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Reaming Beads |
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Reaming is a necessary evil when
you work with wire. I always try to get beads with holes large
enough to accommodate the wire I am working with. But, you know,
sometimes you just covet that lovely bead with the hole that
is too little. Most of the time I use an electric reamer because
it is a lot faster than hand reaming. The electric reamer is
safely done using a stick lubricant such as Cut Lube or Bur Life.
Reaming is most effective when you are trying to make the hole
a little larger, not a lot larger. |
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The blue-handled reamer enlarges holes in glass, stone, and metal
beads. If you are manually reaming
I recommend you do it under water. The wood handled reamer
is actually used in wax carving, but, is a perfect tool to expand
the holes in polymer clay beads. It has a corkscrew tip that
effectively removes polymer clay without clogging the reamer. |
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