I used to think the 'cold seal' trick for punties was just shop talk nonsense.

A guy at the studio in Austin swore by it, and after my third punty popped off a heavy vase blank, I tried his method of barely touching the hot glass to the cold rod. It held perfectly. Anyone have other weird, counterintuitive tricks that actually work?

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felixb256mo ago

Stick a wet newspaper on your bench next to the glory hole for a quick chill pad. Sounds nuts, but that damp spot cools punties and handles way faster than just air, stops heat creep from popping them loose. Learned that one after a big platter took out a shelf because the punty gave up. The cold seal trick is real, but sometimes you need to fight the heat trying to sneak back up the rod.

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scott.blake6mo ago

Oh man, that wet newspaper trick is genius for stopping heat creep. I've used a damp cloth on my bench for the same reason, and it totally saves a piece from dropping. Burns.patricia knows that sudden shelf loss is the worst kind of surprise, right?

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burns.patricia6mo ago

Been there with the runaway heat, it's the worst.

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