Kugler and Double Helix

[Gayle_Herring]

Has anyone tried encasing double helix "Dark Star" with Kugler clear and been successful at it? If so, what did you do? <plaintive query>

I've tried 3 beads on 3 different nights and all of them have cracked. I thought the first one might have cracked because after a bathroom break, I dropped the little sucker between the kiln and the loom and had to scramble for it :-\" After the next 2 tests, I've about decided it's not the ID10T unit error but the glass. I saw where Arrow Springs is having a bit of a problem with it.

Gayle

[Rebekah]

Everything I have encased with Kugler has been Double Helix, but I've only used rhubarb and nebula.

Rebekah

[InsanityBeader]

This weekend was the first time I was ready to try out my new Kugler Clear rods for encasing some florals. I Got about 8 beads made and at this time, 6 have cracked clean across the entire bead. No cracks were noticeable until I cleaned the bead. On one, the Crack became visible only after I had walked away and come back. Im Setting my K-clear on a backburner at this time.

[e. mort]

When using Kugler clear, after you encase you need to get the bead really hot again, so the kugler binds with the inner core of moretti.

[Gayle_Herring]

Everything I have encased with Kugler has been Double Helix, but I've only used rhubarb and nebula.

Rebekah

Rebekah,

:P :P :P :P :P :P :P

I haven't tried those yet.


The florals I did with it are still intact and not cracked (hey, a rhyme). Now if the petals weren't smeared #-o I'd be a happy camper.

Gayle