Good Advice on Bead Release

[jobead]

Don't give the bottle a bl**dy good shake if you haven't put the lid on properly.

Complete nightmare, just sat and looked at it in disbelief, what a numpty and what a load of clearing up and discarded pot towels.

Completely b*lls up my torching session too. 

BE WARNED DON'T DO IT  !!

Jo

[June]

I don't think you are alone..!

[Kaz]

You are now on your way to being a Ninja bead maker - this is one of the stages you have to pass through! 
Kazx

[Katiequiggle]

Been there and done that, even got the stain on the t shirt.

[Hazer]

...at least you won't stick to the mandrel?

[Mand]

Oh no! Poor you!  I totally sympathise with you.  I got all revved up for torching session in the "summer"  only to have the same thing happen.  I remember Sally Carver's wise words ringing in my head, "You haven't arrived in beadmaking until you've thrown a pot of bead release over yourself"  or something like that     Betcha won't do it again though will you.  :

[Donna@Rockin' Beads]

You are definitely not alone!!!!
I managed to release a bottle all over my daughter - it even went in her mouth!!!
I am soooo careful now 

[bluefairy]

Indeedy.......... you might want to ask Julie Lush about her "incident" 

[Hamilton Taylor]

...and I managed to douse a student in the middle of a class...
FWIW, generally, you only do it once....



Sean

[noora]

And don't lift a can of borax flux by the lid unless the lid is screwed on... I didn't even realize what mess it had made until the flux dried and revealed white stains of borax all over the place. Worst of all, I did it in a silver smithing class with a dozen witnesses

Related to that - don't use a brass brush to remove borax stains from a padded chair seat. It ruins the cover.

I learned a lot that day

[Pat from Canvey]

If you want the release to mix thoroughly, not only make sure the cap is on tight but put a fugly bead into the bottle before shaking. It acts like those little ball bearings in expensive nail varnish bottles.

[Lush!]

Indeedy.......... you might want to ask Julie Lush about her "incident" 

Oh nooooooooooo .... just when I thought I'd got over it 

[LittleMoo]

I'm intrigued now Julie, do tell...

[Lush!]

I'm intrigued now Julie, do tell...

Let's just say "been there and done that, even got the stain on the ceiling" 

[One Key Beads]

Yep, been there, done that and still have the stuff all over the shed walls to prove it.  You know you've arrived now as a bead maker.

Jeanette