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View Poll Results: what brand of boro colored rods do you use the most?
Northstar 42 53.85%
Glass Alchemy 20 25.64%
Momka 12 15.38%
TAG Elvis 1 1.28%
Chinese 1 1.28%
others 2 2.56%
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Old 2009-11-25, 5:45pm
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BRAND OF COLORED BORO YOU USE THE MOST--
Northstar
Glass Alchemy
Momka
TAG Elvis
Chinese
Other Brand

Hi, I was curious as to which brands of boro colored rods were the most popularly used. Most of us probably use a range of brands, but which one do you use the most often? Mine is Northstar, though I use some colors of all the brands, (except Chinese). Thanks, Cynthia
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Old 2009-11-25, 6:02pm
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I really don't have a good answer for that because I pull whatever makes me happy that day. And...I combine stuff, so I might have Onyx, TAG, and Colormax in one item.

I guess except for a few exceptions, it's more the color than the working qualities that makes me want to grab it.

The exceptions are transparent reds and yellows where I prefer Elvis Red and Yellow over NS Garnet and NS(?) Warm Yellow just because of they way they work.
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if its a boro glass containing a colorant, i use it as long as it melts and doesn't crack.
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I don't have a brand preference, each type has colors that I use. More than half of my boro is NS because that's what I started out with, but like Chris said, if it melts and doesn't crack I use it!
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Old 2009-11-26, 1:49pm
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I use all the brands. I guess I use Tag the least but only because they have the least amount of colors by volume.

I am more picky on my clear Boro as far as brands then the color.

Like everyone has said as long as it does not crack.

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Old 2009-11-26, 7:20pm
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I just have more Northstar than other brands, so it wins by default.

Simax would win overall, though...
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I use it all too! Each company has it's strengths.
There's also parramore, borostix and glow glass!
Picky on clear like the other said above, Simax or Pyrex.
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Simax would win overall, though...
QFT - I should have said that too.
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Where's the option for "whatever is on sale"?
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if you are not using everything you are missing the point.
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if you are not using everything you are missing the point.
Seriously. It's all the same COE -- there's no reason NOT to mix it up.
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I use it all too! Each company has it's strengths.
There's also parramore, borostix and glow glass!
Picky on clear like the other said above, Simax or Pyrex.






I believe Parramore is going out of business, and you should try Schott clear boro. It's great! The only thing I like Simax better for is striking frit on the inside. Other than that, I think Schott is less expensive and more resilient than Simax, Pyrex, Kimble, Kimax.....etc.
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Where's the option for "whatever is on sale"?
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I'll use nearly everything but I have more Northstar than anything else, followed by GA. I like both companies a lot; I'm a fan of shopping local when I can and I'm a lucky girl having so many choices in my area.
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Ahh...you just have to love our Boro world! Grab whatever is on sale....and create! Incompatibility what?
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Except for the occasional incompatible ones...
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Its less which over all brand I like as to which has the best individule color I want. WHite or say pink I probably give two different brands.
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Except for the occasional incompatible ones...
Ugh..I've got this opaque green colormax @#$% that cracks all to hell if you combine it with anything but itself. Maybe I'll make a bunch of green spacers after show season for BOC
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Ugh..I've got this opaque green colormax @#$% that cracks all to hell if you combine it with anything but itself. Maybe I'll make a bunch of green spacers after show season for BOC

LOL yeah, I have a couple of those colors too... sigh. I hate making boro spacers for some reason.
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I use them all except china, but by far, I use and prefer Northstar color to all the rest of its compareables.
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I use alot of Northstar and Momka but am having a mad passionate love affair with TAG Purple Sable at the moment....so I guess I'm fickle ;-D
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I love Northstar, and Mtn Glass Arts is having a great sale right now, I'm on my way up there on Wed. Ka-mer-shaaaaaaallllll
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I love TAG and Momka but I use a lot of North Star too. There are some colors in NS I can't live without! lol
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Ugh..I've got this opaque green colormax @#$% that cracks all to hell if you combine it with anything but itself. Maybe I'll make a bunch of green spacers after show season for BOC
I have a green like this too - unfortunately a nice color. I make spacers with it and roll it in a light frit - butterscotch, NS Blue Carmel, or strike 5 all work well as surface decoration to get the green al used up.
The 70 mesh amazon colors can also be partly melted in like a raised sugar effect that is nice.
The other thing that works well is a raised stringer or clear, blue carmel, or strike 5 or anything that will reduce - couple zig zags and there you go
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I use it all too! Each company has it's strengths.
There's also parramore, borostix and glow glass!
Picky on clear like the other said above, Simax or Pyrex.
Thanks!
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I know I have some Northstar but I've settled into a comfort zone with GA. I'm familiar with their colors, I love that I can buy 4mm rods (since I just have one oxycon, my National, even with a premix tip, struggles with the 7mm), and I LOVE LOVE that they have a program where they work with artists to develop and try new colors. Go GA!
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