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2010-10-19, 11:49pm
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Unmedicated since '62
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Join Date: Jan 18, 2009
Location: Hunter Valley, Australia
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BIG hole mandrels
so i've gone and bought myself some really big hole mandrels - 1/2"
how do i use them? 
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2010-10-20, 7:24am
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Corgi Cult Member
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Join Date: Jan 10, 2006
Location: Central Illinois
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You'll need to watch your heat control more than with regular mandrels. The larger mandrels seem to suck the heat from the center of the bead so they crack easier. I need to dust mine off and play with it again.
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2010-10-20, 12:03pm
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Formerly Deesigned Beads
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Join Date: Aug 29, 2006
Location: Cape town, South Africa
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Super heat that puppy - it must glow a soft pink, uniformly. Then only apply glass to the mandrel. Takes me about a minute to get the mandrel hot.
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2010-10-20, 9:07pm
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Unmedicated since '62
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Art of Hand
Super heat that puppy - it must glow a soft pink, uniformly. Then only apply glass to the mandrel. Takes me about a minute to get the mandrel hot.
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are they hollow or solid?
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2010-10-21, 12:43am
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Formerly Deesigned Beads
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Join Date: Aug 29, 2006
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Mine is solid.
The solid, once it is heated up, keeps the heat, which means that I can work for a long time on detailled work, without fearing the bead cracking due to loss of temp on the other side of where I am busy working.
I was not aware that there is hollow ring/bhb mandrels out there!
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2010-10-21, 3:23am
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Unmedicated since '62
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Join Date: Jan 18, 2009
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hmm - the ones that Kristina Logan is using in her DVD are hollow i think - i could be wrong
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2010-10-28, 1:31am
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Unmedicated since '62
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Join Date: Jan 18, 2009
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the mandrels arrived today, hollow - beautifully made, cant wait to try them
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2010-10-28, 7:28am
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Join Date: May 27, 2009
Location: Chicagoland
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Can't wait to see what you make 
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