Rebuilding the 170-pound electric glass furnace

[@travismiller5548]

Wow, you got outstanding service out of that unit, considering truckloads of batch were fed through it... nice work!

[@xzacto]

Great Job, Mark! awesome to see the back side of the business

[@hoodheisenberg]

Use some copper piping for your final pickup of the "holder" part before assembling to the foot. no tooling marks. Love the design, craftsmanship, and attention to detail.

[@hoodheisenberg]

also air compressor to puff/freeze up spots you want to stop moving

[@andrewsmith8119]

great video!!

[@drmartinbartos]

Could thermal cycling of that nail, with associated expansion and contraction, have been responsible for piercing the crucible?

[@СергейСергей-ю3г2х]

Can you please tell me what the white bowl at 8:45 is made of? What material ?

[@a-yates]

Looks like you use visil indetween you insulation and your silica block?

[@chrissalmon4917]

Hi Mark - I have workedhot glass since 1968. Doing a recycled, electric furnace project. Anything you would do differently? Will be checing your Patreon page. Great info!

[@Hawker1911]

Hello Mark, what kind of bricks you used?

[@alfrazkhanrangrez7946]

Hello sir Can you please tell me that what is the maximum temperature of it ?

[@MarkLauckner]

2300f

[@robertthomas7053]

I’m very interested in building one of these for myself. What would you estimate the cost of the build would be today? Thanks

[@MarkLauckner]

if it was $4000 in 2001, I would imagine $6000 would be a high estimate.

[@nkongeezra84]

This is what I would love to do to the abundant glass that accumulate everyday here in Uganda... How I wish I could afford having that $. My future will be to my expectations