I'm not a glass guy so I just assumed it was an industry term. I could be completely wrong here. Whatever it is inside the marble it does have the prismatic effect of an opal but putting real opal inside of molten glass would ruin the stone I think since they are sensitive to heat and easily crack/burn. I used to know an opal miner and he kept the stones wet until they were finished and they were quite soft and easy to damage. These came out of a mine in Arizona.Is this a common thing in the glass game?
Can't wait for the nail to get here.
Guys, thanks again for the info.
I know see that there was another limited edition, Vectra.
How was this different than what is currently available?
How many limited editions have they released?
Thanks for the wealth of info.
Is this a common thing in the glass game?
Seems pretty disingenuous to me...
What I've tried was heating up the nail in the evo and then carefully taking a poker tool and just slowly scrape off the resin on the sides and then let it cool off and rinse it with ISO.Just took the nail for her first drive. Really great product, design ect. Taste is sublime.
Curious how to best clean the nails? I have one soaking in iso but its not making much of a dent lol and that was after one session.
Definitely liking concentrates in the EVO.
Yeah when I am cleaning it I have it a little bit lower. 12 is fine.Thanks, yeah a little alcohol, a few qtips, and some elbow grease and I got one pretty clean.
I had the dial at noon, was thinking of trying it lower tonight after work. What position is your guy's dials?
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I'm pretty sure they're real opals?I'm not a glass guy so I just assumed it was an industry term. I could be completely wrong here. Whatever it is inside the marble it does have the prismatic effect of an opal but putting real opal inside of molten glass would ruin the stone I think since they are sensitive to heat and easily crack/burn. I used to know an opal miner and he kept the stones wet until they were finished and they were quite soft and easy to damage. These came out of a mine in Arizona.
What a full-temp burnoff doesn't get, I usually burn off with a torch just until the soot glows, then it disappears as it cools. I know this is supposed to be "torch-less" - sorry to be anti-climatic, but it works quite well for meSo the iso is barely making a dent on the nails. I am thinking some glass cleaner and a wire brush might be in order
I was talking about the fanatic pieces, not what you have. There indeed might be opal strong enough to do this, I said I'm not a glass guy, but I do know some opals are very sensative to heat and can be ruined by it.I'm pretty sure they're real opals?
Whoa! I was thinking about trying this with my Quartz VapeXnails but never had the guts to try.What a full-temp burnoff doesn't get, I usually burn off with a torch just until the soot glows, then it disappears as it cools. I know this is supposed to be "torch-less" - sorry to be anti-climatic, but it works quite well for me
I didn't even realize there would be different types of opal encasement - I'm just starting to become a glass guy, I don't know much yet... just starting to learn. Apologies for the misunderstanding.I was talking about the fanatic pieces, not what you have. There indeed might be opal strong enough to do this, I said I'm not a glass guy, but I do know some opals are very sensative to heat and can be ruined by it.
Just cranking the EVO knob all the way to the right, I let it go until it turns green, then wait until any whisps of vapor stop. No more than 5-6 minutes? This gets it 95% clean, but now it's hot - I have a test tube holder I use to take it out and sit until it cools, but sometimes I turn the EVO off and just let it cool down there while I wonder off.How long are you doing said full temp burn off?
I've used a torch to clean the glass vxnails and have managed to mangle one slightly - have to be careful not to overheat the glass! I imagine quartz would be much less worrisome!Whoa! I was thinking about trying this with my Quartz VapeXnails but never had the guts to try.
I have been using a metal scraper and stiff bristle brush on my glass nails while soaking in ISO, seems to work well enough for me; although I'm not going for perfect cleanliness.