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Flameworking Shop
Flameworking Shop

This is a photo of part of our Flameworking area. The hexagonal stainless table in the foreground is our main teaching area and has connection manifolds with quick connects for two torches in each position.

On the left wall are work areas, and our electroforming equipment, as well as a dedicated photography setup. A small jeweler's bench with flex-shaft machines and jeweler's tools sits to the left of the stairs. Our 'wet area' is at the top of the stairs and features diamond wet saws, grinders, a lap machine, two sinks and an area to dip, and clean mandrels. There is also a small kitchenette and bathroom off of the wet area.

The bench that is partially shown to the right of the stairs is our main flameworking bench and has 6 torch positions which include 1 GTT Phantom and 2 GTT Mirages with foot pedals. There is a medium sized annealer on it as well as a rod pre-heater and garage.
 
Not shown are two large annealers on rolling carts. All of our annealers have Digitry GB1 computer controllers. All of our rod pre-heaters and garages feature digital setpoint controllers. Also not shown is our sandblasting area which features a medium sized sandblasting cabinet, a cyclone separator, and a HEPA vacuum.
 
Our ventilation is a large dual squirrel-cage blower with variable speed motor, it is capable of changing all the air in the studio once every minute and a half. In the near future we will be installing hoods and extractor fans over the flameworking benches. The studio is heated via radiant heat in our fireproof concrete floor.
 

Our Torches
Phantom
GTT Phantom
National 8M
National 8M with Rider on top
Mirage
GTT Mirage
Mini CC
Carlisle Mini CC - High Ox  
Hellcat
Carlisle Hellcat  
Minor
Nortel Minor
Wildcat
Carlisle Wildcat
 

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