<< Do you really mean *glass* rods, or acrylic rods? I haven't seen glass
rods in what would have to be lengths of 24 inches or more (to cover
leading edge of the paper + hands on each side) in the places I normally
frequent... >>
I found glass rods this size. They were sold as a bathroom towel rack with
brass end caps. I haven't seen them recently so I can't give you a source.
I hang my paper to dry after sizing and when I got lazy I just dragged the
paper over the edge of the sizing tray. When I couldn't detect any
difference between that paper and paper I used the glass rods I quit using
the glass rods.
Bernie
Bernard Boudreau