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Glass Blower? pipe
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I acquired a pipe at 10klf. Nice inside-out paint job. The only problem is that it's totally round. Doesn't sit flat ever. Round bowl, round mouthpiece.

I don't know glassworking, but I know materials and stuff.

Can I soften the glass and flatten the bottom of a bowl to make it flat?

I'd appreciate some input before I try it. I like the paint, size, shape and whatever. I don't want to fuck up a nice pipe on my first attempt.

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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: Nashbar]
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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: Nashbar]
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i dunno, maybe sand it down really hard?


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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: Nashbar]
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Sorry, there's likely no good outcome from reheating that pipe, probably just shattering glass. :frown: Once it's done, it's done.         
But sir magnifique is on to something, cold work could possibly modify your piece sufficiently.
Good luck!!!


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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: ToolTroll]
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cold working glass? bad business.

I thought about trying to add some big glass beads

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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: Nashbar]
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Maybe take a piece of wood and make some sort of stand to sit it on?

:shrug:

I dunno what else to recommend...


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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: absolute zero]
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I know nothing about glass blowing, but I was going to suggest adding some sort of glass 'feet' (think the feet on a bathtub) if it's possible to add more to the pipe at this point. Could look really cool actually.


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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: eonbluenebula]
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that's what i was thinking.. maybe glue some beads to the underside of the bowl :shrug:



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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: eonbluenebula]
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he already mentioned maybe adding some glass beads to the bottom

seems to me it would be cool and useful


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No, says the man in Washington; it belongs to the poor.
No, says the man in the Vatican; it belongs to God.
No, says the man in Moscow; it belongs to everyone.

I rejected those answers. Instead, I chose something
different. I chose the impossible. I chose...
Rapture.
-  Andrew Ryan

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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: Nashbar]
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by coldworking I mean grinding or cutting after the pipe is made, using the right tools there should be no problem...


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Re: Glass Blower? pipe [Re: ToolTroll]
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I took a few glass classes in college, one of which was glassblowing.  I didn't get to make any pipes :frown: but I learned a lot about glass in general.  Having said that, I wouldn't recommend heating that up to add glass feet or anything.  Glass requires a decent amount of time to cool down, in a controlled environment, or it cracks.  If you are going to sand a flat spot, be sure to use a wet sander, otherwise it heats up and cracks. 

I've never glued anything to glass personally, but a couple of classmates of mine have, and it seemed to work out pretty well for them.  I believe they used epoxy, that's what I would try. 

This method is the easiest and it's fairly reversible - should you screw it up :wink: or hate how it looks/feels afterwards.

Anyway, hope that helps!

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