FLAME ANNEALING
Move the glass shape out of the hot area of the flame [blue color] and in the yellow range for 2 to 5
minutes to allow it to slowly cool and anneal.
KILN ANNEALING
This is the most reliable method. The kiln control can be set for the desired annealing temperature and
run for twenty minutes or more. The amount of time after 20 minutes makes no difference. One cannot
over anneal. Leave product in kiln to cool slowly.
REMOVING THE BLOWPIPE END
After the ornament has annealed the blowpipe end can be removed. The best method is using a Carbide scoring tool.
With this tool in one hand and the ornament in the other: press the sharp side of the carbide steel against
the blowpipe neck and the thumb of the same hand pressing against the other side, rotate the shape while scoring the neck.
Still holding the ornament, tap the blowpipe end to break it off. An ornament cap can be placed on the ornament to finish it off. Don’t discard the cutoff neck! It may be decorated to make a stylized bell, etc.
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