Weekly ⚡ Picks + Next Podcast Guest

3/1/2018

Hello Lightning Tamers!

Hope you're not too bored with these, as the latest train of posts have been Weekly Picks and with hints of updates on my part on the things that I'm doing that are related to Taming Lighting.

I can say now, in the chaos of my own life, I can better navigate my responsibilities, and able to block out time for podcast work (though the list of things to do is endless)

A post shared by Percy Echols II (@taminglightning) on Mar 1, 2018 at 3:06pm PST

Neon Lab Update

"eek! a Leak!"

The latest challenge following my last post is leak testing the new stainless steel lines I installed. The main reason for replacing the lines, was due to upgrade for a cleaner environment for the gas, and provide tubing that can withstand the pressures that are in the gas tank (in case of accidental opening the tank valve to much).

The first test is a positive pressure test, where you fill the line with a little gas (unlike in the photo, where I filled too much), then spraying soapy water on any all the connections, is there any leaks the gas will push out creating bubbles. Depending on one’s luck and skill, this can be a short fix or time sucking task, and I pray for the former!

Next Guest: Harriet "Harry" Swarzrock

Our next guest after Mundy Hepburn is Harriet Swarzrock. She’s a glass artist who works organically in her previous works, and through her recent residency took a full dive into plasma neon. I followed her work throughout her residency up until the finale, and just had to bring her onto the podcast.
Having a 13 Hour difference in your Time Zone made scheduling a challenge, and I was able to adopt a scheduling app to help make scheduling painless with Acuity Scheduling, Thanks Jason Michael of Wyzguy Radio for his podcast Top 5-Favorite Productivity Apps for 2017. I just send my guests a link to the scheduler, and they can chose to meet and greet or dive right into the the podcast!

Hope you enjoy the Weekly⚡ Picks!

Thank You,

Percy Echols II
Taming Lightning ⚡

2 Comments

Mark Ditzler link

3/3/2018 11:37:20 am

I also have a stainless steel manifold that I use. It has a slow leak, so your info about a positive pressure test is useful! What pressure are you using? And using neon or compressed air?

Looking forward to seeing Mundy's blog. I met him last Sept. in Corning. Regards, Mark

Percy (Taming Lightning)

3/3/2018 02:18:09 pm

Hi Mark,

Thanks for commenting on the blog post, good to see that people are checking out the posts!

I'm using the gases attached to the lines, i'ld like to make an "Attachement" to test without wasting any gas, but that will have to wait unitil later time.

I may have to redo my ferrules.i also may hae scratched my cga580 male head during installation, and considering buying ones with an o-ring.