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2006-04-20, 5:09pm
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I have DIMPLES!!!
Finally...six nice shaped beads in a row with DIMPLED ends!  Just had to share this with folks who have a clue and won't think I'm nuts 
Now to try getting twisties that don't warp...sigh.
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2006-04-20, 7:06pm
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Embracing My Wonkiness
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Yay for dimples! 
Lil
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2006-04-20, 8:09pm
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Is it May yet?
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dimples can be soo sexy!! And they look good on beads, too. I still have trouble with getting nice dimples every time...
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2006-04-20, 8:49pm
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I'm jealous. Any idea how you did it?? Thought i was getting them down but i started using stained glass and since then no dimples??? I'm so discouraged because not only did i lose my dimples but i am back to having lopsided and oval beads (?) vs. round or donut shaped. What gives?
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2006-04-20, 9:35pm
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PICTURES! We want to see pictures!
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2006-04-21, 8:35am
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Where Am I?
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You've got to have the dimples.
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2006-04-21, 1:49pm
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Yes yes...show us!
We love dimples!
toni
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2006-04-21, 8:19pm
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As soon as DH gets his new digi camera I'll post some pics.
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2006-05-02, 5:07pm
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Dimpled Bead Pics (Bad Pic Warning!)
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2006-05-02, 8:15pm
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2006-05-03, 10:29am
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I can see those beautiful dimples, too! Keep it up!
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2006-05-04, 12:31pm
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Do tell, how on earth do you go about attempting to get a dimple, let alone two on the same bead?
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2006-05-04, 5:20pm
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LOL! I think the first one was by accident!
For awhile I would get a dimple on one side, but not both. Then I finally figured out that I wasn't holding the mandrel quite even and also trying to compensate by adding more glass to the mandrel next to the holes (creating longer and longer footprints) instead of to the center. As for the sphere, the encasing made it almost a *perfect* round (as opposed to a donut round.)
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2006-05-04, 7:25pm
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so, is just by holding the mandrel level and spinning? I'm not quite sure what the difference is between donut round and perfect.
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2006-05-09, 7:51pm
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Originally Posted by amberbryant1
I'm not quite sure what the difference is between donut round and perfect.
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Hi Amber -- if you look at the four bead pic, you can see that the first bead (top left) is "flatter" than the second bead (top right) but neither are quite round like a marble. Though different in height and round when viewed from the top, I would consider these "donut" shaped. The individual bead at the bottom has an equivalent height to circumfrence (sp?) ratio - a "perfect round" like a marble.
Does this explanation make sense or did I just cause more confusion? 
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2006-05-09, 11:39pm
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It makes sense to me! Thank you!!!!
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2006-05-11, 7:13am
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caffiene, beads, bedhead,
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I have dimples too! but thier mostly in my butt!!! alas, sigh
awesome dimples!
xo L
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