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**Bring fused glass to the glory hole** Posted: 2/28/2010 8:01:29 AM

I've found a new way to bring fused glass to the next level - hot glass. It's a spin-off of the roll up, made to simplify the hot end of the process. It enables one person to blow glass without the crucible furnace. All you need is a kiln and a glory hole. Now all of us fusing folks can expand our horizons without having to spend to buy all the hot shop equipment. It's been really fun for me anyway.

I make thick-walled kiln formed cylinders ready to pre-heat in the kiln and picked up on a collared blowpipe. I kiln form the collars, too as well as a 'cookie' to seal the cylinder. My goal is to share the knowledge and make this technique commonplace in our industry. Toward that end, I'll be conducting a lecture (lec-mo) at this year's GAS Conference on this topic. To see more about it, visit my web site or facebook Hallmark Glass.

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Bring fused glass to the glory hole

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