Friday, February 12, 2010

LAMPWORKER'S MUST HAVE TOOL



HOLD-ME-TIGHT ROD HOLDER from grace@gracefulcustoms.com
This is the greatest tool. Sue remember talking about what to do with small pieces of rods this tool is for you or any other lampworker that reads my blog.
It has a curved saddle so picking up the round glass rods is a breeze. I could work out of my box of shorts for a very long time. Maybe one day just use shorts for a day of beading. Lots of colorful beads will be made.

5 comments:

  1. I saw someone yesterday when I went to the local studio, she was melting the end of her short, then she wrapped it onto the mandrel and left it there and slowly melted the rest!! It was brilliant! The other thing I have seen, is someone melting a short onto another rod.
    Both of these are great ideas, because neither wastes anything!! :)

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  2. Oh yes, surely a good tool to work with. Thanks to share.

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  3. I love this tool, Frank, Grace's hubby of our stuio Graceful Studios is an amazing engineer I have been asking him to make this tool for some time...it is an amazing tool, loves it...thanks for talking about it on your blog... www.jelvehdesigns.blogspot.com

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