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Drukuj stronędown. Do not pull cool glass. Pulling glass may remove
mandrel release resulting in residue inside your finished bead.
Heat more glass as you roll. When sufficient glass is wrapped
on mandrel, separate glass rod from bead by directing heat
to the joint and pulling away. Place glass rod on work surface
to cool.
(Fig. 4) Continuously roll the mandrel with your bead in the
flame to shape. Using the smooth surface of the marver, briefly
take the bead out of the flame and roll on marver paddle
surface to shape your base bead. Bead will cool and start to
harden upon contact with marver. When this occurs, place
bead back into flame to soften and roll again on marver until
desired shape.
To increase bead size or to add another color, begin by
heating another glass rod. (Fig. 5) Keep the base bead warm
near flame while heating the glass rod (Fig. 2).
Once the glass glob is molten, add to the base bead. Turn
mandrel, as in Fig. 3, adding glass until you are satisfied
with the size and shape of the bead. Bead should not be
larger than 10mm in diameter to prevent cracking during cooling. Keep rolling mandrel
in flame until a well balanced bead is formed, using the marver as desired.
Holding the bead at an angle, roll against the marver edge to bevel the end. If glass
becomes too hard to shape, return bead to the flame to soften glass.
Cool bead by removing it slowly from the flame and allowing the red glow to disappear,
10-15 seconds (Fig. 6). Place bead and mandrel between the layers of the fiber blanket
to cool. Do not remove the beaded mandrel from the blanket for 60-90 minutes to allow
sufficient cooling to take place. If not, your bead may crack.
After bead has cooled, remove from mandrel. Place bead and mandrel in a cup of water
and using a green scrubby, turn the mandrel to loosen. If bead cannot be removed
easily, use a plier to grab the mandrel below the bead and twist off. The bead release
residue will flake away as you slide the bead off. If the bead is difficult to remove, soak
in water.
Don't be discouraged by a poorly developed first bead, success comes with practice.
So keep on rolling!
Proper bead making technique is to heat glass in the flame while working in direct heat
with the tools. If a tool is used to hold hot glass, make sure it is not placed directly in
the flame. Hot metal tools will stick to glass. If you are using a tool to hold glass, you
want the metal warm, but not hot. It is acceptable to warm a metal tool by quickly
placing it near the flame. If you are using a metal tool to poke, scrape or rake the
glass, they should be as cool as possible. If it becomes too hot, switch it with a
backup tool or immerse the metal tool in water to cool it down.
Cool Down
Tool Care Instructions
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Fig. 6