I'm still trying to figure out my new torch. It's a lot of fun, but at the same time quite frustrating as all the glasses react in new ways. The ones that I earlier worked with ease now tends to drip, burn and scum in a way that I yet don't master.
On the other hand, the ones that I earlier almost never used as it took ages to get them to melt, I now find very pleasant.
Some of the new reactions are manageable and even fun. Some just annoying. Like
- the Vetro clear bubbles and scums. So now that I finally get it hot enough not to capture airbubbles it creates its own bubbles all over the place.
- my beloved Vetro black, that has always behaved nicely, though a bit stiff, now is starting to let me down. When making black and white beads, for example, the black is invading the white, creating "watermarks" on it.
- using stringers for dots is much harder, as the heat tends to boil the glass.
It's all probably a matter of PPP, but right now I'm quite frustrated.
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