I so admire all the lovely sets that are posted up on FH, but when I have a go, the beads are slightly all different sizes hence I stick to pairs and focals as a rule, or use a press. There is something about even-sized bead sets that is so crisp and more aesthetically appealing than a collection of nearly-the -same beads. SO, what rollers do you all recommend?
I have a mixture of Pegasus and CGs.
All my rollers are Pegasus, but my presses are a mixture of Maria Louise's, Bavarian Beads, Perlenpress and Zoozis.
I wouldn't be without my Bavarian Beads 3D Heart press or my Pegasus Mixed Plain Roller
Linda x
I recently bought the large donut bead shaper from Howaco Glass - http://howacoglass.com/tools_shaping.html - and I love it!
Lowest price I could find and the postage was kept as low as possible too - very reasonable indeed. I emailed a few questions I had before I bought it and got really fast and helpful responses.
I bought it because I had problems with keeping bead sizes consistent - you can see the first beads I made with it here :) http://hotoffthemandrel.blogspot.co.uk/2012/07/little-something-for-myself.html
Just looked at the Howaco rollers and the prices are really good, very affordable.
My most versatile roller is this one
http://www.beadpress.nl/stempelwinkel/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31&products_id=270
Great for rounds, donuts and making rounded button beads! I unscrewed the handle and have it on my torch mounted marver!
but I do have a few!!
Quote from: Trudi on July 19, 2012, 03:28:46 PM
I unscrewed the handle and have it on my torch mounted marver!
I did the same with my roller from Howaco :)
I often have the same problem with my beads too mel. And I know it's not a marver or press related answer, but I always keep a little sliding brass caliper thingy set to the size I need by my torch so I can quickly pop it over a coolish bead to make sure it's roughly the right size. It's surprising how often it needs a bit more adding or has turned into a bit of a corker without me realising. ;D
HP x
Thanks fellow lampies, have finally taken the plunge and ordered a pegasus roller ;D