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James Akers @[email protected] · 2026-09-20 · 17:37 UTC

I got the phosphor and brown doodle I made friday out of the oven yesterday. Not a clean pump. It did clean up however after running for about an hour with a neon fill. I sucked that out and I tried to fill it with the 75/25 Ne Ar blend afterwards and it is just looking airy- the peachy color seen in all the big phosphor tubes.

I took it off the pump and out of the kiln and set it aside. If it has a leak- it will slowly return to atmospheric pressure and wont light when I try to turn it on tomorrow. If it lights, then i will see if it will clean up on its own. I guess I could bake it out again in the oven and just repump it. I definitely dont wanna add the mercury until its looking lavender and blue.

Pumping out of a kiln can make neat results.... but so often takes forever and is annoying compared to bombarding.

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc #light #art #residency #handmade #notideal

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc

James Akers @[email protected] · 2026-09-20 · 17:37 UTC

I got the phosphor and brown doodle I made friday out of the oven yesterday. Not a clean pump. It did clean up however after running for about an hour with a neon fill. I sucked that out and I tried to fill it with the 75/25 Ne Ar blend afterwards and it is just looking airy- the peachy color seen in all the big phosphor tubes.

I took it off the pump and out of the kiln and set it aside. If it has a leak- it will slowly return to atmospheric pressure and wont light when I try to turn it on tomorrow. If it lights, then i will see if it will clean up on its own. I guess I could bake it out again in the oven and just repump it. I definitely dont wanna add the mercury until its looking lavender and blue.

Pumping out of a kiln can make neat results.... but so often takes forever and is annoying compared to bombarding.

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc #light #art #residency #handmade #notideal

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc

James Akers @[email protected] · 2026-09-20 · 17:37 UTC

I got the phosphor and brown doodle I made friday out of the oven yesterday. Not a clean pump. It did clean up however after running for about an hour with a neon fill. I sucked that out and I tried to fill it with the 75/25 Ne Ar blend afterwards and it is just looking airy- the peachy color seen in all the big phosphor tubes.

I took it off the pump and out of the kiln and set it aside. If it has a leak- it will slowly return to atmospheric pressure and wont light when I try to turn it on tomorrow. If it lights, then i will see if it will clean up on its own. I guess I could bake it out again in the oven and just repump it. I definitely dont wanna add the mercury until its looking lavender and blue.

Pumping out of a kiln can make neat results.... but so often takes forever and is annoying compared to bombarding.

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc #light #art #residency #handmade #notideal

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc

James Akers @[email protected] · 2026-09-20 · 17:37 UTC

I got the phosphor and brown doodle I made friday out of the oven yesterday. Not a clean pump. It did clean up however after running for about an hour with a neon fill. I sucked that out and I tried to fill it with the 75/25 Ne Ar blend afterwards and it is just looking airy- the peachy color seen in all the big phosphor tubes.

I took it off the pump and out of the kiln and set it aside. If it has a leak- it will slowly return to atmospheric pressure and wont light when I try to turn it on tomorrow. If it lights, then i will see if it will clean up on its own. I guess I could bake it out again in the oven and just repump it. I definitely dont wanna add the mercury until its looking lavender and blue.

Pumping out of a kiln can make neat results.... but so often takes forever and is annoying compared to bombarding.

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc #light #art #residency #handmade #notideal

#notideal #handmade #residency #art #light #nyc

James Akers @[email protected] · 2026-09-20 · 17:37 UTC

I got the phosphor and brown doodle I made friday out of the oven yesterday. Not a clean pump. It did clean up however after running for about an hour with a neon fill. I sucked that out and I tried to fill it with the 75/25 Ne Ar blend afterwards and it is just looking airy- the peachy color seen in all the big phosphor tubes.

I took it off the pump and out of the kiln and set it aside. If it has a leak- it will slowly return to atmospheric pressure and wont light when I try to turn it on tomorrow. If it lights, then i will see if it will clean up on its own. I guess I could bake it out again in the oven and just repump it. I definitely dont wanna add the mercury until its looking lavender and blue.

Pumping out of a kiln can make neat results.... but so often takes forever and is annoying compared to bombarding.

#sculpture #neon #glass #kiln #brooklyn #nyc #light #art #residency #handmade #notideal