a very small Borosilicate Lampworking Studio (Part II)

[jifyfish]

you are my hero

[crobernaut]

This is a very space-conscious setup. Very inventive annealer! You must be very talented to make that!

What sort of specifications would be recommended for a very small glass lathe? The one I built would be a better design if it were smaller and more compact. How far from spindles to the bed? How far (maximum) between chucks? RPM's? I was thinking of just making a small spindle bore with built-in fittings. it would be cheaper and more fun to make a miniature. I built mine for my nephew.

[catman72]

@crobernaut

thanks for the complements :-) your lathe looks much more impressive !

i have no experience with lathes, although i do plan to build one, and your

machine encourages me alot. it will be smaller than yours, and not use chucks.

i suggest you look at the data of the professional lathes, the companies

publish ranges and sizes so you can estimate your needed RPMs and such.

also ask Acroduster, Timia Glass and Crazy4Glass, they are generous professionals.

[catman72]

(cont) one thing though - try to make it possible for the tail stock

to be slowed down at will, so you can make twisted forms and

spiral colour lines. also make sure you have a nice manifild of quick

connections to use several torches (at least 2) , and a mechanical gas-saver arm

for the main hand torch + a pilot flame.

these are usualy positioned at the right head (for righthanded people)

a long magnetic strip on the right side for tools will be great.

(and on the fumehood if any)

[SlowerFuse]

Thanks CMan, innovation by a guy with a passion, life can be sweet

[PTPerfumery]

Thank you for showing us your setup!

I have a very small glass bench also but it

is not enclosed.

Great job!

[lindaisrael]

awesome videos.. I do lampwork beads with Moretti glass I have very little boro.. My mother lived with is for a year and just moved out so I haven't set my glass studio back up. but you have given me some ideas... Thank you for making your videos on your setup.

[Zenodilodon]

Very good set up, I much enjoyed watching.

[catman72]

thanks :-)

[flameworker76]

Really creative tools.

[catman72]

thanks :-)

i love your pendants. you must have a lot of patience !

[flameworker76]

Thanks! Patience is something I have plenty of. Time on the other hand is something that no one has on their side. What do you mainly create? Vessels?

[catman72]

yes, and small sculpture, and combine the two.

can't show anything right now,

its all too crude for my artistic standards :-)

[Archaites]

I love your setup its insane.

Though i don't think id be cool with pulling points over my lap lol.

ps

i hope to see what some of the work you produce looks like.

[bzglass]

nice video. thanks for sharing with us your glass videos, and a little about your glass blowing methods!!

[TimiaGlass]

This is just fantastic! I love it. You have a lot to share with the YouTube glass community. Thank you for sharing!

[catman72]

i'm blushing. really, my smile is now wider than my LCD screen.

(and its a 22" screen.)

[acroduster]

you make me think of Robert Mickelson with your left hand work and right hand tooling disipline you show. its awesome. I have a bad habit of switching hands, dont know if I will ever beat it. I like your foot switch. I have taken to the same method of opening points, its fast and easy, and leaves a pretty clean end.

welocome to the youtube glass art video casting club.-) great work and good videos.-)

cant wait to see what you come up with next.-)

[catman72]

oh the club, yeah,

when's the next meeting, and on who's tree-house?

:-))

[catman72]

sure, i switch hands too, everyone does.

the "right hand - left hand" is for beginning and ending. its the way the table is arranged, so you don't lower your eyes to look for stuff.

like mies-en-place for the cook.

makes things smooth.

(Robert Mickelson? and i thought i'd remind you of Karate Kid...)

[walker2508]

Thanks for sharing your vids.

Could you do a video on how you made your hot fingers?

[catman72]

i will soon make a video on both kinds, the wooden and the metal