Chaotic Glass by Mike Aurelius

2015-09-07

Overhead hoods have a problem: they are non-functional over most of the width of the hood. The only part of the hood that actually functions as designed...

2015-09-07

Ok. We’ve talked about the basics, now let’s take a look at some basic design issues. Exhaust System Design So, where do we start? Well, let’s talk...

2015-09-07

Greetings, fellow glassworkers! This is the first in what will be a series of spotlight articles covering a wide variety of safety and technical topics...

2015-01-10

When I first wrote the Ventilation Primer, Part 2, in 2007, it was based on information that was available at the time. In the past 7 years experience...

2012-06-20

As we age, the eye mechanisms age with us. And, on occasion, dry eye issues can crop up as well. As a group working with hot glass, we are additionally...

2012-06-20

As we age, the eye mechanisms age with us. And, on occasion, dry eye issues can crop up as well. As a group working with hot glass, we are additionally...

2012-03-12

I’ve been getting bombarded with requests lately from folks who wanted me to create a program or spreadsheet to do the static pressure calculations automatically...

2012-03-12

I’ve been getting bombarded with requests lately from folks who wanted me to create a program or spreadsheet to do the static pressure calculations automatically...

2012-03-10

For many years, one of our “side businesses” has been making glass molds to cast CR-39 plastic prescription lenses. Recently, we found out that one of...

2012-03-10

For many years, one of our “side businesses” has been making glass molds to cast CR-39 plastic prescription lenses. Recently, we found out that one of...