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Old 2008-11-08, 11:45pm
chimehk chimehk is offline
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Join Date: Sep 12, 2005
Location: Hong Kong
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This is the first time that I have use the Mapp/Pro since the store doesn't carry the old one anymore. And I am so disappointed. The flame is so strong and if I try to lessen it, it just totally goes off. All my whites and ivory colors have black stuff keep coming out of the beads and at the rod ends and also my light blue ones have reddish stuff coming out. And most of the beads I made have the black scums in it. At first I thought maybe I just have a bad canister but seeing this thread it seems that it's all the Mapp/Pro's fault. I usually could make around 12-14 beads from one of the old Mapp but now just only around 7-8 beads from the Mapp/Pro.
Is there another Mapp gas brand aside from Bernzomatic? I'm afraid I'm stuck with it since its already hard to even find hardware stores here in Hong Kong that sells the Mapp gas to begin with. And I have no other choice but to continue using the HH. Are there any ways to use Mapp/Pro effectively?
HELP!
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