Category: Glass

what is a incycler rig?

An incycler rig is a recycler rig, but the down tube is inside the unit.  Much like below.

Can we make custom joint/blunt tips?

Yes, we can make almost anything in our industry custom.  You would get ahold of Becca for this custom order.  This is $120 an hour for custom glass work.

How do people encase nugs in glass?

This is not possible.  No organic matter can be put in glass.  The glass is over 1500 degrees.  If it burns, it can not be put in glass. What appears to be nugs or herbs in glass is actually an epoxy.

Look to get a cremation piece done. What would you recommend? (pendent, marble, Etc)

This is all about the person that will receive the cremation glass art.  If one smokes, a pipe is neat.  If one drinks, a drinking glass can be really neat.  If one liked jewelry, a pendant is more than likely the way to go.  Marbles are always neat. See our Cremation blog for more ideas …

What stones/crystals can be incased in glass?

In borosilicate, one can only really encase synthetic Gilson opals.  One can also fuse Tourmaline 

Can a duff jar be customized

Yes, duff jars can be customized in many ways.  Each is very unique so the Elev8 Premier would have to be contacted in order to find out the price.

Is it unsafe to have uranium glass in your house?

This is not unsafe as the amount of uranium salts in the glass is minimal and will not cause harm.  Just to not sleep on it every night.

What is fuming or fumed glass

Fumed glass is glass that has either silver or gold that is vaporized and then it attaches itself to the glass. See our list of glassblowing info here also

Why do some glass colors cost more than other colors.

There are many factors to this. Origin of the color plays a large roll.  Glass made in America costs more than glass made in China due to labor and material costs Minerals used in the color play a very big roll.  Gold is not cheap The batch size plays a large roll also.  The more …

Can someone buy a Elev8 peice with the phonix oath a replace it with a higher value peice or does it have to be equal value.

Great question, well as an owner of both an Elev8 rig and the Phoenix oath, yes.  If something breaks that person can upgrade their piece to a new piece of higher value.  Of course, they would be paying the Phoenix Oath price of the new piece.