| The Inventor's Corner | ||
| I started building this web site back in the 1990s and over the years a lot of information was posted and subsequently purged, but some of it could be really useful to give others some wacky ideas to improve their studios or to just share a smile. So with this in mind I am linking to this page stuff that I think might be thought provoking to others who like to make and do unusual things in their studios. | ||
| ANCIENT LAPIDARY TECHNOLOGY | 
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 Carolyn Rordam using the ancient "pole lathe" to engrave a pattern on a glass bead using a copper wheel and emery. This lathe is sometimes referred to as a "wax lathe" because the cutting wheels are set into the drive mandrel using hot wax which, when cool, holds very well, like a lathe chuck without the cost. |
| Miniature Elements for heating small spaces |
Making small elements for small equipment provided a strong challenge. I used 22 gauge wire and attached this to the ceiling using 5mm fused silica rods and homemade donuts. The space was 4 inches x 5 inches x 6 inches wide (120 cubic inches). I wanted the interior to get to 1200 deg. F with the door partially open. The solution was an E120-6-223 which put out 720 Watts at 120 VAC. |
 Image Fig. 22-9 from A Glassblower's Companion, page 110 |
| Using the New Mini-Square Giberson Burners to Build Awesome Equipment |
Using The Two Inch Mini-Square Burner Kits
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Three Rather "Cool" Ideas Based on the Mini-Burner Series:
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| Using a Fraxing Needle To Install Donuts and other ceramic objects through Frax Walls. |
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A Sequence Showing Seven Steps For This Installation Technique |
| Using a Fraxing Needle Tools to help install fiber blanket insulation |
Download Recent Blog Dudley's Blog No. 8: The Frax Repair |
Tools For Repairing Frax Blanket |
| Magic of Sheet Rock Screws and Soft Brick | This is one of those wacky ideas that really works. I was firing my burnout kiln not too long ago when a part from the damper box fell off and made the damper cease working. Instead of shutting off I used this idea to fabricate a new edge to the arraingement and it has worked great for several firings since. Here to the right is an image of a marinite board attached to some soft brick using this same screwing idea: |
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