I hope everyone enjoyed the tutorial on making and anodizing niobium bead caps. Thanks to everyone that sent us feedback it is greatly appreciated and helps us tune these tutorials for you. If you'd like a copy of any of the previous tutorials they are available on DVD in the Tools and Accessories Gallery.
New Tutorial for November / December -
Welll with no further ado ...let me know how you like this months tutorials called -
3 Beads:
Well this month I decided to do a tutorial, actually a set of tutorials on using some of our tools to make 3 different beads. We are going to look at making a buttons on a button mandrel, how to make a hollow bead on a hollow bead mandrel, and the construction of a 'V' shaped bead on a triangle mandrel. On top of all that I'm going to give you a peek into our studio at the glass area. Keep in mind the way the studio is setup simply fits our needs. If you see something here that you like and it would work for you great! By no means is this the best way or only way, it just works for us. I continually get ideas from the rest of the community by watching and reading the posts on Wet Canvas or Lampwork etc..
All of the tools used in the construction of the 3 Beads are available on our website. ( Tools and Accessories ) If yould like any just drop us an email and we'll get back to you ASAP!.
Note that I broke this months tutorial into 3 seperate movies to make it easier for everyone to view. Click on the links below the video window to switch between the 3 seperate video files that comprise this tutorial set.
1) Studio Tour and making a button
2) Hollow beads on the hollow bead mandrel
3) 'V' Shaped bead on the triangle mandrel
Flash Video: All the tutorials are in flash video format. Please note that if you just installed the free flash software you need to close all your browser windows and reopen them in order to play the movie.
