[Lisi]

Originally Posted by Lyssa

I have (and have posted asking about) the exact same problem, especially with my BHBs.

Someone recommended slowing down the speed of the dremel, and my husband suggested being very careful about the angle the of the bit in the bead hole. I also bought one of the Art In the Round's BeadReamers.

All I can say is that reducing the speed of the dremel to #1, being careful about the angle, and changing to the BeadReamer has reduced my chippage to less than 1/2 the beads instead of all the beads. I think I'm just not careful enough, what with being in a hurry, hating the process of cleaning the beads, and my fingers slipping on the bead in the water.

I hope this helps!

This. ^^^ The diamond coating on those tapered bead reamers you can get at places like Widget supply are just too coarse. Get a BeaDreamer and you will probably never see a chipped hole again.