Cleaning beads

[sleekbeads]

How do you clean your beads?
What is the best way to get that nasty bead release off the inside of the bead?
I have some stubborn ones and they are fine beads and I would hate to not use them because of this stupid crap.
HELP PLEASE!
Thankee.
Joanna

[Julabula]

Dremel tool with diamond bits, under water.

[Robinj]

Can you recommend a good supplier?

[sassy]

Dremel is the only thing I have found to get it out. You can get them at your local hardware store

[Robinj]

Home Depot/Lowe's only has the ball shaped diamond bits and it's hard to "know" what to get online. Recommendations?

[pierces*designs]

Rio Grande has the reamer bits

[evenia]

Remeber to buy the cordless Dremel so you don't electrocute yourself in the water. Also check out harbor frieght for diamond bits. I found 'em real cheap there.

[chrisdd]

I use an electric bead cleaner, which you can get from Frantz, and I believe, Connie Fox. I know for sure she carries the bits.

[Kalera]

If you already have the corded Dremel you can use the flex-shaft attachment, which is nice because it's lighter than the cordless model so you'll have less arm fatigue if you have a lot of beads to clean.

I've gotten bits several places; I think these are the ones I'm using right now:

http://www.widgetsupply.com/page/WS/PROD/dremel-diamond-cone-1/D-BO21

[Toni Lutman]

I use a Mini Mite with diamond drill bits from Daniel Lopacki

http://www.lopacki.com/drills/

I get the extra long bits for long beads.

[DesertDreamer]

Buy the Diamond Reamer from Inspiration Toolworks. I got mine a week ago and it ROCKS!!!!!

http://www.inspirationtoolworks.com/lampworking/0014/

[Kevan]

If you want to clean them by hand get yourself a diamond needle file. They have them at Harbor Tools and jewelry supply places. They come in a set of several differnet shapes and they are really cheap. There is a round one that fits right inside and it's tapered so it will fit in differnent size holes. They also have a half round that I clean my big hole beads.

[missp_32]

Daniel Lopacki bits are hands down the BEST bits IMHO.