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Art Lampwork
Some questions about glass blowing torch / murano?
I think the glass art is really cool. Interested in getting possibly a torch or a lamp or whatever you call play. My question was are you able to use waste glass as beer bottles, old home decor glass, etc. or do you have to buy the tubes to work? On the other hand, what is the cost behind every item you make. I understand that probably depends the complexity and time costs money, but in terms of supplies that a small piece of glass you are looking for in terms of cost for the gas used, if you have to buy the stems of glass to work, etc.
You can get basic information here and more http://mikegigi.com/what-can.htm www.hotglass.com torch work today (called lampworking from the old days when a flame of alcohol lamp was actually used) typically uses an oxy-propane torch, but you can start with a hot head torch and MAPP gas. The problem with using individual pieces of glass, as well as having to somehow keep the flame, is that different types of glass expand and contract differently and mix commonly broken pieces when cooled, even the glass requires slow cooling (annealing) This is avoided by using one of 4 different ranges of glass found (COE same) sold for this purpose. The real cost of a small piece is especially workforce worker and the cost of fuel, plus the payment of equipment, where a final good team would be low cost about $ 200. A worker typically cost 2-4 times a piece estimate of the direct costs of labor, glass, gases, and overheads.
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