1lb Mapp Going To Quick

[snakebite]

Hello,
I am new to glass bead making and would like to get into bigger glass art.
What do I go to next 1lb goes to quick.
What kind of torch?? I know the hot head is not for bigger work.
Thanks :grin:

[Dale M.]

Hello,
I am new to glass bead making and would like to get into bigger glass art.
What do I go to next 1lb goes to quick.
What kind of torch?? I know the hot head is not for bigger work.
Thanks :grin:

You can go to bulk fuel if you want to stay with hot head.....

http://www.artglassanswers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7

Do not underestimate Hothead, some artists have used them for years and produce fantastic work with them.

Dale

[snakebite]

Hi,
But can I do bigger pieces like flowers, birds the stuff you see in the mall?
Thanks

[snakebite]

Being a women I posted before reading your link.
Very helpful
Thanks

[Dale M.]

Dont know..... Lots of offhand art is done with boro and it does take a hotter torch.... Are you ready for that yet or are you just beginning.... Have you mastered small pieces yet?

Dale

[snakebite]

Dale,
No not yet, I have not made every bead that I vision in my head.
I will just have to find a sorce with bigger tanks.
Thanks