Soooo....I've been looking into studio safety issues on the great wide web and have come to the conclusion that my setup is sadly lacking...and while I can't quite not make anything at all, I am spending less time behind the torch until I get this all worked out. The problem is that my ventilation is insufficient, and all these wonderful heavy metal gases that are released during lampworking aren't exactly the best thing to be breathing in. so I need to install a good ventilation system but the problem I still need to figure out is where I'm going to get a sufficient supply of fresh air from without drilling holes in the ceiling or wall. That would of course be possible but since I'm not planning on living in this house that much longer...I don't really feel like it investing in that area. Enough stuff on my wish list already! So here's a picture o my current setup. I work in a very spacious attic with three windows and a door open at all times for a nice breeze...really need to figure this out before the winter starts. My torch doesn't keep me that warm :-)
So another thing I've been planning on doing and am going to start with today is making a nice list of links for more information on lamp-working, studio safety, techniques and well basically anything related that I like. I've done a ton of research since I started doing this (ok not that long ago but still...). So I hope that'll be useful for some of you who might be into this too.
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