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Originally Posted by Mountain Snail
I am going to use it, I hope it performs better than it looks. I would love to be proved wrong!  I had high expectations when I ordered it and I just feel a little let down after opening the box. |
Mountain Snail,
Those of us who have used Devardi for a number of years really like using Devardi glass - and for the price we are willing to work with it's short comings, including the thickness of the rods and the need to preheat.
If you need help or counsel you will find it here. We definitely go out of our way to help anyone who is sincere in wanting to use Devardi glass. But I believe you will find that if you want to promote Frantz glass or effetre glass while you bash Devardi, then you won't find it so helpful here.
I also wanted to add that there are free Tutorials on the Devardi website - one that might be of use to you as a Newbie is how to pull thick stringer from the thicker Devardi rods. Here's a link to it in case it is of use to you:
http://www.devardiglass.com/pullingstringers.htm