Topic: anybody into glass marbles?

[nokrome]

 my friend makes these by hand, i watched him make this one, it took about an hour and a half, its about 1.4" in dia.
     he has been doing this for about 13 years and supports his family of 4 from it......awesome
        btw...i made the stand

[Gordon]

That's awesome!  I've never seen anything like it.   Does he do any other glass, or just marbles? 

[nokrome]

yes, he does all sorts of arty glass stuff but the marbles are his specialty

[nokrome]

here is some more of his stuff Mikes stuff     http://www.glassartists.org/Gal5009_mike_gongs_Gallery.asp

[754]

Nice work, like the stand too, looks like what I would build

[Gordon]

Does he sell your stands, too? 

[kirkn]

Wow, that's really cool.


Had to laugh when I read the thread title - every rattle spray paint can I ever emptied, I cut open and keep the glass marble inside.  I've got about a coffee-can-ful nowadays.   

[Gordon]

Had to laugh when I read the thread title - every rattle spray paint can I ever emptied, I cut open and keep the glass marble inside.  I've got about a coffee-can-ful nowadays.   

Nice! 

I have a similar collection of old spark plugs.  Can't seem to throw the damn things away for some reason. 

[nokrome]

Does he sell your stands, too? 

he doesnt sell them,the one in the pictures is a prototype that i made the other day
   i would like to make more though

[754]

If you dont want to make them yourself, I have a turret lathe.
 Looks like a 1.00 to 1.50 part @ 100 pcs. ..unpolished.

 Once I do a run, might be able to shave the price.

 1 inch stock looks like?

[Duke McDukiedook]

This guy makes marbles by hand out in Bonner Springs, KS, near KC.

http://www.moonmarble.com/

[nokrome]

If you dont want to make them yourself, I have a turret lathe.
 Looks like a 1.00 to 1.50 part @ 100 pcs. ..unpolished.

 Once I do a run, might be able to shave the price.

 1 inch stock looks like?

  thanks for the offer,its not that i dont want to make them its just that i dont own a lathe, im lucky enough to have a friend who owns a small machine shop and will let me have some machine time pretty much whenever i want but i dont want to wear out my welcome.
   out of curiosity what would you charge to do a hundred pieces ? they are about 1.375" dia and 1.25 tall

[754]

Oohh a bit bigger than I thought.. still near those prices, I am thinking.

 Is there a hole in them partly thru, so the marble sits on the lip?