Help getting color out of Bullseye Clear & Salmon Opal Streaky rods?

[squid]

I am having a devil of a time with this color from BE. I get almost NO color out of it at all and it is driving me bonkers. Kalera has some beads posted on her Bridgetown glass that are beautiful:

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/newthread.php?do=newthread&f=29

The top set is wispier and more transparent than the bottom one, but I don't even get that much color out of them. I made two small beads with just the rod and got a slight pink tint but NO streaks at all. I then encased with it over a white base bead and got one little streak of pink. Barely any color at all. Anyone have any tips for working this color?

Someone also gifted me a rod of the oddlot "rose City Marble" and I got a similar result - hardly any color.

[LyndaJ]

Are your rods darker or lighter? My rods are really light, and they don't do much streaking. :) although streaking might be interesting!

I think it's variation within the run. It'll be interesting to see what's reported.

[MaryBeth]

Are you striking it? I have some - I think - but haven't used it yet. But I have used the rose city marble. Let it cool then reintroduce it to the end of the flame.

Use a neutral flame on the oxygenated side - but not too much.

You've probably already tried this but I thought I would mention it.

[squid]

my rods are very light with hardly any streaks in them.

I did try cooling and reintroducing but didn't get any additional color.

:cry:

I'll have to try again and see what happens!

[ChaseDesigns]

It is definetely the batch of rod. Some are very light and some have a lot more color. You will find even within the same batch that there is a lot of color variation. I use that color as a base a lot and have to be careful to only make a set using one rod, otherwise the second rod I pull mostly likely doesn't match. It is not a striking color, not reactive that I have found.

[squid]

well, that splains it then. I need to order some more and see what I get. I made more beads with it tonight and it is BORING!!!!