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silverwolf299 requested that I do a clear wolf glass bead. It doesn't look that bad, though I did put his head a bit farther back than I meant to.We bought new propane tanks that are brand name (don't remember which, though) that we think burns cleaner than our old propane tanks. The wolf in this picture looks almost as clean as the one I did at my grandma's house on her minor bench burner, which is good. Clean glass is always good.
HOWEVER
This new propane tank is really weird. It has a huge flame, but I have trouble heating my glass enough. Aviva's ear fell off because the glass didn't get hot enough to fuse together. I'm having trouble "getting my bearings" so to speak with this new propane tank. If it isn't one thing, it's another.
tl;dr version: I need a bit more practice before I open for commissions. Look at my journal around late May for commission possibilities.
Feel free to ask questions about glass beads. I'm happy to convert a few people :3
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 585 x 600px
File Size 127.8 kB
I'd be happy to answer any questions :)
As for where to start, I have kind of a thrown together set-up. You'll need a table dedicated to lampwork beading, a propane torch (I have a small camping propane torchs), a heating plate (I've done mine as a heating pad covered in a towel and a cookie sheet on top of it. The heating pad heats the cookie sheet which helps heat the glass rods so that they don't shatter immediately when they get in the heat), a hot head torch (you can get these online at glass shops like Frantz glass art or at Hobby Lobby), some heavy cotton padding OR a crock pot filled with vermiculite, bead release (at Hobby Lobby or online glass shops), metal rods, glass rods (both online at glass shops), and dental tools to help you do various things with the glass (again, online).
My setup looks like this: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4.....n-4-09-018.jpg and all together everything cost somewhere around $150ish. Once you buy the materials, the only things you'll have to keep buying are glass rods, bead release, and propane tanks. When you eventually get good at beadmaking, you can do a minor bench burner set-up which uses propane and oxygen and is an efficient way to do beads if you were to go pro with it.
As for where to start, I have kind of a thrown together set-up. You'll need a table dedicated to lampwork beading, a propane torch (I have a small camping propane torchs), a heating plate (I've done mine as a heating pad covered in a towel and a cookie sheet on top of it. The heating pad heats the cookie sheet which helps heat the glass rods so that they don't shatter immediately when they get in the heat), a hot head torch (you can get these online at glass shops like Frantz glass art or at Hobby Lobby), some heavy cotton padding OR a crock pot filled with vermiculite, bead release (at Hobby Lobby or online glass shops), metal rods, glass rods (both online at glass shops), and dental tools to help you do various things with the glass (again, online).
My setup looks like this: http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4.....n-4-09-018.jpg and all together everything cost somewhere around $150ish. Once you buy the materials, the only things you'll have to keep buying are glass rods, bead release, and propane tanks. When you eventually get good at beadmaking, you can do a minor bench burner set-up which uses propane and oxygen and is an efficient way to do beads if you were to go pro with it.
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