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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;UncleChuckTX, post: 852574, member: 154&quot;]Do they use the rods because they&#039;re working in smaller batches, or to save time&nbsp; having to mix raw materials by hand?&nbsp; Or does it have to do with the type of glass they are working?</p><p><br /></p><p>I saw one of the Blenko documentaries where a mixmaster was shoveling raw materials into a wheelbarrow.&nbsp; He including some cullet of the color they were going for, but I also remember him talking about how many scoops of Mineral-X it took to create Color-Y.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took some screencaps, below.&nbsp; You can see both the solid rods and jars of frit on the shelves.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]196370[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]196371[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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