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HE Opaque Quartz Vs Commercially Available Opaque Quartz

In my previous post I discuss the difference types of quartz and how product purity is mostly determined by the extent of refinement of the raw material and the quality control of the manufacturer....

Quartz, Fused Quartz, Fused Silica, What's the Difference?

What is Quartz? Quartz is a term used to describe many different compact forms of SiO2. As one of the second most common and varied minerals on earth, its abundant and can be found in crystalline ...

6 Ways To Avoid an Accident with Quartz

If there's one thing that life has taught me, it's that accidents happen. Doing customer service here has familiarized us with many of the most commonly made mistakes while handling quartz. As the ...

Thermal Shock vs Tensile Strength: A Comparison Study

It is a popular fallacy among consumers of quartz (fused quartz) to equate its thermal shock resistance to its tensile strength. In reality this is far from the truth. Quartz actually has significa...

45° v.s. 55° Why does it matter?

Recently we changed the angle on our 45° male Gavel nails to a 55° and if you are wondering why then this article is for you.  In order for the combination of any rig/piece and nail to be level (fl...

Highly Educated Gavel Ranked #1 Quartz Banger by High Times Magazine

The Gavel has only been on the market for four months. But thanks to the material and surface science of the product, it has quickly risen among the ranks of its contemporaries. A recent article wa...

Study: Quartz insert performance Opaque VS Clear

Recently my old friend, Ewok, sent me some of his new @quartz_insert's to test out with our new Gavel. In preparation for the testing, I had two duplicate gavel nails made. One with our new opaque ...

How to keep a Quartz E-Nail Clean

Quartz Maintenance  If you are of the mindset that you have to "waste it to taste it", then you won't be disappointed that a similar method applies to keeping a quartz e-nail nail clean.  By now,...

Quartz Maintenance - Devitrification Prevention

     Over the past several years, the market has had a change of opinion on proper nail use and care. In the beginning it was believed that nails had to be "seasoned" or that a "season layer" had t...

Custom Anodization FAQ

1. What is titanium anodizing? Anodizing titanium is a process that adjusts the level of the oxide layer on the metals surface. This adjustment causes light to refract and changes the spectrum o...