Question on lampwork beads

I have a question for "buyers" of lampwork.

For years I have used 3/32 mandrels... but recently found I had some 1/6th
inch ones I had not used.

I made some beads on these - and like the smaller holes.....
so - the question is....
Which do you prefer --???
and why...

Thanks

Cheryl
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Smaller holes are nice because if you use thicker wire (ie. softflex), you
don't need to stuff the holes with seed beads to take up the extra space.

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"Cheryl" wrote in message
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I have a question for "buyers" of lampwork.

For years I have used 3/32 mandrels... but recently found I had some
1/6th
inch ones I had not used.

I made some beads on these - and like the smaller holes.....
so - the question is....
Which do you prefer --???
and why...

Thanks

Cheryl
last semester of lawschool! yipee!
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Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

I prefer the smaller holes, because I have to pack the larger holes with size
15 or 11 seed beads to keep 'em from wobbling around on the stringing material.

I made some beads on these - and like the smaller holes.....
so - the question is....
Which do you prefer --???
and why...


~~
Sooz
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Lennon (1940 - 1980) Royal Varieties Performance
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Also. Smaller beads. Less stuffing.

Tina


"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
I have a question for "buyers" of lampwork.

For years I have used 3/32 mandrels... but recently found I had some
1/6th
inch ones I had not used.

I made some beads on these - and like the smaller holes.....
so - the question is....
Which do you prefer --???
and why...

Thanks

Cheryl
last semester of lawschool! yipee!
A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

LOL Cheryl, and here I am picking up more and more 1/8" mandrels (or bigger)
for stringing on leather/hemp and hair. Damn skinny mandrels bend (or burn
off...boro) too easily for me. I know, I'm a brute. LOL

KarenK

"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
I have a question for "buyers" of lampwork.

For years I have used 3/32 mandrels... but recently found I had some
1/6th
inch ones I had not used.

I made some beads on these - and like the smaller holes.....
so - the question is....
Which do you prefer --???
and why...

Thanks

Cheryl
last semester of lawschool! yipee!
A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

I like the smaller holes because if you want to use smaller seed beads next
to them they won't go through the big holes.
Roxan
"Cheryl" wrote in message
...
I have a question for "buyers" of lampwork.

For years I have used 3/32 mandrels... but recently found I had some
1/6th
inch ones I had not used.

I made some beads on these - and like the smaller holes.....
so - the question is....
Which do you prefer --???
and why...

Thanks

Cheryl
last semester of lawschool! yipee!
A HREF="http://www.dragonbeads.com" DRAGON BEADS /A
Flameworked beads and glass
http://www.dragonbeads.com/

LOL! Ditto here, Karen!

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:30:28 -0700, "Karen_AZ"
wrote:

LOL Cheryl, and here I am picking up more and more 1/8" mandrels (or bigger)
for stringing on leather/hemp and hair. Damn skinny mandrels bend (or burn
off...boro) too easily for me. I know, I'm a brute. LOL

I don't like the 1/16 mandrels either for the bending and burning reason
myself. I find that I'm progressively getting larger and larger mandrels
because of the size of my work.

"Tinkster" wrote in message
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LOL! Ditto here, Karen!

On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 20:30:28 -0700, "Karen_AZ"
wrote:

LOL Cheryl, and here I am picking up more and more 1/8" mandrels (or
bigger)
for stringing on leather/hemp and hair. Damn skinny mandrels bend (or
burn
off...boro) too easily for me. I know, I'm a brute. LOL

In article ,
uppies says...

I prefer the smaller holes, because I have to pack the larger holes with size
15 or 11 seed beads to keep 'em from wobbling around on the stringing
material.

Check your local electrical (not electronics!) supply store for something
called "spaghetti". That's just what it looks like, thin flexible plastic
tubing. Comes in lots of ID/OD variations, several of which are excellent for
stabilizing large-holed beads on stringing wire, and cuts easily with wire
cutters to any length required.

Celine

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"Only the powers of evil claim that doing good is boring."
-- Diane Duane, _Nightfall at Algemron_

.. Damn skinny mandrels bend (or burn
off...boro) too easily for me. I know, I'm a brute. LOL

KarenK


Yeah - now I remember why I didn't use them..... LOL
They are ok for smller beads - but not big things or boro....


Cheryl
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