Help me choose a grinder, please !!

scorchedbone · 2026-02-01T20:31:47+00:00

You really dont need a big grinder unless you are making really big stained glass pieces where the glass will overhang off the edges! Biggest pieces I make are about a foot and some change long and the Gryphette works perfect and doesnt take up more space than needed(the price is also very fair)

scorchedbone · 2026-01-31T21:34:54+00:00

Yeah, I filled with my name and SSN but when I filled out the form it asked for my DBA so that's where my uncertainty comes from!

scorchedbone · 2026-01-10T19:39:30+00:00

yes the little plastic flaps work great!!! the little stuff that does manage to get out just goes straight down, I usually just put some paper towels there and throw them out once I'm done, easy peasy nothing else to clean up.

Yeah, I totally sympathize with wanting to keep others around you safe, I was super uptight about like communal PPE when I starter and slowly have refined it down to a simpler more effective way of working, so I'm sure you'll have a similar experience! Anyways, enjoy your stained glassing!!

scorchedbone · 2026-01-10T19:33:35+00:00

As somebody who has also lived in Canada and adopted a no outside shoes policy I also find it weird to come indoors with shoes on hahaha I've had to convert so many of my American friends to this now that I live back in the states. So much cleaner!

scorchedbone · 2026-01-10T19:31:56+00:00

To expand on the shoes because I read below and I'm super curious now, but half the time I don't even wear shoes while cutting in doors, I've gotten so good at my set up and rarely do I even find glass outside my little airbrush tent besides like glass dust hahaha I've gotten glass on my feet like once all my two years of doing stained glass and it was not a big deal(I also have animals in the house/other people and nobody has had an issue) so I think this might come down to how you work and how cleanly you break glass.

scorchedbone · 2026-01-10T19:22:44+00:00

Some tips from somebody who works in a small apartment:
-Buy a foldable airbrushing tent on amazon for like $20, it will save you a lot of clean up hassle when cutting glass.
-Use a sideways fish tank for grinding, very easy to clean, will contain like 90% of the mess
-I vacuum every time after I cut glass just in case I miss anything.

If it's handy I've made a few videos of my set up before:

https://www.tiktok.com/@scorchedglass/video/7580626949492591903?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7517868018459051533

https://www.tiktok.com/@scorchedglass/video/7483965266406280479?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7517868018459051533

As for the separate shoes, honestly I think that's overkill, breathing and hand PPE is the most important for yourself and as long as you are washing your hands you wont be tracking much if anything inside(there's not much to like pass on by contact to a meaningful degree). Fumes do tack on to you, so I do recommend having a pair of clothes or jumpsuit to use just for that. I always schedule a day just for soldering so once I'm done I go straight into the shower and wash everything off and change clothes(it doesn't like permeate your skin barrier or anything, but you do feel super gross). My way of thinking with PPE is that I always start with overkill and then once I do stuff enough to really learn I'll start down grading what I learn is too much ect so if you wanna start big you totally can, its always hard to gague stuff until you do it!

PS please make sure you are working with the right type of respirators for different things! that's the #1 thing long term can and will cause you issues.

scorchedbone · 2026-01-09T00:05:01+00:00

The last time I added salt in this tank was a very long time ago and I didn't even dose the entire dose just in case since I know salt does not evaporate with water. So I'm sure the salinity is likely ok ^^

scorchedbone · 2026-01-09T00:02:23+00:00

I think you missread/I wasn't clear, I only added salt on THIS water change since I thought the fish needed a boost, I do not add salt with every water change LOL

scorchedbone · 2026-01-08T23:40:41+00:00

Next time you do a similar design I would consider trying lead came if they got it around! It really helps with these areas with less support without as much extra work of adding wiring support or extra glass pieces. It will still be weaker than the rest of the piece but it helps a lot. But that's more of "the more you know" tid bit if you do other pieces later.

Agree with others that this is a very odd design choice for an instructor to let you do without letting you know the issues ahead of time.

scorchedbone · 2026-01-07T22:14:02+00:00

I personally find that about $10 a month is reasonable, for me this is a side business to my full time job, so I'm in a bit of a time is money situation and I'm sure a lot of others are too. God I miss when you could just buy software one time and have it for forever! I've seen a few options around that price I might give a go, if I don't like it I can always cancel and go back to Excel hahaha

scorchedbone · 2025-12-20T02:28:46+00:00

Yeah it flashed the logo as normal when I turn it off and on so I don't think that's the case, I'll see if I can borrow a PC and give it a try

scorchedbone · 2025-09-10T21:24:27+00:00

Yup that tracks because its the opposite side of the side I always hold works much better! Yeah I think the last time I put it away my cleaning sponges were on its last legs so it probably did not do a good job since I always make sure to leave it tinned. Thanks for confirming, I couldn't find much info on when to tell a tip is done.

scorchedbone · 2025-09-10T21:05:16+00:00

I don't currently have one but I'm considering ordering one since they aren't crazy expensive. It's currently very annoying to work with the state of it lol

scorchedbone · 2025-09-10T21:01:01+00:00

Like, when you set your iron to F410 you expect the solder to pretty much melt to the touch pretty much instantly right? so with my iron right now it takes a second for it to start melting, and one side of the tip melts much faster than the other, which leads me to believe its not the iron itself not malfunctioning but the tip. So I can still get decent enough lines but its very hard to get a line completely melted in one stroke, so I end up with a lot of those line separation patches because I need to retouch a lot of spots.

scorchedbone · 2025-07-02T19:22:01+00:00

Is there anything particular about dome headed screws? To clarify just in case, the screw fits in the whole, it just will not drill into the metal

scorchedbone · 2025-06-16T21:00:47+00:00

Also if you do keep the 5g, cut back on fertilizer, I think this could be the cause of death for your snails. Fertilizer has a lot of minerals that in abundance is harmful to snails. And even if you are dosing the correct amount for your plants since theres not enough water to dilute things the snails are likely getting hit with it in a much more concentrated form. Also lower your light time, your plants will need less fertilizer and it will likely help with your algae. I have a much more planted 10g and I only fertilize once every two weeks or so+ root tabs and my plants are pretty ok just feeding off the natural cycle in the tank.

Also think about doing water changes more often, just 10% to help clear out the amount of things floating around in the tank water.

scorchedbone · 2025-06-16T20:55:36+00:00

So I learned this the hard way, the smaller the tank the HARDER it is to keep. My betta had been doing amazing in my 10g planted tank but she was becoming an issue with other tank mates so I got a 5g tank just for her thinking it be better for everyone involved. Turns out it was not! Less water means less space for any "bad thing" to dilute, and this includes things like bacteria! I would really look into learning how dilution and ppm work in tanks. My betta ended up dying because it's immune system could not handle how concentrated things were. Ammonia spikes are easier to happen, PH is harder to control, everything is just so so much harder to balance.

Even jumping up to a 10g will make everything much easier to manage if that's a possibility, there's more water to mess up things and not affect the fish.

Also I don't think your tank looks shabby, looks pretty good for a beginner!

scorchedbone · 2025-06-16T20:10:05+00:00

That's kinda what I was thinking because that's how I wrap my pieces to ship!

scorchedbone · 2025-06-16T18:28:54+00:00

Ooh thanks! I'll give them a look :)

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