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How do people get such fine stringers of fume when doing fume line work, It just blows my mind the detail someone can pull off from vaporizing gold or silver into glass

This is done by putting in a lot of lines on a big tube, then pulling it down smaller, then it seems to have even more lines.

Who makes the highest quality Raw American Glass?

Only US 33 makes raw borosilicate glass, and it is not good.  Elev8 Premier uses Shott glass, made in Germany by the people who invented boro.

can we repair marbles with small chip/cracks?

Anything is possible.  There can be scars, and if we remove the scar, it can cause maybe some part of the image to get messy, if outside work.  We can only do borosilicate marbles.  This is our typical repair charge.

Do we cold cut the joints for the pimp cap to make them fit or do we use the torch and felt it down enough and flatten it?

Most pimp caps made by Elev8 Premier are made on a 10mm rod.  The rod is ground down to be a perfect 10mm joint.

can the heating element in ssv get larger? or are we at capacity on size ? tryna take big globs

The heating element is the perfect V8 machine for the SSV.   Adjusting a heater size would effect the entire design.  One would turn the heat up, if they wanted bigger faster hits, but less is more.

How can we market the surfer to people who live in cars/vnas/RVs, that want a home vaporizer?

All marketing for a vaporizer is hard due to e-cigs.  The best thing is to recommend the SSV to every person that comes in the store.  Transition using the GQPC method

What is the process of making a new glass color?

Colors are made by adding oxides and other minerals.  Putting in a new element oxid can make a new color.  Or they can mix colors, or other oxides and minerals all they want to make a new color.

Do other precious metals work for fuming?

Gold and Silver work the best for fuming.  Some have used platinum and copper, but copper can be a little dangerous.

would rubys in an elev8r heating element enhance the hit?

YES, but the intake hole could be a problem with rubies falling out if they are too small.  This can be a hazard, so we do not recommend it.

Is it possible to flip a piece of butter color tubing inside out and use the tubing in reverse? Like using inner color as outside and outer color inside.

Yes, this is possible.  It is like a sock flip