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Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 15:10:46 Well, as some of may, or may not know, I am a glass artist. I finally got around to taking some pictures, and I just had iPhoto make a page for me. I've been working in glass almost two years now, on and off. Take a look [url=http://torpedobird.com/glass/Misc.html]here[/url]. ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
G4from128k Full Member USA 873 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 15:29:02 DUDE! Those are awesome! (Dale Chihuly better watch his ass.) How do you make those forms and patterns? Are they cast? blown? cut? all three? G4From128k by Day: Mild-Mannered Engineer and Trapeze(tm) Artist by Night: Colonel of Truth, Justice, and the Macintosh Way Reserve Officer in 68kMLA Cantankerous Coot Contingent
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 15:32:32 have you considered making your own Pro speakers and iSub? other than that I never knew that about you! cool! One time I made my own shorts! (in a class) /me bawking at the beauty.. Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" I have alot of posts... if you don't like it than I don't know what to say.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 16:37:04 Very nice! Maybe you could make a Glass Mac? "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 16:38:00 with apple pro speakers glass pro speakers Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" I have alot of posts... if you don't like it than I don't know what to say.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 16:39:12 Good idea. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 16:49:15 I always have the best ideas... I was the first to suggest mac pro speakers... although g4 seems to have gotten the first reply button hit before me Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" I have alot of posts... if you don't like it than I don't know what to say.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 16:50:32 But he never suggested Pro Speakers. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 18:50:00 The only casting is the one with my hand holding a lightbulb. The rest are all blown shapes. The bowls were originally a hollow sphere which was cut in the cold shop, and then polished and ground, as well as adding the decorations on the outside. The hardest thing out of all of this were the two pieces that had 'stands.' Originally they were bumpy pieces of optical glass (which is very hard, takes a while to grind), which was ground down into the polygonal shapes. Each have parallel sides, with a margin of error less than 2 millimeters at the most. I had to repolish the one piece atleast 3 times. ARGH! I've had enough stuff taught to me though, that I am allowed to go in and work completely alone now, don't even need one of the techs around, and that is pretty cool ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 19:01:08 Magic Penguin does it again! Maybe you can do a Apple and put some LED's inside it to make it glow the main color's of Apple's logo or something, that might not be too hard if you have some way of molding the Apple. Computer parts are harder, usually they are molded in one go because they are plastic, if you molded a few pieces then used a special bonder to put them together it might work. But you could make some really funky new age speaker designs though, those would be cool.
cory5412 68KMLA Comrade-in-Arms USA 4679 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 19:03:38 so when do we see the pro speakers? anyhow... that is quite a talent you've got there Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" I have alot of posts... if you don't like it than I don't know what to say.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 21 Jul 2003 : 20:12:02 quote: so when do we see the pro speakers? anyhow... that is quite a talent you've got there Official 68k videographer Official MLA TourGuide "I'm just a normal computer geek who somehow landed a social life" I have alot of posts... if you don't like it than I don't know what to say. LOL. But yes, i love it, Penguin! "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 00:32:12 When I need a nice present Penguin for a friend I will ask you what kind of Glass ornament you can make for them. I actually have a few wedding presents to give. Maybe you have something in that line?
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 03:40:48 LOL. But i somehow get the idea you'll have to pay for that. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Balance Of Judgement Senior Member Ivory Coast 1006 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 04:50:42 Yeah, that was the idea, pay for a Glass present.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 05:22:44 Good. And how are you going to make sure it won't get broken by some stupid delivery man? "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 18:13:04 Glass makes an undesirable speaker enclosure due to the unstable nature of the sound reflections off of the surface. One way you could get away with it is to put something over the interior surfaces of the glass, which would ruin the see-through effect. Another thing which might work is to make sure that wavelengths shorter than the dimentions of the enclosure were not routed through the speaker. For instance, glass would make an okay subwoofer enclosure if it was of sufficient thickness. It may even be desirable because of its rigidity. The Lightning Stalker Performa 631CD, 7.5.5 LC III Mail Server Q610 Q650 6400/180 40/1.6G/512k L2/enet/video-in/TV 7600/120 '604/233, 80/1.2G & 4G, 9.2.2 (Main Mac) Lady Smith Apples: Apple IIc 5.25" 2 Apple IIe
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 18:16:01 Another thing: Glass blowing has always interested me. I've tried using a propane torch to melt glass with no success. How do those furnaces achieve such high temperatures? Also, what gas is used in the hand torches? Is it acetylene or oxy/acetylene? Thanks.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 18:30:09 quote: Glass makes an undesirable speaker enclosure due to the unstable nature of the sound reflections off of the surface. One way you could get away with it is to put something over the interior surfaces of the glass, which would ruin the see-through effect. Another thing which might work is to make sure that wavelengths shorter than the dimentions of the enclosure were not routed through the speaker. For instance, glass would make an okay subwoofer enclosure if it was of sufficient thickness. It may even be desirable because of its rigidity. Interesting. I thought that a subwoofer would shatter a glass enclosure. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 19:19:02 Depends on how thick the walls are.
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 19:56:50 Great. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
Da Penguin Senior Member USA 1094 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 20:36:13 The hand torches are actually both TLS. There are adjustable valves on the hookups to alter the amount of each substance entering the torch are. This allows many different uses out of the one torch. How big of a piece have you tried, and what type of glass? The main ovens are natural gas, running at 2100-2200F. Typical glass melts at somewhere around 1000-1100F, which is what the glory holes (reheating) furnaces run at. The thickest stuff I have made is almost an inch thick (the red vase), which I accidentally know is durable . In the pictures, you can see how it sits on a ledge. It is aboot 7 feet to the floor there, and the floor is cement. All I can say is there was a bump, a fall, and a bounc involved . ~The Penguin \| Want free 68kmla email? Drop me a line \| \| Captain, Intelligence Operations / Space Cowboy \| \| "The choice has been made, but now you must understand it" \|
maclover5 LC Doctor/Hot Rodder Australia 5830 Posts	Posted - 22 Jul 2003 : 20:52:41 Sounds cool. Thanks for the info...i found that quite interesting. "**** em" - Jobs in regards to customers Warrior maclover5 68kMLA Official 68kMLA Detective Number of 68ks Liberated: 7 Number of Contraband (PPC) Liberated from the Dumpster: 1
The Lightning Stalker Full Member USA 747 Posts	Posted - 23 Jul 2003 : 17:03:37 Yeah, thanks, Da Penguin. quote: How big of a piece have you tried, and what type of glass? It was just a few pieces of broken coke bottle glass.

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