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2013-02-24, 2:40am
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Sand in a coffee mug for odd sized mandrels. Christmas RAGK of an aluminium bar mandrel holder for the rest - I love it. 
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2013-02-24, 1:03pm
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Hahahaha I laughed out loud at the kids holding the mandrels... I just lay mine at the side of the table....
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2013-02-24, 1:34pm
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[quote=shawnette;4243325]  Tee Hee!!
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I was wondering who would notice that statement 
The scotch tape at the end of the hollow mandrels seems like a good idea to keep the sand out!
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2013-02-24, 3:35pm
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Florists green styrofoam blocks work great - not pricey either
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2013-02-24, 5:07pm
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I use a cookie tin and sand. It's shallow, wide and won't tip over. It holds SO many mandrels.
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2013-02-24, 7:34pm
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2013-03-23, 5:32pm
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Sometimes I still laugh to myself when imagining the children holding up the mandrels hahahaha
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2013-03-25, 11:44am
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I found a cake pan at the thrift store, that looks like a Devo hat from the 80's. I drilled holes in it and epoxied it to a plate with sand inside. I love it, it holds lots of mandrels, and is funky like me.
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2013-03-25, 12:31pm
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I found a cake pan at the thrift store, that looks like a Devo hat from the 80's. I drilled holes in it and epoxied it to a plate with sand inside. I love it, it holds lots of mandrels, and is funky like me. |
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2013-03-25, 1:05pm
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This cigar box idea is great! I would love to try that for my larger mandrels. I use sand in an oval shaped tin. Only problem with the sand is I have to swirl it around and sift it sometimes because in my extremely damp climate, it gets damp and then when it dries, it gets "crunchy". By that I mean hardened, and when have to force the mandrel down in it, the wet bead release slide down a little. It messes up my dip!
I liked the cat litter before, but I don't remember the brand and it was really fine textured. The last stuff was not and the mandrels would stand too loosely in it.
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I wonder why it is more extremely damp climate on the east coast than it is on the west coast? I'm straight across west from the Miami area, and I have never had problems with dampness. Guess we must have our own little ecosystem here.
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2013-03-25, 3:19pm
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Tom,
Is the vent on your bench down-draft ventilation or replacement air? It looks so cool!
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2013-03-25, 7:27pm
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Replacement. I have a metal feed trough hood with a squirrel cage fan that hangs over it
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2013-03-27, 6:54am
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2013-03-27, 7:13am
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I use 1.5" to 2" styrofoam sheet.
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Yup, me too.
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