Lisi
2010-04-17, 3:50pm
I miss my torch SO much!!! When DH's tax return comes in I get to use $90 to get a 60lb bulk tank from my welding shop, plus buy a new hose! :D
For those of you who know I use a Bobcat and have all the oxygen I could possibly need....are probably thinking, "Why the HH? Don't you have a kick-butt soft glass set-up??" It does rock with small-medium boro, and soft glass, well....it can be too hot even with the flame turned down. You are not supposed to turn the flame down too much, that isn't good for the torch face.
Here are all the things I can do with my HH that I cannot do well with my Bobcat. (now this is just me, not necessarily anyone else!)
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Reds! OH YES Effetre and Vetrofonds reds! I sure miss them!
Sharper more defined silvered ivory stringer, not so melty and spread out
Pixie dust! Miss that too, and I used to make a LOT of beads with it
Bullseye pinks, ooooh ya I can get luscious raspberry colors from frit over BE salmon
Dichroic! It might have a chance!
Certain color swirl canes I make, the swirls are a lot more defined and not so blended together....more "stripey"
Corals don't turn so yellowish and keep more of their pink cast
I will get to play with Satake and not be so frustrated with boiling and whatnot
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Okay that's my list, and I'm sure there is more that I can't think of right now. It has been a few years now, so it will all come back to me I'm sure. I just remember one thing though - beads that I loved with the HH turned to s*** and never got to be nice again with the Bobcat.
So it's the week after next then! I'm ordering the tank Monday! \\:D/
For those of you who know I use a Bobcat and have all the oxygen I could possibly need....are probably thinking, "Why the HH? Don't you have a kick-butt soft glass set-up??" It does rock with small-medium boro, and soft glass, well....it can be too hot even with the flame turned down. You are not supposed to turn the flame down too much, that isn't good for the torch face.
Here are all the things I can do with my HH that I cannot do well with my Bobcat. (now this is just me, not necessarily anyone else!)
* * * * * * * *
Reds! OH YES Effetre and Vetrofonds reds! I sure miss them!
Sharper more defined silvered ivory stringer, not so melty and spread out
Pixie dust! Miss that too, and I used to make a LOT of beads with it
Bullseye pinks, ooooh ya I can get luscious raspberry colors from frit over BE salmon
Dichroic! It might have a chance!
Certain color swirl canes I make, the swirls are a lot more defined and not so blended together....more "stripey"
Corals don't turn so yellowish and keep more of their pink cast
I will get to play with Satake and not be so frustrated with boiling and whatnot
* * * * * * * *
Okay that's my list, and I'm sure there is more that I can't think of right now. It has been a few years now, so it will all come back to me I'm sure. I just remember one thing though - beads that I loved with the HH turned to s*** and never got to be nice again with the Bobcat.
So it's the week after next then! I'm ordering the tank Monday! \\:D/