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Offline Frank

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« Reply #11 on: May 27, 2006, 11:55:52 AM »
Balanced on a pint of Ale perhaps :twisted:, or the opening finished after.

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« Reply #12 on: May 27, 2006, 01:30:14 PM »
Hi, I have spoken to the man that knows.............. They were "knocked off" the blowing iron and then stood up against the gloryhole to allow the bulb end to cool but the end requiring finishing to stay warm. It was then held by the now cool bulb end and slowly reheated in the glory hole. It was then "sheared off" and finished as you would a rim to a vase.
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« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2006, 02:13:34 PM »
Thanks, Patrick...you probably didn't realise my question was really tongue in cheek. The point about the yard of ale is that it is one of the very few shapes that can be made without annealing and that can be cooled down to a temperature that can be handled at one end (just above room temperature) while the other hand can be re-heated to about 900 degrees in the glory hole. These propertiess are related to the actual method of blowing which involves  very little stress developing in the glass as it is actually being blown.

In many glass factories/studios yards of ale were and still are made as official/unofficial friggers at weekends and then exchanged for suitable liquid refreshments in local pubs!!
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« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2006, 03:21:34 PM »
Tongue in cheek or not, it was an interesting question and the answer equally interesting.  something I at least didn't know and possibly others.  thanks for that.

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« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2006, 03:34:16 PM »
One of these days we might get round to organising a demonstration. It is quite visual! :D
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