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Old 2014-02-21, 6:29pm
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Has anyone tried the new crucible at Devardis. They have a different name for it and it is $55.00.
It uses a hothead to melt the glass. I think it would be great for encasing beads. http://www.devardiglass.com/supplies.htm
Thoughts, opinions, ideas?
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Old 2014-02-23, 6:50am
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i don't think it gets the glass hot enough and runny enough to do clear encasements....that was the first thing i thought of too though.
it looks neat....and kind of dangerous.

for the price...might be worth trying. say all you have left of your favorite color is FAT devardi rods (think frit on a stick....EXPLODE) and some leftover shorts....you could melt that down and pull into regular rod diameter.
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Old 2014-02-23, 7:42am
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I agree about heat, your results might vary from the video. I wouldn't buy one, but that 's just my overall opinion about it.

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Old 2014-02-23, 6:52pm
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hi
I was just very curious about it. The first shipment sold out and I was hoping that someone who bought one might jump in here.
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