When I first started I purchased one of their assortments to see if lampworking was something I would enjoy enough to make a big investment. If you pre-warm the rods and keep them warm they work fine. However, I soon realized buying better glass was worth not having to deal with that extra step. I have kept some on hand just because some of the colors cannot be duplicated in other glass. I am experimenting with putting the rods in my kiln and annealing them along with my beads to see if this helps with their popping. I'll try to follow up and let you know it this works.
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