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[Joe G from Md]

Chuck, thanks, thanks, thanks, you make it seem easy. On my last post last marble [imperial] is not round, is that common?

 

[cheese]

No problem! It's easy sometimes and difficult sometimes, but definitely easier when you get a good handle on them.

Yes, it's common to find marbles that are out of round, have wrinkles and creases, and lots of other defects. Marble companies were pumping them out by the millions, all day and night 24 hours a day. They had a form of quality control but my understanding is that it was mostly just picking out one now and then to make sure things were going smoothly but not checking every single one. They poured off the rollers pretty fast.