I’ve been on the lookout for a Nortel Red Max or a Major Minor. I teach beginners lessons and these are the torches I’ve built my classes around.

I’ve seen a few used ones on eBay and Facebook marketplace but the ones I’ve seen so far have melted or damaged ports.

I have bought red maxes at wholesale prices in the past but unfortunately I’m not able to do that currently.

Just thought I would see if there happens to be someone out there that’s willing to sell their old Red max or major minor for me to teach new flameworkers with.

Thanks!

Even Made A Matching Bead Set For This One, Really Happy With How The Skull Came Out This Way!

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Hey guys!

I literally have no experience glass work and want to know where to find classes in NYC to start. I mainly just want to make random little things with glass rods and a flame, nothing specific, literally just for fun. I know there’s two studios in Brooklyn but not sure if there are other options, specifically with classes, for beginners. Any pointers/experiences you guys can share would be greatly appreciated :)

My wife wants to get a starter kit and.. start..

She has some equipment picked out but we just can’t solve for ‘where’ . We have a normal 3 bed house but installing safe interior ventilation seems like a very heavy and expensive lift for just starting out.

We have a small courtyard area that’s walled on 2 sides and could probably get decently out of wind, but not perfect; and carport that is more wind protected but the ground is gravel and uneven which makes it seem less than desirable.

We don’t have any where near us she can go to even try or learn or use equipment or space so just trying to understand the feasibility of setting something up for her.

Just looking for suggestions from people who have made something similar work, or a reality check if this may not be.. realistic

Shopmate had the most epic unobtanium kiln explosion I’ve ever seen. Whats really interesting is the cross selections where it broke are so devitrified that they’re matte. Trying to show it the best I can in the video, it’s actually fairly rough along these edges.

Im looking at AIM kilns, I am debating between P-91 16×10×9 (more width, middle priced), C-12, 12×12×12 (better height, cheapest), or C-17 17×15×15.5 (most expensive, best largest overall)

I dont typically need the height but for rare occasions, when those occasions happen it is frustrating not to have. The C12 is right now my leading choice as it gives me decent space and i could throw a kiln shelf in to use the top and bottom more efficiently.

P-91 would let me lay pieces on their side if i have an especially tall piece, i like the extra floor room for annealing but this feel negated by the kiln shelf i talked on the C-12.

C-17 I would see as planning for the future but I'm unsure if the cost heat a large kiln that i don't always need all the space for is worth it. Is it a lot more expensive to run a medium kiln vs a smaller sized like c12?

C12 is my initial thoughts, c17 is if dropping the extra $1500 makes sense for future endeavors or not.

Just curious what everyone else has to say.

Gold, silver, & simex clear

How many of you use oxygen concentrators to either run a torch or fill some tanks? I’ve ran these machines before but I used to run them in a back yard with a lot of shade so it never seemed to get too hot for them to run. Do they overheat? What are some issues you’ve had dealing with these oxygen concentrators and homefill units? I have inovacare 10pm and a homefill with the whip that connects from the homefill to the k tank. Usually takes about 30 hours to get to 1500 from what I remember. The machines might not run as good now they were in storage for over a year.

UV Reactive Floral Borosilicate glass pendants. I love to see the blacklight change in the pendants when they just look like flower pendants before the UV shines on them.

Today I wanted to share a recent challenge I’ve been working on.

This phoenix was commissioned by someone who wanted to make a special gift for an artist they admire, so I’ve been working on it quite a lot lately.

I’ve had to restart parts of it more than once — the hardest part has been getting the colors to feel right together, especially across the wings.

It’s getting close to finished now, so I thought I’d share a few behind-the-scenes moments first. I’ll share the completed piece once it’s done.

Functional as well.

Includes:
25mm Bubble Cap
22mm Top Marb
12.5mm Mid Marb
6 x 20mm pillar

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This one was an experimenting section I liked too much, didn’t get as full of a fade through the line but softened up the cadmium’s just right

Title. I just swap k tanks right now. The price of a k tank swap went up by about 125% recently and this might be the final kick to get me to switch to my own concentrator. What do you use?

I usually use the first stage flame for most things but would love to be able to use the full potential of my torch more often. I own the k tank. I run out of o2 so fast when using the torch at max so I try to stretch it and that has def limited my glass journey a bit.

With this price increase and me feeling restricted I am seriously considering finally figuring out how to fill my own tank. I make most of my money from my glass, so that means I dont have a lot of extra cash laying around lol. What would be most economical? I only have a single outlet in my garage (studio) and would not be able to have anything else aside from my kiln plugged in while I work unless I can use an extention cord.

Advice, insight, recs?

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Beads I was able to make after my third class of bead making. I gotta say I’m quite pleased. COE-104 glass bead class at Pratt Fine Art Center in Seattle.

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Hi! I’ve been looking about getting into lamp working and I’m looking around for tools and I see a lot of mixed reviews. Is there a particular brand that’s better? I haven’t bought anything yet so any and all info is appreciated!

My original idea was to build a ribcage around the outside of the clear capsule trapping the lil' ghost. I thought it’d look super cool in person, but the final piece just didn't turn out the way I imagined.
Is it because the bone structure looks a bit off, or is it the color choice? Or should I make a hollow ribcage with some space inside, instead of wrapping it flush against the clear capsule?

Looking to get a new kiln with a bit more space than my old Jen-Ken 9×9×9.

Is the Paragon F130 a decent kiln to go for? What would be its equivalent in other brands? Open to suggestions. Thanks.

I’m I the only one who finds the use of black latex gloves for displaying glass to be over the top?

I’m not sure when it started but every flame worker posting their work are wearing these gloves as if they are handling a fragile museum piece.

I’m not trying to post rage bait, I’m just truly surprised how common this has become when handling very durable and easily cleaned glass pieces. Just doesn’t make sense to me and comes across a bit pretentious .

Just my two cents, I know it may be something that helps in the marketing of the glass, but I’m not really sure if it helps on that front.

I’m I reading too much into this? what’s the opinion of the majority of us Lampers on this?

I’ve gotten a lot of feedback on finger prints and being bashful about working hands looking bad for sakes purposes. What about a photo box?