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Originally Posted by alb6094
Ryan, inquiring minds want to know, what's this about peeling schott pucks? I'm always open to new info if you don't mind. I have some of your murrini, your clear is always beautiful on those.
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You can buy pucks of schott s8 glass (
http://www.hisglassworks.com/cart/SC...lass_p840.html )
They are mostly used in paperweights where you have a lot of clear, you can see the kind of work people use them for here:
http://www.buzzinipaperweights.com/
http://www.paulstankard.com/works.php
The pucks can be pulled into rod. Any fingerprints or dust can potentially become scum so you generally use the clear right after pulling, and avoid touching the rods (either punty on on or use gloves).
It's a lot of work, but even the smallest puck is 1/3lb so they go pretty far.