Justturnin
Member
Well, I admit it. I got sucked into the glass chamber idea and picked up a vase from my local Hobby Lobby for $17. I retro-fit my other chamber lid to fit this for a test run.
Now, I knew better than to bring glass in the shop. I tell others not to bring glass in their shop. Well yesterday I had a lapse in my better judgement. I was advised by a fellow IAP member, who's opinions I respect a greatly, not to do it. Did I listen? No I did not. But like I said I knew better so I did not just throw it up on the table and draw a vacuum. I filled it with water and placed it in a bucket on the floor. I was going to put a towel over it, should have because some glass flew up and out still.
So I post my critical lapse in better judgement as a caution/warning to those who want to try out a glass chamber. PLEASE DON'T. Even if it does hold for a few rounds who knows what kind of internal stress is forming in the glass. One day when it decides to give way you could be standing next to it and after what I witnessed this morning being about 10 feet away, you do not want to be next to it when it goes.
Be safe folks, and listen to that little voice in the back of your head, and if you ignore him don't ignore your buddy who is echoing the voices same concerns.
The walls on the vase were about 0.25" thick and it did not last but about 10 seconds under vacuum. I barely had time to get away from it.
Now, I knew better than to bring glass in the shop. I tell others not to bring glass in their shop. Well yesterday I had a lapse in my better judgement. I was advised by a fellow IAP member, who's opinions I respect a greatly, not to do it. Did I listen? No I did not. But like I said I knew better so I did not just throw it up on the table and draw a vacuum. I filled it with water and placed it in a bucket on the floor. I was going to put a towel over it, should have because some glass flew up and out still.
So I post my critical lapse in better judgement as a caution/warning to those who want to try out a glass chamber. PLEASE DON'T. Even if it does hold for a few rounds who knows what kind of internal stress is forming in the glass. One day when it decides to give way you could be standing next to it and after what I witnessed this morning being about 10 feet away, you do not want to be next to it when it goes.
Be safe folks, and listen to that little voice in the back of your head, and if you ignore him don't ignore your buddy who is echoing the voices same concerns.
The walls on the vase were about 0.25" thick and it did not last but about 10 seconds under vacuum. I barely had time to get away from it.
Be careful my friend.
