Hey thanks for the reply Steve! That is good to know, I will run a couple beads on some thin flat stock that isn't a can to see the difference. I saw the Pyrex cups on the Internet, they look like they could prove fairly useful. I will have to pick a few up and give them a try. Replacements are fair...

Wow, tig welding is FUN! Finally got some cans stuck together. Im noticing that some of my beads on aluminum are shiny, some seem sort of satin/textured, like they have goosebumps. Most of them have shiny sections and dull sections. Do you guys think that is too much heat? or maybe a shielding issue...

Haha not unless you put the hot end in your mouth

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum, just wanted to introduce myself. I have owned/operated my own glassblowing business for a few years now, but I do a lot of projects that involve metalworking. I have had an old Marquette buzz box for years, but I recently picked up a Miller 330 A/BP Tig/Stick machi...