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Originally Posted by jdleigh
Could anyone tell me whether, when blowing shards, do I dip the hollow mandrel in bead release? In the photos I have studied, they do not appear to be dipped. I really want to try this, and I have been reading the forum about how to do it, but I wasn't sure about the bead release. Thank you for any info. Leigh
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Nope ... no release ... it will contaminate your shard ... just heat up the end of the blow pipe to a slight glow so the glass sticks and start wrapping.
When you are all done you can quench or reheat and quench any of the leftover off.