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Old 2007-10-06, 8:03am
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Originally Posted by villa design View Post
Also, to add to everyone's suggestions, FF smooth & tuff is really great for pressed beads. It has never cracked on me when I make a pressed bead and very easy to remove the bead off the mandrel when done.
YES! Also, take the time to look at where your mandrel is. The crunches don't matter, but any of Catt's shaped pressed have a carved channel for the mandrel. If you're not where you're supposed to be, the bead release will break while you're pressing.

Oh, and a double YES on multiple pressing.
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