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2011-11-23, 8:07am
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Jacqueline Parkes
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Are your lentils lopsided?
For awhile now I have been experiencing issues with lop-sided lentils when creating my focals. I have to spend time evening out the bead after it is pressed with multiple presses. It has stumped me until today when I finally figured out why! It appears dumb now but I thought I would give a headsup in case this may help someone else.
I have been pressing on the left side of my creation station. Due to the weight you force while pressing, the creation station dips and the glass moves and in turn the left side of the bead becomes heavier. I just tried it on the table instead ( a little less handy) and the bead turned out perfectly balanced!
Phew, what a relief to figure this out finally.
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2011-11-23, 8:29am
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LOL, I can imagine it was frustrating! A good, solid underground is a must have for good shaped lentils indeed .
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2011-11-23, 8:56am
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Jacqueline Parkes
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Yupp, too funny it took me awhile to figure it out. Tunnel vision I guess.
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2011-11-23, 9:00am
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I don't have any presses or that type of thing, so I use Oneida ice tongs, and I have to smoosh, then turn the bead over or move the thick side closer to the edge & smoosh again if one side is thicker than the other.
I just figured I'd put that there for those who are using "use what you've got" like me, LOL
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2011-11-23, 5:27pm
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I wish they made see thru presses. Then I could see what I am doing wrong.
My lentils come out lopsided at times. I quess I will just have keep PPP
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2011-11-23, 5:32pm
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Jacqueline Parkes
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Before doing the initial press, I will make sure the mass of glass is balanced and somewhat coolish on the mandrel. You want to ensure that it is no longer moving. Then I will do a quick press. Then back into the flame to reheat and press again. This way you know you have the same amount of glass on both sides of the bead.
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2011-11-23, 5:59pm
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One of the most important things is to remember to keep turning the mandrel all the way up to placing the bead in to press it. Even after you have shaped your barrel, football, round, or whatever shape it is you press, the core of the bead is still molten enough to droop if you hesitate and don't turn for just a second.
The only pressed shape I make is the oval tab which starts off as a regular round donut bead which I press with the Coon Valley masher. I learned the 'turning the mandrel right up until the press' trick a long time ago when I was trying to figure out why my pressed ovals were thicker on one side than the other.
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2011-11-23, 7:14pm
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Great tips here, all
Thanks!
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2011-12-08, 8:31am
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I have also found that when you line-up your bead in the press you must keep the mandrel in the centre of the press, if you press the mandrel down with your hands the bead will sit off centre. make sure the mandrel is also parallel in the press, don't hold it at an angle.
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2011-12-08, 2:16pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sherry m
I wish they made see thru presses. Then I could see what I am doing wrong.
My lentils come out lopsided at times. I quess I will just have keep PPP
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2011-12-09, 1:22pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sherry m
I wish they made see thru presses. Then I could see what I am doing wrong.
My lentils come out lopsided at times. I quess I will just have keep PPP
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Which is why I've always preferred handheld presses that you can bring to eye level.
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