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Lampwork => Lampworking Tip n Tricks => Topic started by: darm on March 02, 2009, 03:08:13 PM

Title: making 'troll' beads
Post by: darm on March 02, 2009, 03:08:13 PM
Hey
I wanted to have a go at making trollt ype beads withthe big mmetal cores how do i do this? cani buy the metal cores and and certain mandrals to just add glass or would i need to make the coes (i hope not... lol)
thanx
am hoping it might get me back into bead making again and i might actually practice enought o make osme decent beads!
Sam
Title: Re: making 'troll' beads
Post by: Dragonfire Glass on March 02, 2009, 03:54:38 PM
you can get 5mm mandrels from Martin
Title: Re: making 'troll' beads
Post by: theflyingbedstead on March 02, 2009, 04:27:05 PM
Hi Sam,
Martin also sells some silver rivets which can be glued to a bead if you don't want to make the silver cores yourself!  Here's a link to his website, http://www.tuffnellglass.com - look under Bead Making Equipment they are on the 3rd page.
Title: Re: making 'troll' beads
Post by: darm on March 02, 2009, 05:37:14 PM
so i can buy the 55m mandrals then stick the silver core int he middle?
Title: Re: making 'troll' beads
Post by: Dragonfire Glass on March 02, 2009, 07:02:18 PM
Quote from: darm on March 02, 2009, 05:37:14 PM
55m mandrals

5mm - don't think he does 55m ones!  :D  but yes, you can stick the core in