Octopus

Glass octopus on a spun glass mount. The colors used here are Northstar rust and butterscotch.

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Howto & Style

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• glass
• octopus
• Timia
• blown
• glassblowing
• blowing
• lampworked
• howto
• flameworked
• arts
• crafts

[xXNightRain]

how did i get here?????

[TimiaGlass]

@xXNightRain You should probably ask your mom and dad that question :)

[Z4YB5]

I've been looking into glass art lately. And wondering how much it cost in gas? Like say, what would the gas cost for something like this octopus?

Thanks.

And thanks for the video.

[TimiaGlass]

@Z4YB5 For something small like this the fuel and oxygen costs would be negligible, 10-20 cents maybe. The start-up costs are pretty expensive though with kiln, torch, bottles, a few basic tools, and some glass. You can save some money by looking into the kits most glass supply houses have to offer.

[Z4YB5]

@TimiaGlass Thanks. And yea, I figured the minimum for doing what I perceive as "right", would be the kiln. I've looked around at some of the accessories. But hadn't seen anyone mention the cost of the gas.

If you don't mind one more question on the gas... What do you use? Propane, mapp, acetylene? Plus, I'm assuming, oxygen?

Thanks again. I appreciate the feed back. : )

[TimiaGlass]

@Z4YB5 I use natural gas + oxygen mostly because it is convenient. Most people use propane + oxygen. I too use propane at times when I need higher gas pressure or when it's more convenient for a different torch. Mapp and acetylene are not suitable for this type of flame working.

[JakeImperfection]

someone is cold ;o.

[tomwest666]

i love u

[TimiaGlass]

@Ripplebreeze Glass at its working temperature is 2000F so if it lands on something flammable like wood, carpet, etc. it will ignite it. That is why the work surface is covered with stainless steel.

[Ripplebreeze]

This is probably a stupid question, but what happens if you drop the glass while it's melted?

[TimiaGlass]

@crimsoncreep26 It's called flameworking. A kiln is still used as the final step of the process to anneal the glass removing stress so it doesn't crack.