HI.
can anyone tell me where i am going wrong?
when i try pulling a stringer they are end up thinner than i want,am i pulling too soon?
im rubbish at pulling anything but really thin stringer but i know the principles of pulling thicker stringer, wait longer and pull slower!
Yup, just pulling too soon and a little bit quickly. When you heat your blob, come out of the flame and let it cool just a bit and then start pulling slowly, you will feel when the glass starts to firm up, then you can pull a bit firmer and faster
make sure its out of the flame frist, sounds dumb but i tried to do that before figuring out it doesnt work.... ::)
also try using a punty instead of pliers for a thicker stringer, that seems to work for me :)
Agree with Gemma and Tan ;D Also, remember that if you want quite a thick stringer you need to melt a lot more glass, otherwise it won't go very far ::)
I do tend to pull them fast i think im worried it will cool down before im finished
When I take my gather out of the flame I stick it onto my punty then count to 5 for the stringer thickness I like to work with, count to 8 for a 'commercial stringer' and to 3 for fine ones for scroll work.
That's what works for me, still doesn't always go to plan but the counting helps I usually end up with a semi decent sized rod of the thickness I want and a thicker bit at the end.
Scarlet xx
Quote from: helenfc on June 03, 2010, 10:21:07 PM
also try using a punty instead of pliers for a thicker stringer
Helen i had been thinking about doing something like this but with Maria Louisa's chopsticks...i will have to give it a go!
thanks for the help,
i like the idea of counting think i will try that.......
Practice with white. It's easy to see when it's cooling as it goes from clear to white. Also you can always use white stringer.
Don't pull it while it's glowing - and if it's a white/ivory stringer don't pull until it has turned back to opaque from clear. You have to count up quite a few seconds - don't panic, you have more time than you think - and what's the worst that can happen if you leave it too long? You just end up with a very thick and very short stringer so just reheat it and try again. :)