making 'troll' beads

[darm]

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

[Dragonfire Glass]

you can get 5mm mandrels from Martin

[theflyingbedstead]

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.

[darm]

so i can buy the 55m mandrals then stick the silver core int he middle?

[Dragonfire Glass]

55m mandrals

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