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2006-11-17, 5:18pm
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Specific bead release recommendation needed please!
Hiya
I am currently using dip n go sludge or bucket o mud, both have been fine for the beads I usually make. However, recently I have been making long (2-3") gravity beads. As I am using gravity, the beads get VERY hot and stick like crazy to the mandrel. I've managed to get them all off so far but have ended up with many bent mandrels, and the ends of my beads are getting a bit cracky and crumbly. They have reasonable ends so the only reason I can see for the damaged ends is the sheer force neede to get them off the mandrels! Any help would be great...
SAM xx
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2006-11-17, 8:03pm
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I have good luck with Alice's bead release. It comes in a big tub dry (and lasts for a long time) and you just mix with water. I used my old release bottle for this. It cleans out of the holes easily.
www.alicesstainedglass.com/release.htm
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2006-11-17, 8:24pm
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I found fusion great for beads like this as well.
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2006-11-17, 10:14pm
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I like the Fosterfire Heavy Duty bead release. It holds up to a fair amount of abuse. Make sure you heat it before you apply your glass.
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2006-11-18, 4:59am
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the Evil One
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I use Foster Fire and Fusion mixed together.
Sandra
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2006-11-18, 9:50am
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Thanks guys! Anyone else with recommendations?
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2006-11-18, 9:57am
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I mix them all together!!!!!! Fusion Bead Separator, Foster Fire and Bucket of Mud!!!!!! Works Excellent!
Andrea
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2006-11-18, 10:03am
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The most easy-to-release bead releases I've tried are Foster Fire and Kragg Mudd. BOM is good if you twist the bead first.
-Jeff
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2006-11-19, 7:01pm
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Another recommendation for Alice's as a very easy-to-release bead release. It's also inexpensive. You buy a big tub of powder and it lasts forever. I mix it to about the thickness of pancake batter, or maybe a little thinner. (Don't leave any lumps, though.)
Alice's is not flame dry, so remember to dip your mandrels enough ahead of time to let them dry thoroughly before you want to use them. Don't try to get the bead release glowing -- just warm before applying glass. As with any bead release, avoid repeated heating and cooling or the release will crack.
If the ends of your beads are cracking, you might also be letting them get a little too cool -- easy to do.
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2006-11-20, 1:40pm
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If you mix Kragg and Bucket o mudd together, man it is nice!
you only need a very small amount of kragg. After about a week the whole jar becomes "kraggish" and from them on I only refill that jar with Bucket o mudd. (I mix them in a separate jar)
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2006-11-20, 2:02pm
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I use either standard Foster Fire or Sludge Plus. I tried two different batches of heavy duty Foster Fire, and while they worked well, both dried out completely a week after opening them.
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2006-11-20, 2:21pm
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I mixed Foster Fire and BOM together about a week ago when the BOM was getting low and I wanted to stretch it. I would guess I mixed about half and half. I think it's fabulous! You can abuse the heck out of the glass and the release doesn't break on the mandrel. But like magic, after annealing, I'd say 9 out of 10 beads come right off the mandrel with just a twist of the bead. I had no idea others were doing this but I just love it! I'll forever be mixing the two now.
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2006-11-20, 3:33pm
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I like Flame dry and fusion bead seperators... But thats me.... Just because these work for me doesn't mean that it will work for you. Just go ahead and purchase a few differnt types and try them out.. mix them up... keep track of how much you use though when mixing so if you find a formula you like you can reproduce it later... thats the only way that you will truly find what works best for you..
just trying to help
Gary
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2006-11-20, 10:11pm
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Have you tried ZippZ! bead release from ZingZ? Nice and smooth, cleans out of the bead completely and holds great! I haven't had any crumbling while working. I do a lot of pressing and twistie swirls and have had no problems with it. Their website is: www.zingz.net
Cheers
Kathy
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2006-11-21, 12:48am
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Thanks Kathy, glad to hear ZippZ! worked so well for those beautiful beads of yours! Feels great being even a small part of work like that!
Hi Sam,
I found and responded to your similar GH thread earlier tonight (pretty late in the UK by then) and left more details and some links there for your perusal.
ALSO....!
Any interest in a brand new optical-grade polish that completely removes diamond file scuff marks and renders transparent bead holes absolutely, positively, glowingly, hauntingly, can't-stop-starin'-and-put-'em-down crystal clear? We've just now completed final testing, and I still can't believe the results. Absolutely amazing clarity, pretty much the "holey" grail of transparents.
Stay tuned, you'll hear more details over the next few days, but for now I've got to catch a little sleep. If I can stop staring at this dang bead, that is...
John
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2006-11-21, 7:28am
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I love the Zippz for long beads. I have a little bottle of the polish, and it is super too! I'm going back to all the transparent beads I made with BOM and polishing up the holes.
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2006-11-21, 7:29am
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Has anyone tried the zippz with boro?
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