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Podcast | EP 39: Michael Flechtner – Drawing with Light
Hello Lightning Tamers! This is episode number 39, and on today’s podcast we have Michael Flechtner! As a child Michael Flechtner was fascinated with electricity, fire and colored light of all kinds. It could be the stained glass windows at church, his father testing the Christmas lights on Christmas Eve and the neon signage in…
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(FREE) 3D Printing Model | Kill A Watt Desktop Mount for Plasma
Hello Lightning Tamers! I had a livestream on instagram where I was using TinkerCAD to intuitively 3D model a tabletop mount for my Kill A Watt. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) A Kill A Watt is used to monitor electrical uses of your devices. Here we use…
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Teaser | First plasma fills of 2021: Plasma Coffee Mug and Learning to experiment and explore Plasma fills!
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) Hello Lightning Tamers! First plasma fills of 2021 with the Manifold rebuild and Cart Remodeling at The Pittsburgh Glass Center! ð¥ Filming and chatting with Ralph Crewe of Isn’t that Some Thing and â¡Plasma Coffee Mug â Coached by Mundy Hepburn on developing a understanding for…
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Podcast | EP 38: Wayne Strattman – Standing on the Shoulders of our Predecessors
Hello Lightning Tamers! This episode number 38! In today’s podcast, I have Wayne Strattman. Strattman’s work encompasses over 30 years of innovation in lighted glass plasma technology, as an artist, designer, researcher, teacher, advocate and author. Since 1983, Wayne’s Boston-based company Strattman Design has grown to become a global leader in crafting lighted glass plasma…
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Neon & Plasma, Fabricator & Collaborator | Would you like to me talk about this more?
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) Hello Lightning Tamers! âNeon and Plasma are similar, and their differences become more noticeable in reference to fabrication and collaboration in Art. It’s quite the topic, it’s been on my mind lately since completing the Intro to Plasma Series. So in reference…
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Intro to Plasma Series | Send questions to continue!
Hello Lightning Tamers! While the Intro to Plasma Series is over, this overview will allow us to unpack questions and dive deeper in to specifics needed for progress and success in this medium. All questions are welcome, so please leave a comment here and or youtube on topics or questions you want me to dive…
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Resource | Understanding Vacuum, Systems, and Parts by Mark McCollum
Hello Lightning Tamers! If you followed the the Intro to Plasma Series, especially with Chapter 4, and maybe you’re not be big reader (though you should absolutely read “basic vacuum practice” book.) This covers a brief history of vacuum science, what vacuum is, and great overview on various vacuum pump systems and gauges. GEEX x…
