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Old 2013-09-30, 2:17pm
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Originally Posted by Moth View Post
You don't cool the beads then reheat them. You remove the mandrel as soon as the bead is finished. But I still think it's more trouble than it's worth.

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I make big sculptural beads though. It would probably work a lot easier for smaller, round or donut beads. I just don't see it working out well for what I do.
Yep, like I said, it's just too much messing around. But tungten is great for raking and poking. Doesn't stick like metal tools can.
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