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Old 2013-12-05, 3:43pm
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Thanks for that information Brad. Sometime I think I for get that having the glass in a near molten state is actually "cooking" the recipe of chemicals that make up the glass and this "cooking" changes the contents. The soda flare that we don't see because we are wearing our glasses is not just a pretty yellow light but actually soda burning into a gas and going up the ventilation fan.

This makes me wonder if getting to the finished bead as quickly as you can will reduce the likelihood of cracking.

( Chemistry is fun! Phillip likes to play with fire!!!!!!!)
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