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taylor.mary•7mo ago

Rant: I just found out how much color bar actually costs per pound and my jaw dropped

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faith_thomas•7mo ago

Bought a $200 used glory hole that was rusted shut inside

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lisa_grant•7mo ago

That time my whole batch of cobalt blue tubing went bad overnight

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the_claire•7mo ago

Finally pulled off a clean 12-inch gather after months of fighting it in my home studio.

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michael_fisher55•7mo ago

Showerthought: I was heating my punty rod wrong for like six months

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gibson.sean•7mo ago

Just realized how much a kiln's ramp rate can change a piece's final color

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alexw74•7mo ago

Spent $300 on a used annealing kiln that had a hidden crack in the floor, basically turned into a very expensive paperweight.

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kai_west•7mo ago

I thought those cheap graphite reamers from the online auction site were a total waste of money.

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jamiesingh•7mo ago

A random chat with a museum curator totally flipped how I see color in glass

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jessicab33•7mo ago

Had to choose between a custom color order or my last chunk of cobalt blue

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murphy.ruby•7mo ago

Showerthought: I used to think a glory hole was just for big pieces

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robin836•7mo ago

Vent: I used to think a cheap torch was fine for starting out, but a friend's old Nortel changed my mind

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the_fiona•7mo ago

Warning: My talk with an old timer at the Portland studio changed how I see color bars

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alexh88•7mo ago

Serious question, does perfect glass really matter?

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robert_bennett•7mo ago

Watching color shift is all the temperature control you need

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