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Movin' on up...
Another convert. You have been saved from beadmaking hell. Take the money
you were spending on MAPP gas & in a month or two you can get a dream kiln to go with it. -- There are no mistakes, only unexplored techniques "D Brock" wrote in message ... Hi all, (but mainly of interest to lampworkers) I just wanted to "announce" that I have just moved from a hothead torch to a minor propane-oxygen setup, and it is such an improvement! Still getting the hang of the new flame, but already happy with how much better controlled it is. But I must admit that the most immediate benefit is the noise, or rather, the lack of it. I don't have to wear earplugs anymore, nor have the CD player blasting inhumanely. (Kind of hard to get into a good calm creative zen beadmaking mood when you have to blast the mellow music to higher decibel levels than airliners taking off.) I'm also very much enjoying not having to change out a mapp gas bottle every few beads, not having all the empties rattling around at my feet, not having to figure out how to try to use up the last bit of the expensive gas, not running out of gas in the middle of a bead... you get the idea. So, anyway, you beginning lampworkers --- once you're committed to it and can swing the initial costs --- I highly recommend moving on from your hothead. (Oh, also nice that propane is about 40 times cheaper per pound than MAPP gas in the little bottles...) --Dave B |
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