The Pyrex SS hybrid Wick

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TBinAZ

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Better hurry, y'all, or maybe they will get smart to this stuff. I would If'n I was in that business.

Yeah, I ordered stuff from an "industrial supplier" (can't recall which one it was at the moment) a while ago and they did the same thing. Their shipping wasn't very expensive (wasn't very cheap either, IIRC :D).
 

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I guess if shipping is $60.00 the jokes on us. :confused:

Just checked email.
Whew I feel better now.

Subtotal $4.80
Shipping & Handling $0.00
Grand Total $4.80


Don't get too comfortable with that "shipping price". They don't charge for shipping until it actually ships, so it won't be $0.00 :)
 

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This is the diamond cut off wheel I use to manually polish the ends of the tubes.

I do not flame polish any more, and do not attach the wheel to a dremel. I hand sand the ends with the flat side of the wheel until it is flat and no cracks or chips are visable.

Dan

That's the same cutoff wheel I have. By the way, a diamond knife sharpener works well for polishing...
 

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Didn't charge me anything... yet. UPS ground too.

good find TB! :toast:

here's the details on shipping -- maybe we can request USPS ;)

"All orders will ship via UPS Ground (unless specified different by you) shipping cost will be calculated at time of shipment and added to invoice. The detailed invoice will be attached to the box along with the packing slip."
 

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so we do not know the shipping cost of the second company correct?

btw, in the ihybrid thread, the maker is discussing a anodized aluminum tube that he is making currently that would take the place of the glass/quartz that we are using. It might heat up faster and not be prone to breaking.

thoughts?

Well if you scratch that coat on it then its ruined least this way you don't have to worry with the quartz.
 

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I hope they are talking about bulk orders. Oh well LOL we'll see. Sounds like a good case for a 'bait and switch'.

good find TB! :toast:

here's the details on shipping -- maybe we can request USPS ;)

"All orders will ship via UPS Ground (unless specified different by you) shipping cost will be calculated at time of shipment and added to invoice. The detailed invoice will be attached to the box along with the packing slip."
 

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Now I have a use for those burned out twinkle Christmas light bulbs. Which leads to this thought. Suppose the coil were placed inside of the tubing, with some number of mesh layers wrapped outside of the glass tube? Seems to me this could be more efficient since less heat would be lost to the air. Downsides off the top of my head would be increased diameter and a more complicated coil particularly if one end of the tube were sealed off as in my light bulb example.

Think I'll hang the lights this weekend!
 

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Now I have a use for those burned out twinkle Christmas light bulbs. Which leads to this thought. Suppose the coil were placed inside of the tubing, with some number of mesh layers wrapped outside of the glass tube? Seems to me this could be more efficient since less heat would be lost to the air. Downsides off the top of my head would be increased diameter and a more complicated coil particularly if one end of the tube were sealed off as in my light bulb example.

Think I'll hang the lights this weekend!

Then you would have created a .....light bulb.lol

Seriously are those bulbs quartz?
 

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And don't use any beads!!
Their made with soft glass which will shock much easier than boro glass.

Bedazzle

Thanks for the advise! I'm still contemplating how something like this can work in a vivi. I'm kinda skeptical that it can work at all though based on how the air flows though those. I will most likely watch this thread and see which Geneses devices this seems to work best on, and then just ask for one for Christmas :)
 
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