Category: Glass

Is there anything Elev8 can’t custom make? If so, how come?

We can not do soft glass.  But mostly with Steve having 16 years experiecne we find we can make near anything.  We will always let you know if we need to gain skills so you are never charged for this when doing custom.

Is there a brand of thermal bangers that work better than the rest? Ex: Is AFM’s thermal banger better than Whitney Harmon?

This all comes down to preference in our opinion.  Heating the banger has more effect on the flavor or harshness of the dab compared to the banger design.  The basic idea of a banger is conduction vaporization.  The heat needs to be enough to vaporizer the oils, but not so hot that it also vaporizes …

How are the holes made in honeycomb percs?

This is done in a mold.  the glass is put in liquid and then press and removed.

How did glass blowing start?

The History of Glass Blowing Glassblowing is a glass-forming technique which was invented by the Syrian craftsman in the 1st century BC somewhere along the Syro-Palestinian coast. The establishment of the Roman Empire provided motivation and dominance of glass production by this method, the use of blown glass for everyday tasks spread. The Phoenicians set …

How is the coil pot technique done in glassblowing?

See the blog This is an old school technique a blower uses to make their own tubing. Usually made on a blow tube with a colored stick of glass. Coil Pot by a blower – What you do here is get a blow tube, we usually use a 12mm tube. Flare the end open and …

How does the glassblower adjust the thickness of the sleeve of a pipe?

If this means the clear that will go over a color or graal, or alien skin, this is chosen by the blower.  The more clear, the more it seems to be under the glass. As the blower pulls the pipe out the glass will get thinner as it is pulled, the diameter also shrinks.  Thicker …

What is used to make the sparkles in some colors of glass (i.e. unobtanium or mystery aventurine)?

This is usually Chromium.  Then some other colors have something we just do not know.  They try to keep their special colors a trade secret.

How much would it cost for a name to be sandblasted on a water pipe/handpipe?

We charge $100 an hour.  We can usually do this for about $50.  This is for a standard name with a standard font.

What is the major difference between soft glass and borosilicate?

Soft glass is denser than borosilicate. It takes less heat to heat soft glass making it cheaper to produce and work. See more on borosilicate and soft glass in our blog.

What is the difference between reticello and fillacello? or did you mean RATACHELLO or FILLACELLO

They are kinda the same but a fillacello has the space in between the lines colors RATACHELLO FILLACELLO