Removing glass cylinder

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Posted by Tim Rohr on August 07, 1999 at 12:47:15:

I have successfully removed a glass cylinder off one of my visible afer hours of picking, grinding and anything else I could do to remove the letharge. The cylinder came out unbroken.

I was just recently told by a person experienced at this that they would NEVER remove a cylinder that is held tightly. That while the cylinder might not break in the process of removing it that they almost always crack later. Maybe minutes, hours or days later.

Mine didn't but now I'm very leery to remove any others, but I don't see how I can do a decent restoration without removing it.

Has anybody else experienced this post-removal breakage that was described to me or is this just a myth. Thanks!

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: I have successfully removed a glass cylinder off one of my visible afer hours of picking, grinding and anything else I could do to remove the letharge. The cylinder came out unbroken.

: I was just recently told by a person experienced at this that they would NEVER remove a cylinder that is held tightly. That while the cylinder might not break in the process of removing it that they almost always crack later. Maybe minutes, hours or days later. 

: Mine didn't but now I'm very leery to remove any others, but I don't see how I can do a decent restoration without removing it. 

: Has anybody else experienced this post-removal breakage that was described to me or is this just a myth. Thanks!



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