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Switched from a standard 5mm graphite paddle to a 3mm one for shaping small goblet feet
I was working on a set of six wine goblets and the thicker paddle kept leaving flat spots and cooling the piece too fast. The thinner 3mm paddle from Arrow Springs let me get a much sharper, cleaner curve without fighting the heat so much. Has anyone else found a specific tool change that fixed a small but annoying problem like that?
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ray1736mo ago
Oh man, that flat spot thing is so real. I had the same fight with a thicker shaping tool on small perfume bottle necks. Switching to a thinner option just lets you work the glass, not fight the tool.
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cameronm476mo ago
Is it really that big of a deal, @ray173?
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laura6676mo ago
Yeah, that "work the glass, not fight the tool" bit is perfect, I had the exact same lightbulb moment with my last project lol.
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williamhenderson4mo ago
That whole "work the glass, not fight the tool" thing really hit home for me. I had a similar headache trying to get a clean seal on some small blown stoppers for apothecary jars. My old graphite paddle was way too thick and it just kept sucking the heat out of the glass before I could get the flare right. Swapped it out for a much thinner spatula-like tool and it was like a different world. @ray173 knows what I mean, it's the little things that make or break a session. I almost gave up on that entire batch before I figured out the tool wasn't right for the scale. Now I keep three or four different paddles on the bench just for different sized work.
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