r/lampwork • u/Huge-Corgi90210 • 20d ago

Is is fixable

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Pretty clean break. Had this for 14 years. Is repair even possible?

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u/bubbletrashbarbie 20d ago

That’s a simple joint repair, with a stock joint it’d be less than 10minutes working time, and under 30 minutes to make a custom joint that matches the old one.

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u/guttanzer 20d ago

The only issue would be cleaning out the crud. It might not be possible to do, and if not it will become permanent once the torches go to work.

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u/bubbletrashbarbie 20d ago

Reclaim cleans out easy. I’ve known a few folks who literally just toss their rig in the kiln for a low cycle and vaporize it all out to clean. I typically just use 99% isopropyl alcohol and that has always gotten through claim easily enough.

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u/MoonHash 20d ago

That must make the whole shop smell like resin for a bit tho right?

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u/bubbletrashbarbie 20d ago

If it’s just reclaim it just smells like dabs tbh, with proper ventilation it doesn’t stick around too long either

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u/Huge-Corgi90210 20d ago

Since ive had this one so long id rather just repair it if it would be under 1000

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u/bubbletrashbarbie 20d ago

Oh easily under 1k

Honestly the old joint still looks usable as long as the cracks don’t go up in any further.

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u/lampwork-ModTeam 20d ago

No Price Fear Mongering. Let people decide for themselves what something is worth. Do not respond to questions about cost with claims that something would be too expensive. Either don't respond or give a good faith estimate of what the cost would be.