A three jawed chuck similar to that on a drill mounted to a contoured wood  handle. Designed
to work with tungsten rods, stainless steel rods, carbon rods or even to hold short Moretti glass rod ends up to 5/16" diameter. Keeps fingers from getting burned and gives you better leverage than just
holding the rod. |
A pointed, straight tungsten rod permanently mounted in a wood handle. Us ed to poke holes in glass, make small bubbles, rake and
"drag" glass for feathering, marbling, etc. To poke holes in glass, warm the glass, but not hot enough to distort or glow red. Then heat the tungsten rod until it glows bright
red and push its point into the glass. Repeat this process until the hole is complete or maintain the flame on the tungsten near the glass while pressing the
tip into the glass. If done properly, tungsten will not stick to glass like other metals do. Note: Tungsten it very brittle and will snap rather than bend. The 1/16" size is especially delicate. A
hole made with tungsten is smaller than a hole made with the corresponding size of mandrel, because it has no mandrel release on it to add thickness. |
ed to be used with the tungsten rods 
of the rod is bent like a
dental tool. The shaft of the rake is 3/32" diameter to give it enough strength to endure the lateral forces that raking and shaping cause. The rake is thinner
throughout the length of the bend and ends in a point. Comes with the above listed TUNGSTEN PIN VISE. This is an excellent tool not only for raking, but for sculpturing. Handle
carefully and never force the rake against stiff glass to prevent it from snapping.