This stepped heart paperweight is made by pouring the molten glass in a graphite mould. The mould has been machined with perfect hearts stepped down into the mould, creating a really nice heart design and finish. This particular heart paperweight had ashes entwined within the glass which you can see me adding during the initial set up.
I feel defeated. I want to make headphones so I have to glue them.
Maybe I could say their deconstructed headphones for my professor but man I'm freaking out
Is it at all possible to make a thin glass face mask with ferrofluid inside it? i want it for my rorschach cosplay. I’d only need two nostril holes, and the mask would encompass my whole face
trying to make some crazy sunglasses, would like to achieve a nice edge as well
Hi, I was using a diamond blade to cut glass and I accidentally broke it. Do you know how much it costs and where to buy one?
I'm looking to set up a small mobile furnace for home use. Something like the Dragon Mini. Does anyone have one they are selling? Or suggestions for other small set ups I should look into purchasing. I'm not interested in building one from scratch - that is too much of stretch of my skills!
I’m wondering is this is even possible?? My dog has cancer and I would love to have a custom urn/vase made. It would be a double walled glass with his paw print on the inside which I would fill with his ashes. I’ve attached a picture of the concept but without the flower and if possible his actual paw print. I’m not sure if it’s possible?? Any thoughts are appreciated!!
Hey guys!
A few years ago a guy I worked with did an online course with bill gudenrath, and he got a recipe for some black wax, made with bees wax, charcoal dust, bubble gum and I don't know what else. It had a higher melting point than regular bees wax, so needed to be reapplied way less often.
I haven't worked with the guy in years, and I don't have an easy way of contacting him, so I was wondering if anyone here had the recipe, and would be happy to share it with me, because I miss it!
Thanks in advance!
Don't say tape. Unless it can look clean.
Anyways, I'm in a dilemma, I initially wanted to to glue part of the ends together to make a pill shape.
However I changed my mind as I want them to be glue together but not permanently.
I want them to be glued together and not at the same time.
Am I being ridiculous? maybe.
It's for a college class, I want the pill to be professional looking but I'm too indecisive.
Is it possible to do what I'm asking and still be professional? If not, I'll just glue apart their ends to one another, like I originally wanted to.
This mirror’s been in my family for quite a while (since I was a kid at least) and something must have knocked into it when being stored away. Was going through old stuff and found that it was broken, I still have the missing piece in the top right, there’s also a diagonal crack which you can also see from the back.
Is repair possible? If so, where should I take it and how much should I expect it to cost?
Thanks all :)
Hi I know this subreddit is glass blowing but I was wondering if anyone knew where I could take a wine bottle that I am wanting to cut? What kind of store or shop I could go to?
My sister and I did an hour long class to learn some basics! My cup (on the left) broke because I didn’t have it deep enough when flashing and it was a little thinner at the rim so it cooled too fast. I still love it so much! My sister did awesome with her cup on the right.
I got to gather, marver, roll in frit, reheat, sit at the bench and turn it, spin it in the air to elongate it, use the jacks for the constriction… and I got to blow for my sister’s cup. Only thing I didn’t do was start the bubble or start the twist.
I had a blast and can’t wait to do more.
chopping and laying cane I am struggling to tell some of the darker transluscent canes apart.
I have flash light, tracing pad.
has anyone worked out a trick to see what color it is?
I am planning on pulling some Bullseye Stiff Black into cane. I haven’t been able to find information on the color.
Is it anywhere as stiff as Marco Blanco (I have used this quite a bit)?
Can you burn the color?
Anything else you would recommend to a first time use of it?
My friend is starting his own glass studio, I was wondering if anybody has any links that could help him buying materials.
Alternatively, if anyone has any shops or studios around philly or the South Eastern PA area in general, it'd be awesome for him to come check it out and take inspo for things like setup, ventilation and techniques let me know if you'd be down to have him come over and check it out!
