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Soft Glass COE 104 - Frit - Metalworking - Supplies - HowTo Videos |
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DEVARDI GLASS BUTTON MAKER MANDREL- TWO HOLE OR FOUR HOLE |
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Simple, easy to use 2 hole or 4 hole button maker. And when you wear out the mandrels, just replace with 1/16 standard bead mandrels. All stainless steel, can go right into your kiln. $9.95 each. |
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Here are the simple parts invented and made by us at Devardi Glass. Comes with 4 standard 1/16 stainless mandrels. |
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Need just two holes? Take two mandrels out. |
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For smaller buttons, push the disks closer together so your button holes will be closer toward the center of your button. |
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For bigger buttons, pull the disks farther apart and the mandrels widen in the center. This moves your button holes further apart. |
It is suggested to start with two hole buttons to get a feel for how to do this. With the button maker assembled, coat the mandrels in a deep jar with bead release. Bead release will go over the end button guide if you plan to make the button in the middle of the guides. That's ok. You can also paint the release on with a brush as we did below. Allow to dry. With a 4 hole button, it is best to use stringers to get your glass inside the mandrels. You don't have to make your button between the button guides. You can make your button on the end of the mandrels. But you will still need to insert both button guides onto the mandrels to keep them steady. For button holes farther apart than the button guides, you will need to make your button in between the guides and spread the guides apart. This increases the distance of the button holes as you can see in the pictures below. |
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All New Bowl Pushes |
High Quality Bowl Push, all stainless steel, available in 5 sizes from 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8 and 1 inches. Welded on a 3/16 inch stainless mandrel. Starting at only $15.99! |
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Palette Mandrels: For Pins, Cabs, Magnets & More. |
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Palette Mandrels: Just coat the all stainless steel pad with Devardi Bead Release (sold here), and you're ready to explore your artistic talents. Palette is 2 inches x 2 inches with a 3/16 inch x 9 inch mandrel. $9.95 each. |
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Coat your pad with mandrel release and allow it to dry. Heat the pad with your torch until it is hot enough for glass to stick. This is an 1/8 inch thick stainless pad, so it will hold its heat well without warping. But it takes some heat initially for it to reach working temperatures. Apply your melted glass. When you're done, place the entire mandrel into a heated kiln or cooling blanket, or carefully remove your piece onto a fiber blanket and place it into a heated kiln or inside a cooling blanket. |
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All New "Elise Strauss" Mandrel |
This mandrel was created for and inspired by one of
our favorite local artists at Koi Creek Beadworks. This 2" x 2" cab
mandrel features a poplar wood handle and durable 1/8" SS paddle. |
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Like our other cab mandrels: coat your pad with mandrel release and allow it to dry. Heat the pad with your torch until it is hot enough for glass to stick. This is an 1/8 inch thick stainless pad, so it will hold its heat well without warping. But it takes some heat initially for it to reach working temperatures. Apply your melted glass. When you're done, place the entire mandrel into a heated kiln or cooling blanket, or carefully remove your piece onto a fiber blanket and place it into a heated kiln or inside a cooling blanket. | These beautiful photos courtesy of Elise Strauss.
Please the link below to see more of her amazing work.
Koi Creek
Beadworks: Handmade glass and lampwork beads by Elise Strauss
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CABOCHON OR MAGNET MAKERS |
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These mandrels are side welded like below. . |
Stainless Oval, Diamond or Hex Cab Mandrels. These mandrels have the cabs welded flat on an 1/8 inch x 9 inch round mandrel. The cabs are 1/8 inch thick. The cab faces you when you hold the mandrel at a right angle to the torch flame, just like the hex mandrel above. Much easier to work with. |
Oval Cab Mandrels $6.99 each | Diamond Cab Mandrels $6.99 each |
1/4 x 1/2 inch | |
3/8 x 3/4 inch | |
1/2 x 1 inch | Hexagon Cab Mandrels $6.99 each |
All three sizes: $20.00 |
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New: Stainless Heart Shaped Cab Mandrels. These mandrels have the cabs welded flat on an 1/8 inch x 9 inch round mandrel. The cabs are 1/8 inch thick. The cab faces you when you hold the mandrel at a right angle to the torch flame. Much easier to work with. $7.99 each | |||||
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NEW - All Stainless Decorative Cab Mandrels - Just paint on bead release and allow to dry. Heat in the torch and carefully add your glass to form beautiful cabs. Place the entire mandrel into your kiln for annealing, or remove the cab and anneal. These can also be used to push a decorative impression into your glass. 18 gauge stainless, so they heat quickly and evenly. Use low flame. Welded to 3/32 stainless rods. More shapes to come. :) |
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Stainless Paddle Mandrel.
This mandrel is an
1/8 inch stainless plate welded to a 3/16 x 12 inch round mandrel. The
paddle faces you when you hold the mandrel at a right angle to the torch.
Slides easily into a kiln.
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THIMBLE MAKER |
COAT THE HEAD WITH BEAD RELEASE AND ALLOW TO DRY. HEAT THE HEAD UNTIL HOT ENOUGH THAT GLASS WILL STICK. USE A THIN COAT OF GLASS TO COVER THE MANDREL HEAD (NOT UNDERNEATH). THEN DECORATE THE THIMBLE. PLACE THE MANDREL AND ALL IN THE KILN TO ANNEAL. |
SOLID STAINLESS THIMBLE MAKER MANDRELS.
THE THIMBLE HEAD IS
WELDED ON A 3/16 X 9 INCH MANDREL.
Diameter:12mm to 17mm. Height: 19mm - $8.99 each. |
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Ok, no laughing. It's my first thimble ever. LOL! |
RING MAKER |
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SOLID STAINLESS STEEL ON A 3/16 X 9 INCH MANDREL. $7.99 each. These are made slightly smaller to account for a layer of bead release. |
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COAT THE MANDREL HEAD WITH BEAD RELEASE AND ALLOW IT TO DRY. HEAT THE ENTIRE MANDREL HEAD AND APPLY GLASS LIKE YOU WOULD A BEAD OR THIMBLE. FOR BEST RESULTS, ANNEAL YOUR RING IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU MAKE IT. REMOVE YOUR RING FROM THE MANDREL AND CLEAN IT WITH A DIAMOND BIT INSIDE TO REMOVE ANY POSSIBLE ROUGH EDGES. RINGS ARE NORMALLY MADE WITH BORO, BUT COE 104 WORKS WELL IF IT IS ANNEALED. |
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Napkin Ring Mandrels |
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12 inches long with a 3/16 inch handle. All stainless steel. Goes directly into your kiln. These are hollow to keep them as lightweight as possible.
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Bracelet Mandrel |
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Shot Glass Mandrel |
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We recommend using our mandrel stand to hold the shot glass mandrel as in the picture above. The mandrel weighs about 12 ounces, and can be a bit heavy. You can purchase both for $36.00 |
Side Hole Mandrels for Making Hollow Beads |
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12 inch x 1/8 Inch Stainless Steel Mandrel with a side hole for making hollow beads. These are welded shut on the end. $7.99 Each. |
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Side Hole Mandrel for Big Hole Beads |
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Grafco Latex Tubing |
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1/8 inch Inside Diameter., 1/4 inch Outside Diameter, 1/16 inch Wall. Excellent quality. Please change the number of feet you would like in the shopping cart. The tubing will come in one continuous piece. Sold by the foot. Recommended length is 3 feet. Select desired length from dropdown, please change the quantity in your cart if longer lengths needed.
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Stainless Steel Mandrels |
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These are the stainless mandrels we use for the
bellflowers and buttercups. Don't use bead release. Make the flowers right on the mandrels
and then cut to length later. You will need the mandrel holder below if you
use our mandrels when they become too short to hold by hand. .75 mm thick 308LTIG stainless mandrels. (22 gauge, .030") 12 inches long. The nice thing about 308 stainless vs. stainless wire is that the 308 is stiffer, easier to use with the presses. 15 mandrels. $2.99 1.2 mm thick 308L TIG stainless mandrels. (17 gauge, .045") 10 mandrels about 11 inches long for $2.99 |
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308L TIG stainless mandrels- (1.6 mm) 1/16 Inch x 11 inches long. | |
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308L TIG stainless mandrels-
(2.4 mm) 3/32 inch. The
best mandrels on the market.
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308L TIG stainless mandrels- (3.2 mm) 1/8 Inch The best mandrels on the market. |
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Big Hole - 3/16 Inch (4.75mm) Ideal for Big Hole bead inserts. | ||||||||||||
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(6.4 mm) 1/4 Inch x 12 inches long. 304 Stainless Steel. Package of 2 - $3.99 | |
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(8mm) 5/16 Inch x 12 inches long. 304 Stainless Steel. Package of 1 - $3.99 | |
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(10 mm) 3/8 Inch x 12 inches long. 304 Stainless Steel. Package of 1 - $4.49 | |
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(13 mm) 1/2 Inch x 12 inches long. 304 Stainless Steel. Package of 1 - $7.99 | |
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Oak Mandrel
Stand - Dip your mandrels in bead release and place them upside down
in this handy oak mandrel holder. Can hold 1/8 inch or thinner mandrels. Or
drill a few of the holes for larger mandrels. Mandrels in the picture are not included. 5 - 3/4 x 3 -
3/4 inches. Can hold 88 mandrels. $12.95 each.
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Vessel Mandrel |
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3/8 to 1/8 inch head x 12 Inch Stainless Vessel Mandrel. This is a hollow stainless tube so you can expand the bottom of the vase, bottle or other vessel. The taper on the end of the mandrel is about 1 inch long and tapers from 3/8 to 1/8 inch. Welded on a 3/16 hollow tube.
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Larger Stainless Vessel Mandrel. 5/8 to 3/16 x 12 inch. This is a hollow stainless 3/16 inch tube so you can expand the bottom of the vase, bottle or other vessel. The taper on the end of the mandrel is about 1.5 inches long. | |
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Hope this diagram helps. :) |
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