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Old 2017-01-29, 6:35pm
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Dix Harrison
 
Join Date: Mar 31, 2009
Location: KCKS - But my heart is in Scotland
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You gals go for it!!!!

Did either of you try raising your torch as Claudia suggested??

It made a huge difference for me. It gives you more space between the benchtop and the underneath side of the flame.

I tell you something else I did that helped.

I set the iPad right beside my torch.
I prepared a cold lentil bead on a mandrel.
I prepared some stringers.
With NO FLAME ON, I watched Claudia for a little bit.
Stopped the video, positioned my hands just like hers and mimicked her motions with stringer and mandrel.
I think it is really important that your hands work in tandem.
And that you get a feel for the finger positions of each hand.
I have a tendency to hold my stringer like a pencil.
I have to deliberately make my hands do something different.

I am determined!!!!
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