I would use schott tubing to start with, it's cheaper. A piece of 25mm, and 32mm heavy wall are good sizes to start with for pulling points, making spoons. Some 12mm for blow tubes, some folks use it some think it's a waste of glass. I use 6, 8, 10, and 12mm solid rod for punties and tearing off mostly. Larger rod, up to about 18-19mm, for making small, 1- 2", marbles and pendants. I also use 4mm solid clear for making small dots and lines to melt in over fuming.
By the way those are two Mirages. The torch on the right is usually replaced with my Nortel Arrow torch when I'm working by myself.
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