Sorry, I am located in Germany, so I have no idea about supplies or tools in California. Perhaps visit a lampwork forum such as lampworketc and post a question there regarding equipment and supplies. Thanks for your post!
I'd love to find or have a set-up for glass beads (tourch time too expensive) do you have suggestions on where I can purchase a set-up or have someone do it for me - Los Angeles County, California. Thank you for sharing this.... so kind of you and it motivates me to get rolling at this again.
I bought a brand new unopened Hot Head torch a few days ago at a flea market in Springfield, Mo for $15.00. This is my first glass bead video and it is a great indicator that this hobby may be the one that I have needed to try.
The "mandrels" or metal rods are first dipped in a coating of "bead release". The coating dries on the rod. In the video you can see a grey substance (release) on the end of the rods. After annealing in the kiln, the beads are soaked in soapy water & the beads can be pulled off the mandrel. The release must be cleaned from the hole in the bead with a Dremel or another method. Thanks for watching!
The video was originally intended and made to use at art festivals and bazaars - to be on the table to demonstrate to the people that I made the beads in the items being sold. We didn't want to put music or narrative on it for that reason. I may go back in and put narrative on it sometime.
Wow, I really don't think I can answer that one. I have never tried stained glass or pane glass. You would want to make certain of the COE (coefficient of expansion) and not to mix them or the bead will crack. If you go to lampworketc on the internet, there might be someone who could help answer that question or someone who does it. Thanks for posting and good luck!
If you mean a small cannister with a torch head, then you could research on a "hot head" set up. I use a propane/oxygen mix torch and have not worked with a hot head. My torch gets much hotter than a hot head. Thanks for your post and good luck!
Hi. I just started making glass beads and i was wondering why my beads aren't the color of the glass rod i use. the beads have grey swirls in them, and one of them had tan swirls in it, and i was using a blue rod! I don't understand why this happens. What am i doing wrong?
im pretty sure that would be carbon.depends on your flame and yeah you may be holding it too low in the flame.ventilation can effect that too. though im not a professional either, that is something you can google though
Sorry for the delay in replying - on vacation. I would concur with the other replies - perhaps getting the rod too hot and carbon is building up and the color is basically burning out. Try a cooler flame. Thanks for your post!
Are you using a hothead? Until recently I was using a hothead and I always got grey or brown scum on my beads. Grey on the colored beads and brown on the encased beads. I upgraded to a propane/oxygen mix torch and I no longer get the grey and brown.
No, there is no sound. We made this video mainly for displaying at bazaars and art shows so we didn't want sound. It played on the display table to show people that I made the beads in the items I was selling. Thanks for your visit!
Not sure that a blowtorch would work, although there is a torch called a "hothead" which runs on fuel cartridges that some use. I prefer the oxy/gas mix torches. The one I use is a Nortel Minor bench burner. I run it with propane and an oxygen concentrator.
Love your beads, may I ask do you make your own frits or do you purchase them. If you purchase them may I ask who you buy them from? Hope to some day make beads like this. Do you sell your jewelry on line and do you have a web address?
No...I buy frit from many different suppliers, Glass Diversions, Gail Joseph, Bead Dust, etc. I mostly sell bead sets and focals. I usually sell jewelry at local bazaars and city festivals, etc. Thank you for your post and your kind words...have a great day!
The first beads in the video were made with ivory and white glass, silver, and then rolled in a multi-colored frit which was then melted in and then formed. No raku or reactive frit was used in the video. Thanks for your kind comments.
I was wondering if you were using special reactive frit such as raku frit, like the purple rose or silver blue. The colors on your beads seemed like they were involving some kind of reactions.
Very nice beads, I liked them a lot. And the videos were quite informative as well.
Hi...not sure which you are referring to as there are a couple of different beads. No intense black stringer was used. It was just Effetre Moretti glass, silver foil, and frit. Thanks so much for viewing and writing!
I'm a veteran Borosilicate (C.O.E. 33) lampworker, and I learned quite a bit from your vid. Thanks for sharing.
TehGuyRandom 1 month ago
Sorry, I am located in Germany, so I have no idea about supplies or tools in California. Perhaps visit a lampwork forum such as lampworketc and post a question there regarding equipment and supplies. Thanks for your post!
Beethoven56 6 months ago
I'd love to find or have a set-up for glass beads (tourch time too expensive) do you have suggestions on where I can purchase a set-up or have someone do it for me - Los Angeles County, California. Thank you for sharing this.... so kind of you and it motivates me to get rolling at this again.
JennysSandBox 6 months ago
I bought a brand new unopened Hot Head torch a few days ago at a flea market in Springfield, Mo for $15.00. This is my first glass bead video and it is a great indicator that this hobby may be the one that I have needed to try.
Thanx for the nice video.
ekocentric 1 year ago
The "mandrels" or metal rods are first dipped in a coating of "bead release". The coating dries on the rod. In the video you can see a grey substance (release) on the end of the rods. After annealing in the kiln, the beads are soaked in soapy water & the beads can be pulled off the mandrel. The release must be cleaned from the hole in the bead with a Dremel or another method. Thanks for watching!
Beethoven56 3 years ago
In her right hand is a glass rod which melts. These are glass beads.
Beethoven56 3 years ago
The video was originally intended and made to use at art festivals and bazaars - to be on the table to demonstrate to the people that I made the beads in the items being sold. We didn't want to put music or narrative on it for that reason. I may go back in and put narrative on it sometime.
Beethoven56 3 years ago
Nicely done video needed a little sound and verbal instructions
onetincrow 3 years ago
very new, have equipment. Question? Have lots of stained glass can I use this instead of rod, if so how?
onetincrow 3 years ago
Wow, I really don't think I can answer that one. I have never tried stained glass or pane glass. You would want to make certain of the COE (coefficient of expansion) and not to mix them or the bead will crack. If you go to lampworketc on the internet, there might be someone who could help answer that question or someone who does it. Thanks for posting and good luck!
Beethoven56 3 years ago
Your video was very informative, but I was wondering something. My boyfriend wants to get a propane torch. Would that work? Thank you!
thepinkpixie01 3 years ago
If you mean a small cannister with a torch head, then you could research on a "hot head" set up. I use a propane/oxygen mix torch and have not worked with a hot head. My torch gets much hotter than a hot head. Thanks for your post and good luck!
Beethoven56 3 years ago
Hi. I just started making glass beads and i was wondering why my beads aren't the color of the glass rod i use. the beads have grey swirls in them, and one of them had tan swirls in it, and i was using a blue rod! I don't understand why this happens. What am i doing wrong?
tearxcatcher 3 years ago
It sounds like you are burning the glass. However, I wait for someone who is expert to answer, as I don't know anything about beadmaking.
infernobegins 3 years ago
im pretty sure that would be carbon.depends on your flame and yeah you may be holding it too low in the flame.ventilation can effect that too. though im not a professional either, that is something you can google though
Saint32691 3 years ago
Sorry for the delay in replying - on vacation. I would concur with the other replies - perhaps getting the rod too hot and carbon is building up and the color is basically burning out. Try a cooler flame. Thanks for your post!
Beethoven56 3 years ago
Are you using a hothead? Until recently I was using a hothead and I always got grey or brown scum on my beads. Grey on the colored beads and brown on the encased beads. I upgraded to a propane/oxygen mix torch and I no longer get the grey and brown.
infinitecharms 3 years ago
Were you using propane or MAPP gas with the hothead?
SEKSHINATE 1 year ago
@SEKSHINATE I use propane with an oxy con. It is a Nortel Minor torch, not a hot head torch.
Beethoven56 1 year ago
I can't hear any sound! is that my end or yours?
Marie
CarsGoBrumm 4 years ago
Hi Marie...
No, there is no sound. We made this video mainly for displaying at bazaars and art shows so we didn't want sound. It played on the display table to show people that I made the beads in the items I was selling. Thanks for your visit!
Gail
Beethoven56 4 years ago
how much gas do u go through?
Badrush14 4 years ago
I use a 10 kilo tank (like a BBQ size) and probably use 2 of those a year. Thanks everyone for your interest and kind comments! Happy Holidays!
Beethoven56 4 years ago
wow thats really good...i thought you'd go through so much more cuz youre constantly running it. Sweet, a normal blowtorch is good enough right?
Badrush14 4 years ago
Not sure that a blowtorch would work, although there is a torch called a "hothead" which runs on fuel cartridges that some use. I prefer the oxy/gas mix torches. The one I use is a Nortel Minor bench burner. I run it with propane and an oxygen concentrator.
Beethoven56 4 years ago
what are you buring to make the beads
nickster0 4 years ago
I have a minor torch and use propane and an oxygen concentrator for the flame. Is that what you mean?
Beethoven56 4 years ago
no wonder beads are so expensive....
bozomahoney 4 years ago 2
Beautiful colors. Enjoyed viewing the process. Now I know why original beads such as yours are valuable. Keep creating!!!
Coachksk 4 years ago
Love your beads, may I ask do you make your own frits or do you purchase them. If you purchase them may I ask who you buy them from? Hope to some day make beads like this. Do you sell your jewelry on line and do you have a web address?
magsllamas 4 years ago
No...I buy frit from many different suppliers, Glass Diversions, Gail Joseph, Bead Dust, etc. I mostly sell bead sets and focals. I usually sell jewelry at local bazaars and city festivals, etc. Thank you for your post and your kind words...have a great day!
Beethoven56 4 years ago
The first beads in the video were made with ivory and white glass, silver, and then rolled in a multi-colored frit which was then melted in and then formed. No raku or reactive frit was used in the video. Thanks for your kind comments.
Beethoven56 4 years ago
I was wondering if you were using special reactive frit such as raku frit, like the purple rose or silver blue. The colors on your beads seemed like they were involving some kind of reactions.
Very nice beads, I liked them a lot. And the videos were quite informative as well.
sparkfiberarts 4 years ago
Hi Gail, what kind of frit are you using? Did you add intense black stringer over the ivory, under the silver foil?
sparkfiberarts 4 years ago
Hi...not sure which you are referring to as there are a couple of different beads. No intense black stringer was used. It was just Effetre Moretti glass, silver foil, and frit. Thanks so much for viewing and writing!
Gail
Beethoven56 4 years ago
ooh....nice foil.
MissAndyWarhol 4 years ago
thanks for your video .. greetings from glass bead artists than Turkey
nmorgul 5 years ago