Mandrels supplier

Blue Box Studio · October 22, 2010, 07:34:52 PM

I've searched through the threads for the person who was making mandrels out of 316L welding rods and cutting to size for us but the link I found no longer functions. I also found the link to a tool that would cut the welding rods and that's a dud too.

Does anyone have a working link to the 'we've cut them to the size you wanted' shop on Ebay, or the tool that cuts through welding rod like a knife through butter?

Thanks.

garishglobes · October 22, 2010, 08:07:25 PM

Diane (dinah46) has some, I think...

Kaz · October 22, 2010, 08:11:49 PM

She does - she's just having a few days off but worth waiting for her to come back as the 2mm mandrels are perfect!
Kazx

elburnzo · October 22, 2010, 08:23:08 PM

Quote from: Kaz on October 22, 2010, 08:11:49 PM
She does - she's just having a few days off but worth waiting for her to come back as the 2mm mandrels are perfect!
Kazx

definately worth the wait, the 2mm mandrels are perfect

Calico Cat · October 22, 2010, 09:12:00 PM

I also need some long 2mm mandrels - the ones I have at the moment are a bit too short for the new kiln so I'm having to use 2.4mm ones.

Kaz · October 22, 2010, 10:06:19 PM

Diane is doing longer ones now too

Kazx

Blue Box Studio · October 22, 2010, 10:47:57 PM

Thanks, will wait for her to come back.

dinah46 · October 22, 2010, 10:48:59 PM

Thanks for the plug everyone

The website's open for mandrel orders until tomorrow pm and then it'll be open again november 1st when my daughter is safely married off and there are no more tiaras or wedding stuff to do

(til the next daughter

)

Lotti · October 23, 2010, 10:44:05 AM

I've got these too, and they are brill.

Blue Box Studio · October 23, 2010, 10:48:18 AM

Ooh, I was looking for 3mm...

I've a stash of chokers that won't fit through 2.4mm mandrel holes - I've tried double and triple dipping the mandrels and reaming out the holes a bit but neither are proving terribly satisfactory (operator error) and a previous thread said the ebay person, who seems to have disappeared, had 3mm welding rods.

Any more suggestions.

(Sorry Dinah).

cbeadies · October 23, 2010, 10:57:27 AM

I think Maria Louisa has them on her Beadpress site....maybe the Beadpress express would bring some over ??

Calico Cat · October 23, 2010, 12:10:32 PM

Quote from: dinah46 on October 22, 2010, 10:48:59 PM
The website's open for mandrel orders until tomorrow pm and then it'll be open again november 1st when my daughter is safely married off and there are no more tiaras or wedding stuff to do (til the next daughter )

I'm off to Dublin for the Knitting & Stitching show - back 1st November - so I'll order some then

Hope the wedding goes well.

MangoBeads · October 23, 2010, 03:55:46 PM

Quote from: Blue Box Studio on October 23, 2010, 10:48:18 AM
Ooh, I was looking for 3mm... I've a stash of chokers that won't fit through 2.4mm mandrel holes - I've tried double and triple dipping the mandrels and reaming out the holes a bit but neither are proving terribly satisfactory (operator error) and a previous thread said the ebay person, who seems to have disappeared, had 3mm welding rods.

Any more suggestions.

(Sorry Dinah).

we are looking into getting 3mm just got to chase our supplier !!!!

Blue Box Studio · October 23, 2010, 10:47:16 PM

I managed to track down Dynaflow. They've stopped selling welding rods but have some left and are going to let me know what they have. If nothing comes of this then I'll be interested in Manda's mandrels.

Fruddy · November 05, 2010, 04:48:30 PM

Try Creative Glass - I have bought from them and they're fab.

http://www.creativeglassshop.co.uk/tools-accessories-and-kilns-tools-c-43_44_48.html