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I thought I could fix a cracked punty seal in an afternoon
It was a simple crack on a small vase I was working on, right where the punty attached. I figured I'd just heat it slow and patch it with some clear rod. That was three days ago. I must have tried five different heating cycles, even tried a different type of glass for the patch. My teacher, Maria, finally came over yesterday and just said 'sometimes the glass has a memory of that stress, you gotta start fresh.' I ended up having to cut the whole bottom off and re-gather. Anyone have a better method for a clean punty seal repair, or is starting over usually the only real fix?
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tyler4921mo ago
Used to fight those cracks for days trying to save the piece. Watched a guy at the studio spend a whole week on a cracked seal, only for it to fail in the annealer. Maria's right about the glass remembering the stress. Now I just cut my losses early and re-punty, it saves so much time and heartache in the long run.
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wyatt_shah851mo ago
Oh man, welcome to the club. Glass has a memory, and that memory is apparently a grudge. I've been there staring at a punty crack like it's a puzzle I can solve, but @tyler492 has the right idea. You burn a whole day trying to outsmart it, and the glass just laughs and cracks again later. Maria gave you the real talk. Sometimes you just have to admit you're in a fight you can't win and grab the diamond shears. Starting over feels like losing, but it's the only way to win.
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