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2012-06-27, 10:33pm
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A tip for boro workers...
Just a little PSA for the boro community, always remember not to put your mouth on the hot end of the tube. It's not much fun
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2012-06-28, 3:13am
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Ouch! Hope your mouth is feeling better today!
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2012-06-28, 6:21am
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doh!!
why didn't you post this last week before i did that???
lol. i had a gather on the end of a tube that i had just flame polished. singed lip skin smells awful!
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2012-06-28, 12:35pm
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Yep. Hot glass looks like cool glass. Always set the rod/tube down the right way. I've learned that the hard way too!!!
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2012-06-28, 2:17pm
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Started heating the open end of the tube to wind color onto it when I realized that the other end of the tube was closed, so naturally I heated the closed end and attempted to blow a hole...
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2012-06-28, 9:19pm
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oops. I bet you don't make that mistake more than 2 or 3 more times.
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2012-06-29, 1:06am
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Glassy Broad :-)
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 Tom, that's funny!
Sorry about your lips...that's gotta hurt!
Only time I did that wasn't with tubing...was blowing on a bead, and someone startled me..yep, kissed the bead!
But my reflexes are pretty good thank goodness, just one tiny tiny blister.
Heal fast!
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2012-06-29, 5:09am
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Yup, I did that last week too. Just a tiny blister though, not too bad.
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2012-06-29, 4:46pm
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Reminds me of my recent facebook post:
"hmm. Note to self, after joining 22mm marble stock to 12mm handle, put it out of reach until the weld is cool."
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2012-06-30, 11:09am
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I know how you feel Chris, I've done that several times myself, haha, you'd think that I would learn.. Also, if you drop a rod you just pulled out of the flame, don't try to catch it.
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2012-06-30, 11:37am
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DON'T walk around in the studio in bare feet. I just had the DW pull an almost microscopic piece of glass from my heel. Probably shouldn't torch in shorts either...
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Hot glass does not crack.
Unless it is glowing and drippy, hot glass looks like cold glass.
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2012-06-30, 7:45pm
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I've only done the barefoot thing once, and only after I spent 20 minutes meticulously sweeping. Mind you my shop is a 10x12 foot shed and there's only maybe a quarter of that that's walkable space.
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2012-07-02, 7:06am
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Done the join two pieces and start working on a piece ~ pick up newly joined rod and slide down between thumb and first finger...... Stinky.... white divits in both fingers for weeks.... knock on wood, have not done that again...
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2012-07-02, 12:00pm
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Always Improving
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My best tip to all. Never put the hot end of a blow tube in water when you have you hand over the other end.
Steam really burns!!!!
Mike...
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2012-07-02, 2:04pm
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I learned that one in the hot shop 
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2012-07-27, 5:41am
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I hate the smell of my own flesh burning. Absolutely no resemblance to a ribeye, more like an old boot. 
Stephen
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