i dont know why or how but somewhere along the line, i ran out of warm fire crystals. i used to have so many, but now i cant seem to find a single one. i searched for a good half hour digging deeper and deeper into the clockworks and managed to find 5, but this isnt nearly enough to forge even 1 high level item without a risk of it failing.
same with the orbs, i had 6 of them but now i cant seem to find any. if theyre in a past level, i cant for the life of me find which one it is.
Flawed alchemy orbs: Go to tier 1 gates on elite. The first few areas can drop the orbs from prize boxes.
Warm fire crystals: Just randomly farm T2 places. Not exactly sure where to find them, but I often find them in tier 2. (Probably best in the starting tier 2 depths, so do tier 2 gates for the first few levels)
It is important to note that it is not necessary to heat 2 star items prior to crafting them up. As such Warm fire crystals should only be used on the 2 star gear you use the most.
Flawed orbs of alchemy are nigh useless as none of the items you craft from them can be taken to maximum potential as their lines END at 2 star. Instead you should invest in more expensive orbs (Simple, advanced, and elite), don't worry about Eternal orbs as they tend to be more commonly found. Any found flawed orbs can be crafted into gear just to be immediately vendored as a way to make some quick CR.
Judging by your choice of character name you seem to be interested in bombing. I would recommend the Blast bomb, Spine Cone, Fiery Vaporizer, and Dark Matter bomb. Later you can trade your Dark matter bomb for the DLC bomb and the Fiery Vaporizer for the Static Capacitor.
I wrote a guide for this-
http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/108732
It even got a Solotron comic. :D
If you search the wiki for "Orb of Alchemy" or "Fire Crystal", then you end up at the wiki page Rarity. It tells you where to find them.
About orbs, if you'd like more advice than reference, then read my FAQ:
http://wiki.spiralknights.com/User:Jdavis/FAQs#How_do_I_get_Orbs_of_Alch...
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