Art Glass Drip Tips

[bert1983]

also if you have a harbor freight near you, they sell the Benz-O-matc ones that stand up and have built in igniter for around $9, lol the only things they are BRIGHT ORANGE so you will never lose it I like the stand up one cuz i can just fire it up and hold my mesh with pliers and oxidize the .... out of it

i have never tried the 500 or 400 lol my 325 wicks so well never had a reason too, i use a 2.5 inch wide piece and roll it without a hole in the middle. i was trying to do a dry burn lastnight to clean my coils off and i couldnt lol it wicks standing straight up

I should look into one of those. The torch I have literally disintegrates my mesh in less than a second.

 

[GlassyFreddy]

I don't know who "Trippy Tip Collectors" is but they just made a very generous donation to Jennifer's fund. Whoot! It can't be Bert because he has already donated a whole bunch of Trippys so there is a secret Tripster out there that I want to thank very much. I just wish I knew who it was. Oh well....thank you, thank you, thank you.

It's the honor of us at Trippy Tips to support a peer in need. My best wishes and prayers go out to Jen.

There will be some special helix donuts available for sale at trippytips.com in support of Moorea's cancer fund. They are pink helix's and the last helix donuts I have made so far

 

[GlassyFreddy]

Good Morning! I'm so happy to be able to say that!!! I shifted shifts again last night, had an awesome nights sleep...too

Ok, I'm off to catch up and enjoy some coffee

 

[Blaine]

I should look into one of those. The torch I have literally disintegrates my mesh in less than a second.

http://www.harborfreight.com/welding/welding-accessories/micro-torch-42099.html
yeah not sure if the torch you are using is butane, but you should only use a butane torch as propane will leave impurities on the wick

 

[tmcase]

It's the honor of us at Trippy Tips to support a peer in need. My best wishes and prayers go out to Jen.

There will be some special helix donuts available for sale at trippytips.com in support of Moorea's cancer fund. They are pink helix's and the last helix donuts I have made so far

Thank you Freddy. This fund raiser will be over soon and forgotten by most but what you people at Trippy Tips and your followers have done won't be forgotten. You all have made a lasting impression with me and I think I can safely say with Kath and Jen's family also.

 

[GlassyFreddy]

Freddy, i liked the work you posted up last night.

Thanks Weinner, and everyone. I am so happy making these pieces, It's not about the time or costs or pride to me, Its about the joy we bring. It's a joy we share, it's a love for art glass, for healthy choices in lifestyle, for quality and service.

Your donut for example, I made that art glass with some of my most favorite individual colors. I asked one of my students to select and arrange a design for to me make, and I made it in front of him. We shared about a year together, he's an avid fisherman that had some of the best ingrained fishing knowledge a 20 year old southern born could hold. We canoed often late in the day after work and fished. Bert and Beata named that art glass "night fishing" without ever knowing the story behind it. That's the joy we aim to share, my friend

 

[AmberB]

I should look into one of those. The torch I have literally disintegrates my mesh in less than a second.

LOL! Ive been using my silversmith torch with the smallest tip. Seems to do the trick, but I have to wonder if acetylene is the best route for this...

 

[GlassyFreddy]

EDIT: Oh yeah, evening trippies!



I always buy from the same guy on ebay, he's cheap, it's legit A1 grade, and fast shipping.

A 1 32 AWG Resistance Heating Wire 100 Ft | eBay

awesome possum! seller saved

 

[Reidus]

I"ve been using my gas stove, lol. I probably need to get a torch as well.
BTW, do y'all know where I can get 6ml bottles to use on my Reo Grand? The REO site is out, and the other sites I know that carry bottles don't carry that size.

 

[Reidus]

Oh, and I get my wire from the same place on Ebay.

 

[GlassyFreddy]

I found my stash of nichrome wire while sorting and packing. It's mostly a thicker gauge (I use it for glass kilns) than what is used on rebuildables. But I did find this sample sheet with some 30 to 44 nichrome wire! I'm getting my ERA shipped to Scottsdale, AZ....and immediately doing the RnD with Pietro when I'm back west

 

[Reidus]

NM on the bottles. I just realized my small bottles of juice from Ms. T is 6ml size. So I've got plenty.

 

[GlassyFreddy]

Good morning, Reidus. I'm doing some quick drafts for you this morning.

and for those interested in caps for the ihybrid, I am dedicating some time today in doing artists studies of art glass caps for the ihybrid. It's gonna be a three shift day for me

 

[Reidus]

Okay, a number of you are really taken with the ERA. What is it that you like about them in comparison to something like the A7, which I really love BTW. I'm having a lot of difficulty finding out much about them, except that it looks a lot like the A7 set-up, minus the well.

 

[Reidus]

Good morning, Reidus. I'm doing some quick drafts for you this morning.

and for those interested in caps for the ihybrid, I am dedicating some time today in doing artists studies of art glass caps for the ihybrid. It's gonna be a three shift day for me

Thanks, Freddy. Can't wait to see what you've come up with.

 

[Blaine]

Good morning, Reidus. I'm doing some quick drafts for you this morning.

and for those interested in caps for the ihybrid, I am dedicating some time today in doing artists studies of art glass caps for the ihybrid. It's gonna be a three shift day for me

yeah i am stoked to see what kind of amazing work is to come of this I am losing sleep over these glass ihy caps lol

 

[GlassyFreddy]

yeah i am stoked to see what kind of amazing work is to come of this I am losing sleep over these glass ihy caps lol

Well, I had to to add sleep so I could handle my upcoming shifts So, I'm right there with you. Bert and I spoke for close to an hour on this developing project yesterday...which is extremely rare of us to do...and today, I'm diving in!

 

[Reidus]

After seeing the pictures, it makes me wish I had a Ihybrid, lol.

 

[GlassyFreddy]

and someone was very! keen in seeing this tips art glass as the same as my recent project with James Yaun. Yea, Amber is getting a very special tip I used the last bit of my art glass from that collaboration on this trippy tip

the Orb is out of the kiln now (after 48 hours of cooling down) Here's the back of it



Here's the staring at the sun trippy tip with the same art glass as a focal montage

Here' the front of the 4 inch Orb featuring James Yaun's mastery of metal veiling vortices



It's gonna be hard to sell that Orb, for sure....I cant even price it right now...

 

[Reidus]

Freddy, that's incredibly beautiful, both the orb and the trippy. I can't get over the quality of the work you guys are putting out.