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The most universal CGBeadroller
Getting a symmetrical bead is key to great spacer beads, and the donut is the easiest shape to obtain.
However, I've found jewelry designers love the “other” shapes even more, but they do take a bit more effort, even with a beadroller.
I start almost all my spacer shapes with the Chunky Donut.
When doing the second reheating to refine, I then switch to the “other” shape beadroller, like the Baroque, Cone, and Prism Beadrollers.
This method is actually faster (and less frustrating) than guessing how much glass and how wide a footprint to make for “other” shapes.
The Regular Donut makes the Disc, and Ribbed Disc, so much easier to obtain.
___________________________________________________________________________CGBead-ReleaseDue to popular demand, Dry Mix
CGBead-Release is now in larger sizes
___________________________________________________________________________BASIC's OF A CGBEADROLLER and/or CGBEAD-PRESSUsing a CGBead tool is a process
Graphite cavity tools are simply flat surfaces with predetermined curves
1) Press/push your hot gather into the desired cavity
2) Heat and repeat, until you either have the shape you want, or are close
3) Heat and roll to even out the last little imperfections
REMEMBER: you're simply utilizing a curve, roll and press as you would on a flat surface
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