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Old 2009-11-29, 1:12pm
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Default ornament help needed

I bought some of the Coe 90 glass tube, watched the making of an ornament on a hot head, then attempted to duplicate it on my Minor. I bought 24 tubes and have basically destroyed 8 so far..... I am getting the enlarged area nice and red, I am twirling the tube as I blow, but, have VERY lopsided ornaments, one side always gets larger than the other.....

Any suggestions????????
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Old 2009-11-29, 2:58pm
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I figured it out!!!! I needed to turn my gas up A LOT and torched in a yellow, wide flame. I just made 6, BEAUTIFUL ornaments!!!!

I am hooked!!
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Old 2009-11-29, 5:42pm
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Have fun with the tubing Linda..... tubing can be very VERY frustrating and amazingly rewarding.

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Old 2009-11-29, 7:40pm
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Where did you get the tube from? I would loooove to know!
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Old 2009-11-29, 8:02pm
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Neon tubing is roughly 90 COE - that is what I use.
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Old 2009-11-30, 9:32am
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I figured it out!!!! I needed to turn my gas up A LOT and torched in a yellow, wide flame. I just made 6, BEAUTIFUL ornaments!!!!

I am hooked!!
Wanna see! Wanna see!
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