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Exciting Developments: Sensor-Controlled Relay Inspired by Amy Lemaire
I’m always on the lookout for innovative ideas and creative solutions to enhance our plasma light sculptures. That’s why I’m thrilled to share our latest work in progress – a sensor-controlled relay inspired by the incredible Amy Lemaire.
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How to Dispose of Rare Gas Cylinders?
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Design Insights: A Visual Guide to Geometry’s Impact on Gas Fills in Plasma Light Sculpture
Welcome to “Design Insights”! We’ll draw from Chapter 2 of the “Notes on Design Theory for Plasma Sculpture” to explore the various types of plasma discharges and filaments. Our focus will be on understanding how geometry plays a pivotal role in shaping the plasma with our gas fills within these sculptures. Through real-world examples and…
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NEW ARRIVAL! Neon 21 – PlasmaShell Case (3D Models Only)
Hello Lightning Tamers, I’ve been working on populating my new online store of Taming Lightning and started to add downloadable 3D models, and eventually 3D printing on-demand services. One of the things that I’ve designed to help improve the workshop and artist experience is a case or enclosure for the Neon21 transformer. It’s a simple…
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Ch 2 x Notes | Design Theory & Plasma Light Sculpture 1st Edition
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Plasma Primer | Learning Resource for Students, Co-learners, and Educators
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Chapter TWO x Notes – Plasma Guidelines for Vessel Structure, 2nd Edition
Hello Lightning Tamers! Finally a year after I’ve finished the Intro to Plasma series collaboration with Ben Orozco from GEEX (Glass Education Exchange) I finally have a 2nd Ed update to Guidelines for Vessel Structure. As mentioned before “It’s hard to find a good way to share this knowledge without making the creative/fabricator/designer feel limited…
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Ch 2 x Notes: Plasma Guide for Basic Electrode Attachment
UPDATED!!! Hello Lightning Tamers! When I produced Episode 10: Light up your World with Plasma, it was my initial attempt to convey what I’ve learned about Plasma. Admittedly it was way too early for me to try to teach what little I understood. And so I continue to update and improve on how to…
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Taming Lightning x GEEX | Anatomy of a Plasma Sculpture
->2nd Edition Expanded View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) Hello Lightning Tamers! In Chapter 1 of the Intro the Plasma series with GEEX, I mentioned that the Elements of Plasma, is something I came up with as a way to organize the varying knowledge, process, skills, and techniques…
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Tips for Cleaning Glass and Neon Manifolds!
Great video by Ben Kenealey, shows us the do’s and dont’s of using a ultrasonic cleaner for cleaning glass and your manifold, as recommended by Bruce Suba. Cleaning Steps:1. Soap and hot water2. Rinse with water3. Deionized water4. 91%+ isopropyl alcohol 5. Acetone Another perspective on this was suggested by Tim Drier, a scientific glassblower…
