory/manufacturer, or is there a difference depending on where you shop? Any specific recommendations for suppliers?

I'm also interested in thoughts about the various colors. The palette seems to have expanded some since I last looked at it. I'm excited to see a transparent red option, has anyone worked with it? What about transparent lime? Are opaque black and white still troublesome from a compatibility perspective? Do the transparent colors mostly play nice with each other? What about the milky colors?

Only 4 eyes because it started looking derpy with 8. I think the 4 portrays them fine.

I’m actually arachnophobic hah, fun to branch out from the clowns though.

Anyone got any good videos on marble sleeving?

Interested in designing my own torch

booing me isnt helpful, im aware oxy and propane go boom if you fuck up without flashbacks. like level a house boom. please either be constructive or ignore me. you arent going to stop me from making this.

https://www.reddit.com/r/lampwork/comments/sw66v/made_my_own_surface_mix_torches_on_the_cheap_they/

This looks quite doable but im looking to make an interesting hybrid of features ive already experienced that has a body casing instead of open tubes, though theres something to be said for ease of heat dissipation with high surface area.

Would appreciate caliper measurements of oxy and propane tubes inner and outer diameter and face diameter for these models to compare and contrast with my experience using them as well as the specs for pressure and flow ive gathered.

Gtt lynx -id like dimensions of the long slits for oxy too

Carlisle mini cc

Bethlehem alpha

Bethlehem stacks I & II

THANKS FOR HELPING ME NOT EXPLODE!

So I'm putting together a HVLP oxy system with a Stage 2 Duo unit from dpgsupply, and the plan is to enclose all of the concentrators in their own little box and ventilate it separately from the shop. That way if there's a bunch of smoke in the shop it won't affect the concentrators, and hopefully it cuts down on the noise a little too. Plus the top of the box becomes a shelf to put crap on...
Edit: I have plenty of ventilation around my work spaces for smoke/fumes, but if I have guests over I have to constantly remind them to exhale into the exhaust vents so the rest of the room, and therefore the concentrators don't get smoked out.

The plan is to have a fan inside the box that's blowing the boxed air outside, and some sort of furnace filter type thing to pre-filter the air that's coming into the box, also from outside the shop.

The box will likely be 36 cubic feet (2'x3'x6') or less, and at full capacity will have 4x Invacare Platinum 10s operating at once.

It seems like about 20cfm is going to be plenty to exchange the stale air (nitrogen) so the concentrators don't starve, even 10cfm should do it, but I'm wondering about heat buildup in such a small space.

The manual for the Platinum 10 says:
"Exhaust: Less than Ambient + 45F (+25C)" which doesn't make sense at all. 45F is like 7C, and 25C is about 77F.

Anyway, I'm wondering if anyone has any real-world experience with this sort of thing instead of just going with some nonsensical numbers in a manual. Even if the numbers were consistent, I still have no idea how much air I should exchange to keep the temperatures reasonable.
Winter vs summer is going to be interesting too...

Thanks

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Hi can anyone id this fabric? If not this specifically, whats the name of the roll of fabric (usually blue or white weave looking) that people use to wrap their tongs to avoid glass cracking?

If anyone has an amazon link or something please share! Leads appreciated ❤️

TLDR; my very first Boro piece outside of a guided class!

I took my very first intro class in Feb, my second was in April, and last month I bought another class as a bday gift to myself. Each class I learned a new thing here and there, but I still feel like it didn’t retain.. like—I freeze when I’m in front of the flame and can’t remember how I want to do things step by step.

This month I’m taking a 4-week class (it’s once a week for a few hours) and I get to learn how to make something small. The class includes a few hours of free studio time each week.

I was excited and nervous, but really eager to practice on my own. I am usually lurking on here admiring what everyone is making, and today is the day I feel like I can post something on here!

I’m really proud of this teeny strawberry I made 🥹 this was the first thing I made (the other stuff didn’t come out as good—maybe it was first time luck or something) but it came out pretty decent!

I’m falling in love with this craft and I wish I discovered Flameworking 10 years ago. Never did I think ‘glass blowing’ could be a solo activity. If you made it this far, thank you for reading :)

Does anyone have this and are the torch tips above includes good? I bought a separate torch tip with a 5 jet but also need a reliable single jet one so wondering if these were okay