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2010-04-25, 5:50pm
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Does anyone use 5/64" mandrels?
I have a bunch of these and was wondering if anyone uses them for boro beads. Also, out of curiosity, does anyone make boro beads on 1/16" mandrels, or for me, is that just wishful thinking??
I have no problem using 3/32" or larger though. 
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2010-04-25, 5:57pm
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When I was doing lots of boro stuff 1/16 were a waste of time for me just not thick enough
the 5/64 were PERFECT they are my favorite size of mandrel to use and held up well
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2010-04-25, 6:14pm
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Thanks, Karin! That's good to know, because I have used 1/16" in the past and I thought it was just my inexperience when I burnt through a few of them. Snap! Bead hits the table, and I'm left with a globby ended sparking mandrel. hehe
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2010-04-25, 6:55pm
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I burn through the 3/32 too. I like the bigger ones for boro.
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2010-04-25, 11:22pm
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Boro Bead
With boro it is just a matter of turning down the flame and working carefully. Have not yet burned through a 1/16 mandrel. This is an image, much larger than life size, of a bead made with a 1/16 mandrel using boro. The actual size is 11.69 mm (diam) and 7.01 mm (thickness).
On my monitor the bead is 7 times larger than its real size.
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2010-04-26, 11:36pm
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I use 1/16 mandrels sometimes. The trick is to use a neutral or reducing flame, because an oxidizing flame can burn through a thin mandrel very quickly. Its the oxygen cutting torch effect, steel actually does burn in excess oxygen!
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2010-04-30, 12:10pm
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Seriously...! I never thought of that. I'll have to try it because I can burn through damn near anything. LOL
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2010-05-11, 9:50am
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I have done quick small beads on the 1/16th mandrels no problems! I just work a lot farther back in the flame!
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2010-05-17, 4:37pm
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I have used 1/16 only for my boro beads for at least the last 6 years, I have only burnt through maybe 4 mandrels? sometimes I will use the bigger ones if I have a special request. but I hate designing jewelry with those giant holes sucking up all my accent beads.
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