Watch Me Make A Bead!

[maertinmodeschmuck]

Hi there, Is that gas which you are using? I'm sorry but I'm very new in the making of glass beads :-)

[DevanAndersen]

Are you using soft glass or hard glass here? I am a new bead maker and I've made about 15 beads with hard glass. I have yet to try using soft glass, but I notice I have a hard time getting the hard glass completely around the mandrill.

[burgerfanful]

hi, im making glass beads for my art n design college project - why do you sort of dip it in and out of the flame alot? :)

[kabsconcepts]

@burgerfanful thanks for your question. i dip it in and out as a way to control the heat. if i left it in all the time, it would be come too molten and wouldn't hold it's disc shape well. also at the end, it is a way of flame annealing the bead before putting it into the kiln.

[PompeyChris71]

I thought beads were round.............

[Skracheyvo]

3:25 byeeeeeeeeeeeee^^

i make too glass beads, but i'm better xD no we cant say better, the most beads are good... ^^

[ev113368zds]

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[paulasmits]

Hi I am brand new. What do I need to start? I looked at some torches and they can go up to hundreds !! What would you say to a new person that they needed to try this craft? Glass and everything. Thank you so much

[quarterpastcrazy]

Ever burned yourself? :/ Cool video!

[ColinTheBandGeek]

Your torch is nice.

What glass company do you go through?

[ssips720]

what is the cost of the supplies?

[renilicious]

Depends on the glass you use and your set-up.

[boardupking]

how do you get it off that rod?

[tboombi]

before you start you coat the rod with bead release (it's kind of like liquid clay) and when the bead is finished it just slides off (after annealing and cooling)

[renilicious]

The rod is coated with a substance called "bead release", it allows the bead to be pulled off or soaked off with water.

[maruiana]

How interesting! Thanks!

[BrightlingsBeads]

Nice video -- keep them coming!

[vegasretrovintage]

the camera angule is great, thw problem is u do not show enough of the owrk done!

[inezee]

I really appreciate the angle of the camera. It really gives a clear perspective of where the bead should be, when people say "hold your bead under the flame" and you are totally clueless what that means. thanx.

[armymom718]

I'm a newbie lampworker and this is a great video. I liked the angle of the camera to see exactly where the bead was in relation to the flame. Thanks!

[millycow]

wow.

i've always thought of doing glass beads/blowing.

[jdmorgan310]

I think it's time for another video Kerri:-)

[kabsconcepts]

I was thinking the same thing this morning!

[meowcyn]

Tighten your glasses so they don't slide down your nose. You're looking over the top of them and affords no protection for your eyes. Would have loved to have seen a better photo of your bead. The combination sounds lovely.

[Ranimal006]

where do you get your glass rods?

[blindskater2490]

haha. i like how you got the lynx in the garage :) nice vid

[SixMissing]

That was excellent. You do that with such alluring style and your are very attractive too!!

[impulse38]

Good video; only the angle makes it look like

your glasses are low on your noise to get best eye protection; try to cover your

eyes better. Keep up the nice work!

[torchinwoman]

its steel

[Contw2]

sweet, wats the metal rod made of?

[TomGreenFan69]

I'm guessing carbon

[Beads123]

I think that you will find that it is stainless steel rod called a mandrel. It has a powdery type coating called 'bead release' so that you can crack the bead release and the bead will 'release' from the mandrel. Without this the bead would stick to the rod permanently.