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You know it’s been so long that I forgot the annealing schedule. Please send it to me! Thanks, Carl
Please check out the FAQ. It has all of the annealing info in it.
What would a Satake assortment of soda (opaque and transparent) 5 full sticks of each cut in half cost me? Need to put in a starter stock.
This would depend on the weight. There is a discount for larger amounts of glass.
Want is the quantity of each lot of glass listed on your site?
Do you mean how much we have in stock?
Can you give me info on your rods. specifically approx. diameter, length, weight of a typical rod.
Rods are about 22 inches long. The weight varies quite a bit since they are hand pulled. Anywhere from 1/8 pound to 1/4 pound is not unusual.
Are you looking for a transparent or opaque? There is a great red transparent, and several shades of red opaque in soda.
I need to make some some dancing pigs, I need pink ,black and white.
Can you please recommend colors. I could not find a black. Not sure witch pink or pink like color to pick. The white looks fine.
Hello! Please, can you tell me how I determine if my Satake glass rods are lead or soda? Everything is unmarked and old. I bought a pound of it in a FB Destash site. I may need more! Also, can I use my propane torch without using the oxygen and no air to melt this glass? Just the propane alone?
Many thanks!
Christine
Do you know if they are all either soda or lead? If you do, and you have a rod of either bright red or bright yellow, then they are all soda. Only the soda colors include bright yellow and red. If you have a rod of bright yellow, but aren’t sure if they are all soda, then pull a stringer out of the yellow. Make a small spacer bead with one of the suspected lead rods, and melt in a yellow dot. If it gets an ugly dark gray ring around it, then it is definitely lead. Lead rods don’t play well with bright yellow. For the propane question, I wouldn’t recommend using just propane. Even the Japanese style torches use an air pump with the propane. I’m afraid that straight propane can be quite dirty. On the other hand you can use a hot head torch since this has a bit of air intake built in. Just remember to use a cooler flame.
Wonderful help! Thank you VERY much!!