Boro thin rods/stringer

Floorkasp · #1 2014-05-29, 7:22am

Just started on boro after a year on soft glass. I am looking for a source of premade boro stringers in a range of colors. Perfect would be 3 mm, so quite thick for stringers. I will use them to make glass chain. I have used the clear boro for this, and would love to do some more colors. Does it exist? I could ofcourse pull stringer myself, but making them consistent enough for a chain.....nope.
Also, I am in the Netherlands, have not seen it with any Dutch sellers...

ABR Dave · #2 2014-05-29, 8:40am

The best thing available is Glass Alchemy color in 4mm. No one I know of produces premade stringers.

Chewy2420 · #3 2014-06-06, 8:43pm

Floorkasp that a really cool idea would you be willing to share a picture of the one that is complete its really got my mind spinning on how it was made
Thanks
Jeff

Floorkasp · #4 2014-06-07, 7:13am

Thanks!

Here are two pictures of a chain I made. it is pretty simple: short pieces of 3 mm boro, melted in three places so the ends meet. Just before you close it, link it to the previous one. This one is made with a variety of sizes. I am now making one that is made up of more exact squares.

untamedrose · #5 2014-06-08, 12:49pm

Cute