Yes fumed glass can be bubble trapped, or bubble trap glass can be fumed. See fuming here See Bubble Trap here
Crushed Opal Tubing can be made in many ways, but the idea is to trap the crushed opal under some clear glass so that it can withstand the heat of the fire. Usually, is it laid on some glass or in glass, and then sleeved. Crushed opal glass products
We only repair borosilicate glass. That is the type of glass our blowers work daily.
Yes, our shop can do a lot of things. This would be an expensive pipe as it would be fully worked and take a long time.
It is the minerals What is in CFL glass that makes it change color in different lights? What minerals are used in CFL glass?
there are 3 basic types of glass Soft Glass Hard Glass Fused Quartz
A terp pearl can crack for a few reasons. If the blower did not anneal the glass this will weaken it. Another issue happens if the user of the terp pearl overheats the pearl to past 1050 and it basically un-anneals. Dropping a terp pearl could also cause it to crack and break.
Really it all comes down to the minerals used in the glass to color it. UV is Ultra-Violet reactive, meaning it appears to glow under black light. What one calls CFL is not really anything. What this means is that the glass appears to be a different color under fluorescent light than normal white light. …
Good quality matters because poor quality can tend to break more easily, actually costing you more money down the road. Elev8 offers the Phoenix Oath on all their high-quality foreign and hybrid glass. Like anything in life you get what you pay for, and you get to support who you want with your purchase. Nothing …
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