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Old 2018-03-06, 10:46am
Robin Passovoy Robin Passovoy is offline
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They are indeed glued in, and were originally intended for half-drilled pearls and other gemstone beads. For lampworked beads, I would use a mandrel that was as close in size as possible to the shafts, possibly make the bead right on the end of the mandrel for that half-drilled look, clean the hole out with a dremel tool, and glue in the finding with a really good superglue. Just remember to get the hole really clean, or the glue won't be able to get a good grip. Or, if you don't want to work on the end of the mandrel, make a regular bead and use two of those findings. That way, you can use the bead as a link, or add dangly things onto one end. Either way, have fun!
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