Devardi Glass Lampwork Hot Starter Kit w/Torch Head Lampworking Elite

Description

Elite Starter Kit
Get started right away with this complete Advanced Elite Lampwork starter kit. Includes everything you need (plus some) but the Propane or Mapp Gas, which you can buy at any hardware store. (We can't ship the fuel, so you need to buy this separately.)
Comes with 8 pounds of Devardi Glass
COE 104
rods in assorted colors (about 130 rods)
10 - 3/32" stainless mandrels,
3 - 3/16" mandrels for Big Hole style beads
6 - 1/16" mandrels
40 Big Hole inserts
4"x 6" aluminum marving plate
Handheld Marver (either graphite or aluminum)
Great Lampworking Torch with all stainless heavy duty bracket
Double ended stainless rake
17 oz Flame or Air Dry Bead Release to coat your mandrels
2- large cooling fiber blankets
1 oz. murrini slices
5 - 1 oz. frits in assorted colors
aluminum sheet to protect your desktop 12" x 12"
Glass Rod Warmer, heats your glass rods. Prevents shocking, saves gas.
Stainless rod rest. 3/4" x 8"
Didymium Protective Glasses  (See below)
Instructional DVD over 2 hours long
Devardi glass rods. COE 104. Rods come in various lengths and widths.
6-10 mm in width
, and 8-13 inches in length. The rods you receive are not the exact ones in the picture, but identical. Compatible with Moretti and a wide variety of other COE 104 glass, including Silver Rich Glass. (Always test before applications). 14 day money back return policy. Happy bidding.
Devardi glass is a handmade, hand pulled glass that uses very ancient glass formulas. It is very saturated with color and the color remains very true even with high heat. The color of the rods are commonly the colors you will receive in your bead. Devardi is a stiffer glass than other COE 104 glasses, which can be very beneficial for decorations, encasing or scuptors. With different heat settings, most Devardi glass colors provide different effects. The opaques tend to mottle with high heat, resembling a marbled look, or remain the color of the rod with cooler flames. Different oxygen/propane mixes also can give different appearances.
Devardi is different than Moretti glass, and takes some getting used to if you are familiar with Moretti, since it requires different temperatures and gas mixtures. Devardi is generally a lower heat COE 104 glass. Once you become accustom to it, you will find it to be a great glass. Please check our feedback to see what others are saying about Devardi Glass.
Some drawbacks of Devardi are that some of the Opaque colors can shock a bit easier if not heated slowly. Those who are used to Moretti glass usually apply too much heat to their rods from the start, causing the rods to splinter. Just lower the flame at the start and move your rod to the end of the flame, waiving it in and out, to solve this problem, or just preheat the rods, especially the thicker ones. The semi-opaque and the transparent colors tend to not have this problem.  Also, since these rods are hand pulled, they are not perfectly straight or uniform. And the rods will vary in width and length. (See above for sizes.) But this does not affect the quality.