SMIRCICH BUTTON MASHER |
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Developed by Jim Smircich, the Smircich Button Masher is a plier with a stainless pad on
each jaw set parallel to each other at 1/8". One pad extends further than the other does. To shape a button you first melt a round ball of glass at the end of a glass rod. Next, set the end of the molten
glass ball onto a graphite pad, with the glass rod pointing skyward, to flatten the end of the glass ball. Reheat the glass and use the mashers to shape the button face to a gentle dome shape. The longer
pliers pad shapes the face of the button while the shorter pad rests against the glass rod and shapes the back of the button. The glass rod can later become the button's loop. |
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P-SMIRICH1 |
Smirich Button Masher |
30.00 |
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UNCLE AL ROD GRABBER |
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Designed by Al Janelle, the Uncle Al Rod Grabber is a modified hemostat about 9"
long. It holds a glass rod similarly to the Murrini Hemostats, but the glass rod's length lines up to the center line of the hemostats. Works great for holding that last two inches of a rod. It can be
seen used in Al's video series listed below. |
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P-UNCLEAL |
Uncle Al Rod Grabber |
35.00 |
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BLOW HOSE ASSEMBLY |
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Blow Hose assemblies are used to blow air into a glass tube, by mouth, while rotating
the tube either by hand or lathe and applying heat to it. Generally, one end of the tube is closed off, the other end has a swivel, usually a 90º-angle swivel, attached to it. Attached to the swivel is very
flexible latex tubing. At the other end of the latex tubing is a plastic mouthpiece for you to gently blow air through. The gentle air pressure keeps the glass tube from collapsing when it gets hot and soft
or it can inflate the tube to make vessels and other shapes. The swivel is attached to the glass tube by either wrapping masking tape around the swiveling end until its diameter is large enough to wedge it
into the glass tube and make an airtight seal or by inserting the swivel end into a rubber stopper that has a hole in its middle and it is wedged into the end of the glass tube. The 3/16" Blow Hose Assembly
comes with a 3/16" diameter, 90º-angle swivel, six feet of 5/32" inside diameter latex tubing and two mouthpiec |
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P-HOSEBL31 6 |
Blow Hose Assembly |
17.50 |
P-HOSEBL14 |
Blow Hose Assembly |
17.50 |
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SWIVELS |
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Typical use for Swivels is for use as described above in a Blow Hose Assembly. |
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P-SWIVEL31 6A |
Swivel 3/16" 90 Deg Angle |
10.00 |
P-SWIVEL14 A |
Swivel ¼" 90 Deg Angle |
10.00 |
P-SWIVEL31 6S |
Swivel 3/16 Straight |
10.00 |
P-SWIVEL31 6S |
Swivel 3/16" Straight |
10.00 |
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LATEX TUBING |
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Used with a swivel and mouthpiece as in the Blow Hose Assembly. The 1/4" inside diameter
tubing is used with a filter and mouthpiece for the Stump Sucker. The 1/4" size is also used for connecting a water pump to Bethlehem's PM2D torch. It is also used for slingshots. Hose measurements are ID,
inside diameter. Wall thickness on all sizes is 3/64". Rolls are 100 feet long and can be made up from as many as four pieces. |
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P-LATEXTU5/ 32" |
5/32" Latex Tube by the Foot |
0.60 |
P-LATEXTU3/ 16" |
3/16" Latex Tube by the Foot |
0.70 |
P-LATEXTU1/ 4" |
¼" Latex Tube by the Foot |
0.80 |
P-LATEXTU5/ 32" |
5/32" Latex Tube by the Roll |
54.00 |
P-LATEXTU3/ 16" |
3/16" Latex Tube by the Roll |
63.00 |
P-LATEXTU1/ 4" |
¼: Latex Tube by the Roll |
72.00 |
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FRIT AND POWDER TROUGH |
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Used to apply frit and powdered glass to hard and soft glasses. The stainless steel
trough is shaped like half of a pipe that has been cut lengthwise and has legs attached to it. The frit or powder is placed in the center area. As the hot glass work piece is set onto the frit or powder and
rotated, the curved sides of the trough keep the frit or powder surrounding the work piece. The frit or powder falls back on to the work piece. The frit or powder tends to not spread down the length of the
trough. Your work piece gets coated faster and with less applications than when using a flat marvering plate. The small trough measures 8" long by about 2" wide. Large trough measures 12" long by about 4"
wide. |
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Price |
P-BFRITSM |
Small Frit Bowl 8x1 |
18.00 |
P-BFRITSM |
Large Frit Bowl 12x3 |
20.00 |
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P-MASCURL |
Curved Large Plier |
20.00 |
P-MASCURM |
Curved Medium Plier |
20.00 |
P-MASCURS |
Curved Small Plier |
20.00 |
