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2014-08-14, 5:29pm
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Join Date: Aug 13, 2009
Location: Oakland, CA
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Shorts holder
We highly recommend this tool offered by a fellow LE member for working with shorts and pulling stringer. It is so well designed (and excellently priced). Its round insulated handle makes working with shorts identical to working with longer rods.
Have a pile of other tools obtained for this purpose over the years, and this is by far the best.
(Hope this review is OK in this forum - if not, it can be deleted)
http://lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=268676
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2014-08-15, 7:56am
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I highly recommend it as well. I have one and use it to hold skeleton keys as well as shorts. Such a great tool, that I sometimes forget I'm using it and have almost gotten the metal end in the flame!
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2014-08-15, 8:44am
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Thanks guys, I'm going to order it's about half the price of the other one. 
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2014-08-15, 12:40pm
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Location: Florida
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I have two, because I use it all the time. The first one I forgot about the flame & kind of burnt the metal & the rubber grip your press to open the teeth got messed up, but it still works (I taped the rubber grip back on),
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2014-08-15, 5:09pm
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Miata and Sunshine! Yay!
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I have one and DID get the metal tips too close to the flame...melted that baby faster than glass! The aluminum clip on mine was very thin, but it loved it until I killed it. 
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2014-08-20, 4:43pm
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Join Date: Jun 22, 2005
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I ordered one and am very happy. Be careful you don't get the rubber part too close to the warmer tho. And may I say Glenn gives very good customer service.
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2014-08-20, 6:31pm
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Judy Nelson
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Join Date: Oct 11, 2013
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Great, I just ordered one before reading these posts and can't wait to use it on my 1/2 million shorts
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2014-08-20, 6:37pm
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Location: ohio
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Just adding a further "great tool!" to the list. It holds the rod well and is not too heavy or hard to handle. I am saving $$$ using more of the shorts. Thanks Glen!
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2014-08-23, 2:52pm
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Location: Alaska
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Guys guys gals. I still don't get it!! What's with the burnt fingers and a shorts holder???!! Come on when the rod starts getting short in size just attach to the next rod!! Sooooo easy
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2014-08-23, 7:26pm
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If I'm in the middle of wrapping a rod on the mandrel and it is getting warm it is much easier to just let go for a second and grab it with the holder than it is to go find another rod of the same color & warm the end of that one and the one on the bead to finish my wrap.
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