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Re: air pump

Posted By: George Vidas
Date: Wednesday, 8 October 2014, at 8:32 p.m.

In Response To: Re: lead free electrodes (Tom U.)

> Get your lead-free good and hot before
> bringing the lead glass info the fire since
> its softening temp is higher than the lead.

Avoid shifting or realigning the joint after the LF has begun to stiffen. Going back to lead glass after working LF, I'm always amazed at how long it stays fluid. It actually makes me impatient, because I'm used to the rapid turnaround time of LF. But when you're connecting the two together, it's easy to introduce strain in the LF glass if you're still moving the joint when just the leaded is moving.

Messages In This Thread

• lead free electrodes -- Brian Phillips -- Tuesday, 7 October 2014, at 3:22 p.m.
  • Re: lead free electrodes -- Tom U. -- Wednesday, 8 October 2014, at 1:42 p.m.
    • Re: air pump -- George Vidas -- Wednesday, 8 October 2014, at 8:32 p.m.

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