Day 8: Torrington Brushes: Glue Brushes & Chip Brushes
Another big step forward for our shop this year has been switching to Torrington brushes for gluing and for our chip brushes. Torrington is a small Florida company that makes excellent brushes and carries some really good imported ones. We are eager to try other brushes in the Torrington line, but haven’t yet had the chance.
I love the Small Round Torrington Glue Brushes. We use the two smaller sizes (Nos. 2 and 4). They have survived hundreds of uses and cleanings in our dishwasher. These brushes are about 19 times better than the acid flux brushes we used to use (anyone need a gross of acid flux brushes? Cheap?)
Megan loves the Best Quality Bristle Paint / Chip Brushes because they shed far less than most chip brushes, and they’re of good enough quality to hold up through repeated use and washing (but cheap enough to offer to students as needed, without worrying that it will get inadvertently tossed).
– Chris