Breaking glass down?

[Glass Pyro]

What size do you guys break your rods or tubes down to before putting them on your bench, but after removing them from the case?

Rods?

Tubes?

[Glass Pyro]

I fell as if I am having too much wasted glass. I am about to clean it all up now.

[Emmett's Glass]

It depends on what I'm making.
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[Glass Pyro]

well in general for punties and such. Or say a 13 mil rod for marble making.

or blow tubes.

[Emmett's Glass]

You must make some small assed marbles if you're only using 13 mm rod. Ask Parramore about blow tubes I hardly use them.
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[Glass Pyro]

thanks for the help.

[Glass Pyro]

What size do most use for marbles?

[3 rip min]

i just cut my tubes in half but i work right off the tube and add a blow tube for the last one..

i dont make many marbles but when i do i use 19mm or 22..

[HOSS]

I usually cut tubes into thirds, there's a mark on my bench to make measuring it easy. I like my punties a little shorter, maybe 1/4 rod.

[jethro]

Thirds and quarters depending on weight.(how well I can balance it and spin)

Blowtubes and punties I usually do in a hurry when I realize I'm almost out but probably around 14-16" to start.

I use 16 mil solid and 26-32mil tube for marbles and pendants but I'm on a national so thats about as big as I can go and keep time reasonable.

[MUPH]

18" for rods, blowtubes a little smaller. When I use 1" rod I usually cut off about a foot and then attach a handle to it

[Glass Pyro]

Thanks guys.

[Greymatter Glass]

I usually just drop them on the concrete floor and use whatever large chunks I get....

never thought of using a carbide scoring tool to cut them into whatever length would be most convenient for me in my individual situation.

good call everyone!

[lava flow]

I flame cut my tubing in half and snip my rod and blowtube into fourths or fifths, depending on what I'm using it for. I bug out on peeps who work straight off the tube- yall using a swivel or do you just put your mouth right on that big ol' hole? I'm curious about Roger's lecture on "the evil of pulling points." Haven't done THAT in a long time, though it was the way I was taught...

[$$$$$$$]

I work right off the 5 foot tube/ rod.. It eliminates waste, raw glass is so expensive compared to the retail price we get so you have to cut costs wherever possible.

[Big Jay]

Thirds and quarters depending on weight.(how well I can balance it and spin)

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^^^^ what he said unless I am raking then I just break those in halves. Same with tubes either quarters or thirds depending on what I am making and the tube diameter.

oh and all my really short pieces of rod I just gather up and once every few weeks and weld them together for tearing holes or holding a short piece of color.

[Glass Pyro]

alright. I was just wondering, cause my instinct is to break down the cases of rods I got and stick them in jars on my work bench. I dunno?

[3 rip min]

i leave it all in the box until i need it.. maybe break down 2 days worth of work at a time.

[Swampy]

Leave it in the box, it's clean and safe. Unless you wanna be breggin to your homies 'ya this is all the glass I use' heh heh 'yeah but you ain't used it Bro' :-)

[christopherobin]

4 foot rods I cut into 3rds, but big stuff like 1" I usually cut into halves. It's heavier, but it gives you more marbles off the rod before you start BBQ-ing your fingers from radiant heat.

Tubing, usually in half.

[Glass Pyro]

Thanks Chris R.