You are getting this way too hot. There is no need to get the glass red hot. You can also upgrade to quartz if you do like to get your tip red hot. Quartz is thermal resistant and will not melt from the extra heat you give it from butane or propane torch. Learn to …
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The glassblower can push the opal into the glass, drop the opal in a tube and suck the air out. A good blower will make sure there are no air bubbles around the opal. Cut opals can be hard to completely remove the air, so it requires time and dedication.
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Graphite can withstand a ton of heat. It is also very easy for a glassblower to shape graphite to a more usable tool compared to a hard metal like steel. GRAPHITE – Basically carbon, it is the most stable form of carbon under standard conditions. Graphite by a Glassblower – This will be found in any …
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See our information site Elev8 Presents for tons of education. Terpenes Terpenes are a large class of organic hydrocarbons; they are the part of a cannabis plant that gives cannabis its fragrant aroma. In the form of an oily, fragrant-laced substance, terpenes are secreted from the cannabis flower’s resin glands. The smelly terpenese substance produced …
For these questions, the best place to go is Elev8 Presents. Cannabinoids Cannabinoids are the chemical compounds of cannabis that have an effect on the human body when the plant is consumed. The human body has cannabinoid receptors that help the compound produce many effects, including pain relief. There are between 85 and 113 known …
See our Glass Terms and Techniques blog for tons of info BUBBLE TRAP- The bubble trap technique is when the glassblowing artist traps bubbles in the glass. When done properly the bubbles can form lines and can look very nice. Sometimes the bubbles are put in between ratachello line work. Bubble trap can be done in many …
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We have heard this for the last 20 years and a double blown is stronger. What does this mean and is it real? In a since all almost pipes are double, triple or maybe even 20 times blown. This is how many times a pipe is shrunk and re blown out so the color on …
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This is because of the minerals in the color. The thinner the minerals get in the glass the thinner the minerals get thus making the color look see-through or transparent. At a molecular level, we are all see-through.
We do not know this as it is a felony to extract this way in Colorado. Any tubes we sell in the store are for botanical flowers like lavender.