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2008-10-01, 4:43pm
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Mandrel help
I just recently got some new 3/16th mandrels from cr loo and I'm going crazy none of my beads are comming off...I'm using Bucket of Mud which i always use and have been using other mandrels with this particular batch and have had no problem...so what is it? One thing I noticed about the mandrels was after annealing them in the kiln there is a slight copper color to them , could it be a strange alloy in it thats reacting with the release....i roughed up the mandrels with sand paper before i ever used them like you should with new mandrels...and putting them in the fridge didn't help either...I sure hope someone knows because I don't want to reuin anymore beads..thanx
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2008-10-01, 4:50pm
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have you soaked them in water?
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2008-10-01, 4:51pm
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Have you tried "bouncing" the mandrel on concrete? I've also found that, with stubborn beads, the longer they sit on the mandrel (like for a week) the easier they finally come off. Once in awhile with large tubes, I still have to get the vice grips out. Personally, I like Sludge Plus way better than BOM. Good luck!
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2008-10-02, 3:37am
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Thanx guys...Squid I soaked and those suckers were not comming off...My Husband drilled a hole in a block of wood the size of the bead, put the mandrel through it and tapped it with a hammer and got them off....I think for some reason my mud was just too thin...which is weird because it usually thickens up on me....going to try double coating them today.
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2008-10-10, 4:03pm
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I started having that problem with nthe ladst batch of BOM I used. I switched to Foster Fire Smooth N Tuff and even beads where the release cracks because I was too rough on the application of glass, the beads slide RIGHT off, even with tube beads!
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Thanx guys...Squid I soaked and those suckers were not comming off...My Husband drilled a hole in a block of wood the size of the bead, put the mandrel through it and tapped it with a hammer and got them off....I think for some reason my mud was just too thin...which is weird because it usually thickens up on me....going to try double coating them today.
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2008-10-10, 4:08pm
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Thanx guys...Squid I soaked and those suckers were not comming off...My Husband drilled a hole in a block of wood the size of the bead, put the mandrel through it and tapped it with a hammer and got them off....I think for some reason my mud was just too thin...which is weird because it usually thickens up on me....going to try double coating them today.
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