Like you jsknow445 ... I started fusing before lampworking and have always been a huge BE fan.
Still most of my beads are made with 90 (I also work 104 and 33). The more recently manufacturered rods do seem to be hellaciously more shocky than in the past. Bullseye is stiffer and most of their glass is translucent instead of opaque which I prefer.
My newer cane/rod that wants to constantly blow up on me I shove in my kiln to preheat the end for a bit. Same can be done with cut strips (I've been using those for colors no longer pulled to cane: Deep Red, Striking Pink, Violet Striker, transparent Gold Purple).
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Laura
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