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NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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It sounds good, did you post a link to a kit? I didn't see one...
My work bench was cheap, I bought some 2x4's and metal brackets ($40) and some concrete backer board ($10 per piece, one for the table top one for the wall that the torch aims at so $20) a kitchen range hood (cheapest at homedepot is $40 with built in light and fan). The work space was much easier to set up than I thought it was going to be! I got a free kiln from my wifes sister. It's an older style kiln so I'm building a digital controller for it. You can save a lot of money buying an older large kiln like this and then building your own controller. You can find these same kilns for about 125 on craigslist and then can build a controller for about 100. so for about 225 you have this
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http://www.bigceramicstore.com/Supplies/kilns/SkuttLargeKilns.htm
a $2500 kiln for about $250!!! It an awesome kiln, if you want the kiln to be smaller it comes apart in the center and can be put back together quickly.
[video=youtube;kDYVJqWsIsA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDYVJqWsIsA[/video]
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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Damn I'm a stoner...here's e link to the kit...lol

http://www.sundanceglass.com/kit-pipe-420x.htm

Sweet, looks like I could build my work bench for cheap, I'm pretty handy when it comes to DIY projects. So I'm basically looking at about 2k to start with a decent torch. Well, that's like 3.5 months of saving(I've got a LOT of bills...lol), so after I purchase a cheap car I can start putting money aside. Maybe I'll treat myself to a setup for my birthday in Fall...
 
NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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Thats a deal!!! That's where I got my torch! Im about 2 hours away from them so I drove up there and talked torches and skill level with them for a while. The guy helped me choose the midrange plus. I was able to save money and buy some other stuff I needed and this torch will last is big enough to do anything I'll be thinking about for a while. Then when I want something bigger they have the red max conversion kit for $200
http://www.mountainglass.com/Red-Max-Conversion-Kit.html
That kit is awesome though, I've had to figure out what I needed and order it one by one that kit has most of it!
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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NoGutsGrower said:
Thats a deal!!! That's where I got my torch! Im about 2 hours away from them so I drove up there and talked torches and skill level with them for a while. The guy helped me choose the midrange plus. I was able to save money and buy some other stuff I needed! That kit is awesome though, I've had to figure out what I needed and order it one by one that kit has most of it!
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Just what I wanted to hear! Fdd approved it too, and gave me the heads up on some glass forums to lurk on, so I've been trying to do my homework and find something I won't outgrow in a year or two. They seem to have the best package deal I've found so far, aside from maybe finding used equipment from someone who is getting out of the hobby...or someone who bought a kit and decided they didn't like working glass.

But that midrange looks pretty cool. I just wanna work boro, so I was thinking the premix redmax...I can't see myself working soft glass. I mean, aren't most pipes all boro anyway? Aside from those cheap soft glass bongs they sell for like 15 bucks at gas stations. School me, I'm such a newb...lol

The redmax is a surface mix, and the premix refers to the top torch, right?
 
giggles26

giggles26

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NoGutsGrower said:
Ohh no not yet! just taking a break!!! I've fucked up 4 trying to put the heart on the bowl piece, I keep overheating it and warping the bowl part.
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Then don't worry about the heart bro, there will be more time when I want other ones. Like my glow in the dark one :D
 
NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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Metasynth said:
Just what I wanted to hear! Fdd approved it too, and gave me the heads up on some glass forums to lurk on, so I've been trying to do my homework and find something I won't outgrow in a year or two. They seem to have the best package deal I've found so far, aside from maybe finding used equipment from someone who is getting out of the hobby...or someone who bought a kit and decided they didn't like working glass.

But that midrange looks pretty cool. I just wanna work boro, so I was thinking the premix redmax...I can't see myself working soft glass. I mean, aren't most pipes all boro anyway? Aside from those cheap soft glass bongs they sell for like 15 bucks at gas stations. School me, I'm such a newb...lol
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I could use a heads up on those glass forums...
My midrange plus is only for boro. I got the premix top torch, you can get the midrange plus with a surface mix top torch and work soft glass but the people at sundance told me to get the premix, it's hotter and only for boro. He said there is very little chance of me growing out of it in the next couple years and If I do they have a redmax conversion kit that is $200.
http://www.sundanceglass.com/1602-series-r.htm
I got the midrange plus with the premix for 379 and the red max is 499. So If I upgrade to the redmax later with the conversion kit it will cost me $70 more than just buying it in the first place. When I was buy all the stuff the price difference between the two let me buy ground joint holders and stuff like that that didn't come in a kit. The wife kinda set a spending limit and I needed the tools more than I needed the larger torch at the time.
 
NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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giggles26 said:
Then don't worry about the heart bro, there will be more time when I want other ones. Like my glow in the dark one :D
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I need the practice! I will get the fuckin thing!!! I have to edit the time down to 15min on some of the videos I've made so I can post them to youtube for you!!! You'll get a kick out of me throwing 2000 deg glass!
 
NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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Metasynth said:
Can't wait to see more video! I'm loving this shit...lol...sent you that link in a pm btw.
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I just went to get some soda and am going back at it! I've got a bunch of clear glass and scrap color, I'm going to work on laying the color and attaching the heart (same as attaching a marble just shaped like a heart). One bad thing about glass blowing is I smoke more swishers, I found it's pretty easy to sit there with a blunt in your mouth...
 
giggles26

giggles26

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NoGutsGrower said:
I need the practice! I will get the fuckin thing!!! I have to edit the time down to 15min on some of the videos I've made so I can post them to youtube for you!!! You'll get a kick out of me throwing 2000 deg glass!
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haha ok bro, I just told my wife and she's like ahh poor guy. I told her its ok he's a pot head and this is fun for him.

Just smoke a bowl and relax and think ok this is going to be the most bad ass pipe I've ever made for giggles ;)

Can't wait to see you throwing 2000 deg glass lol.
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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NoGutsGrower said:
I just went to get some soda and am going back at it! I've got a bunch of clear glass and scrap color, I'm going to work on laying the color and attaching the heart (same as attaching a marble just shaped like a heart). One bad thing about glass blowing is I smoke more swishers, I found it's pretty easy to sit there with a blunt in your mouth...
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They don't have any inhale-activated cape pens where you don't need to push a button? Like you take a little puff to get it going and then just long drags...

If they don't have em, someone's gonna make money off my post...lol

Blunts are fucking awesome though. I've been rolling with the zig zag extra wides, fat ass stogie blunt kick my ass...lol
 
NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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about to load one where I'm working the bowl, and throw it on my work table and shatter a some other shit. It's right at the end if you don't want to watch the whole thing..
 
Metasynth

Metasynth

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NoGutsGrower said:
about to load one where I'm working the bowl, and throw it on my work table and shatter a some other shit. It's right at the end if you don't want to watch the whole thing..
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You should get a stikcam like fdd had to stream live...I hope the big guy is doing ok, these first few weeks have got to be hell, and probably the hardest part, hopefully he can just get through em quick and do his time peacefully.

I gotta hit up mrs fdd for his contact info, but I think i should give it a couple weeks for him to get settled in
 
NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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Metasynth said:
They don't have any inhale-activated cape pens where you don't need to push a button? Like you take a little puff to get it going and then just long drags...

If they don't have em, someone's gonna make money off my post...lol

Blunts are fucking awesome though. I've been rolling with the zig zag extra wides, fat ass stogie blunt kick my ass...lol
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I bought my stepmom an ecig that works like that, not for oil though thought...
 
NoGutsGrower

NoGutsGrower

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Metasynth said:
You should get a stikcam like fdd had to stream live...I hope the big guy is doing ok, these first few weeks have got to be hell, and hopefully the hardest part so he can just get through em kick and do his time peacefully.
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what's a stikcam? I just use my laptops built in webcam. How/where would I stream it live???
 
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