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Old 2013-03-15, 1:26pm
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Originally Posted by AKDesigns View Post
It's important that the correct information is out there for everyone reading this. It's not criticism.
This.

It may not be helpful input for the OP, but this forum is a go-to source of information for people researching lampworking, and this thread will always be findable through the search function. It may be read by dozens or hundreds of other newcomers. For their benefit it's important to state accurate facts so that other readers don't come away from it believing that the "throw test" is a real test of annealing, or that the mini-annealer will properly anneal their beads so as to be suitable for selling.

At the very least, having the accurate information available in a thread that will most likely come up if anyone searches "Devardi mini-annealer" could save a newcomer $150 and the heartbreak of some broken beads. Alternately, they might decide to buy one because it will help reduce their loss rate as they practice, and will serve as a rod warmer later on when they get a real kiln.

Either way, they will have accurate information to make their decision with, and I feel passionately that newcomers to lampworking deserve to have access to the best and most accurate information possible.
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