I took just about everyone's suggestions and I managed some really nice looking 2.5" small fry's tonight! CTom's suggestion about using the spoon REALLY helped! I went over to the Salvation Army store and bought a dozen spoons...at 20 cents each...and then took a few back to the the shop at work and used a big vice to smash the tips down into a nice little spout! Works like a charm! Just regular teaspoons worked great to (in case you just want to "borrow" one from the kitchen!!).
I moved my work space up a lot closer to my face (easier on the back too!) and carefully poured in the top color with the spoons...wiping the excess and drips off with a paper towel (of course I was wearing my gloves too!). I clamped both front and back and very slowly and with virtually no pressure injected at 330 degrees....and they came out darn near perfect!!!
I love this forum! Thanks for all the help!
