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2010-11-29, 1:27pm
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Sandi
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Join Date: Sep 03, 2005
Location: The beautiful mountains of Arkansas
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Bead Release Recommendation
I have been out of the lampworking arena for about a year now and am ready to get back in it. I see that Bucket O'Mud is no longer being made - it was my hands down favorite. I have no clue what to use now...any recommendations? I just want to make normal sized beads - no large mandrel stuff.
Thanks,
Sandi
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2010-11-29, 1:56pm
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Hobby Junkie
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Join Date: Dec 08, 2009
Location: Perkasie, PA
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I'm a Fusion fan. I work both 104 and boro. 1/16" rods to 1/4" rods. Never had any issues with Fusion. Sometimes I thin it, sometimes I use it thick. It flame dries like a dream and releases easily once your mandrel is cool. To clean my beads, I just rub them up and down the mandrel (or spin them) a couple of times under water and they are 95% clean.
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2010-11-29, 2:01pm
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Sarah Jane's grandma
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Join Date: Mar 03, 2008
Location: Idaho
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I loved Bucket O'Mud too! I am now using Fusion, and I really do like it. You can flame dry it, and that's important to me. I've had great results with it and am almost thinking I like it better than Bucket O'Mud.
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2010-11-29, 6:00pm
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Sandi
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Thanks to both of you...guess I'll give it a try.
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2010-11-30, 7:54am
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Dip and Go Sludge. Really great stuff. I used to use BOM and didn't like it for a variety of reasons, then I tried Sludge and never looked back.
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2010-11-30, 11:56am
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Formerly known as weasel
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Join Date: Jun 10, 2005
Location: Worcester N. Y.
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Can I please ask for a web site for fusion. I to was a hands dow bucket of mud user, would not use anything else. why was production stopped?
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2010-11-30, 12:02pm
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Long story Wilma. You can find threads here if you search though.
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2010-11-30, 3:32pm
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Sandi
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It looks like Frantz sells the fusion.
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2010-11-30, 6:43pm
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Redbearmountain
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Join Date: Jun 16, 2007
Location: Butte Montana
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I have tried about every bead release and fusion is the best I have found. You can buy it at www.frantzartglass.com
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2010-11-30, 7:37pm
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Jul 01, 2005
Location: Ohio
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Fusion here, too.
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2010-11-30, 9:33pm
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Join Date: Jul 18, 2007
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I use Sludge Plus. I've tried it, Alice's, and Zappz, and it's the only of the three that was tolerable. It can be hard to get the bead off the mandrel, but almost never fails.
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2010-12-02, 12:06pm
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Formerly known as weasel
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Join Date: Jun 10, 2005
Location: Worcester N. Y.
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Thanks guys for the link... off to get some fusion. To tired to search the threads about BOM, just sorry it is not made anymore.
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