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Old 2017-06-18, 10:58pm
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Giving the surface of the bead a serious heating with a "relatively" cool interior will make the surface 'sticky' enough to capture the frit while having a solid enough interior to maintain its shape while the frit is -pressed- into it.

It is great training for heat control and paying close attention to how much heat is how deep in the bead and how much you can warm the surface without distorting the core shape.


I would start out with the smallest clear bead you can work with because you can always melt in your mistakes and work out the details on the -ever increasing sized- bead as you go along.

A good tap of the mandrel should knock off enough frit that is loose so you shouldn't be overly concerned about it coming loose later.
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