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can you sleeve sand blasted glass?

Yes, this is much how Avant Garde is done.

what’s the difference between frit and dichro

One is glass and one is metal. See Frit and See Dichro

What is the process of naming you butter color colors?

If it makes me feel good, the butter color is named. I like to look at history, look at what is influential in society and to me.  I like to shed light on some past characters, and cause a stink.   Life is short, have FUN

why does glass develop stress cracks sometimes inside or between color sections

This is because each color is not the same COE.

why cant we fix bangers?

Quartz does not work like boro.  Our torches do not get hot enough, as well as our blowers are not fully skilled in quartz like they are in boro.

Do different Butter colors work differently?

Like all colors they all kinda work differently.  But mostly all butters work the same with the heavy layer of clear on top.  Butter works EASY!

Is elev8 china glass still hand blown?

Yes, 100% made just like the glass in the USA, but more of a production line where each blower does a part, and not a full build

how is an opal encased

It is basically vacuumed and sealed in clear glass You can only encase a synthetic opal and only a gilson synthetic opal.  A natural opal will explode.

can you put a custom knob on a dbv?

Absolutly yes a DBV can have most any part customized made of glass.   Knobs Wands  

What does socketing an opal mean?

This is new to us, we assume it is faceting.