what Chad says
one thing that I picked up in Johns class was heating the back of the maria to melt in a line or pedal. you are not heating the rod just the back side of the tire effect and then lightly marvering in the design. seems to work well on problem glass that could boil or bubble with direct heat. once I get past those types of colors or the colors are then encased in glass i no longer worry about raging a hot flame on the front of the piece.
I tend to use a 16mm rod for pendants, and if the maria is getting floppy, I would think that you putting to much of the rod in the flame.
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