[Jewelry making - Article 00176] - Re: [Orchid] Blow pipes

[Mark Kaplan]

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>         Hi does anyone know where I could obtain a blow pipe? 

    hi there Robert-- The Karl Fisher Company in Germany sells them in
    the west. They are on the net and will send you a nice catalogue
    although written in German.  He sells a few styles.  The fancy ones
    are Y-shaped and hook up to a gas line and use your breath for the
    oxygen.  The simple ones are little more than a pipe or tube with a
    small funnel-like nozzle at the end.  In south east Asia any old
    jewelery supply store will stock the simple ones. The jewelers there
    use a simple kerosene lantern for heat. They are nice and slow with a
    very regulated temperature.  The problem is the amount of heat. It is
    fine for earrings or small stuff but for a bracelet you need to have
    a couple of brothers also with you to blow on their pipes. Good Luck.
     Mark Kaplan 



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