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Old 2013-09-25, 3:56pm
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Originally Posted by rjohn7 View Post
I do not gather glass to pull boro stringers at all. I heat a 3-4 inch section, and get it soft in the flame working it diagonally, then I pull it out keeping it "straight" and turning, after it starts to set up I pull gently, increasing force as it cools. this is the only method I learned (from a glass instructor at RIT who has a masters in glass work) that produces a completely even smooth stringer in the 2-3mm range.
This is how I do it, to. Pulling boro stringer is not like pulling soft glass stringer.
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