Cold working is a term used for the techniques used after the annealing process. Examples of this are grinding, cutting, engraving, etching, sandblasting, stippling, and more!
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It is another gimick used by blowers to sell their goods. Basically it allows the heat to stay longer as there is more mass. We find the best way still to do a dab is a cold start. We also feel a pre set temperature that you find on an enail or vape like the …
This is always changing as scarcity is what makes it worth a lot. And really how much time and the cost of the materials added to the glass cost. Today Molten Aura is a very high priced glass. Many times one-off colors are not for sale as they are hand made by a blower.
Many reasons can cause the glass to break during a repair. If a crack is in the glass from an original break, it could grow and cause more of the piece to crack. This can happen just from heating up in the kiln. Sometimes welds are not as good as we hope, and when this …
This all comes down to the user. Reality is the more the smoke or vapor passes by water, the cleaner it will be. Theoretically, if you went through enough water you would get clean air. We feel 3 percs max is all you need. Past 3 percs it gets hard to pull all the air …
This all depends on the minerals in the glass. Some glass will reflect the UV light making it look like it is kinda glowing. White does this as well as some pinks. Then there are other glass-like Illuminati that have uranium salts in the glass that reacts to the UV light causing them to get …
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This has to do with the minerals added to the glass to get the color in the glass. Only clear glass has shall we say a perfect COE of 33. As minerals are added to the glass it changes the COE and this can cause stress between the colors. Then after time, or even a …
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We feel this was just done to make it look good. Over time and with more and more carb caps the angle has been removed and a flat top banger is the banger of choice. Affordable angle banger Thick Elev8 flat top banger
This is also new to the industry. The joint is ground to make a perfect fit. Because this industry is not pure science a joint with a slight leak is ok. Many hand made joints will never be ground as many of the blowers lack the equipment to properly grind a joint. We find a …
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