I really don't believe in glue, but I've been considering adding a dab of glue to some beadcaps. Not the bali star, or 5 legged, ones, but some that lay flat on the bead. Actually I usually put the flat ones against lampwork to cover holes and stuff and then put a bali spacer over that. I have a major aversion to using glue, but I'm considering this.
Has anyone here used glue on bead caps?
Tina
Is there are reason why you would want to glue the cap to the bead? What I mean is... lets say in a bracelet, you would need the free movement of the beads to bend the bracelet strand around to clasp. If you were to glue a cap to a bead, you would loose some of that mobility. Stiff bracelets are kind of a turn off... so maybe I don't really understand your application and reason for wanting to do this.
I will say that I do use glue on some things... like those bead caps with a loop at the other end of the cap. How do you get the bead to stay on without glue since there is no hole in the cap to anchor the bead to the cap with wire? That would be like a drop earring application I think, but I've some times used epoxy to reinforce a crimp or where I've terminated a bracelet or necklace. Just to be on the safe side.
Sterling
"Christina Peterson" writes:...
I tend not to believe in it either *but* I had this huge boro bead that I made into a pendant that I used glue on. I work with a Minor so getting that much boro to move is quite an accomplishment (I think). The one end wasn't perfectly square (the bead was a long "bicone") and I couldn't get the bead to sit just right. With the glue and small seed beads inside the hole I got the bead good and steady and now it makes a much nicer pendant. In this case I think the glue made the bead into what it should be, a good stable, long-lasting pendant. Sorry, no pictures of the finished product.
The beadcap was sort of like a pot lid, big and very flat with just a bit of a curve to hug the sides of the bead. The bead I used it on was sized perfectly for it as long as I used the glue. I think it was a good decision and would encourage you to give it a shot on those beads you think are best served by it.
- Sandy
Yup, Sandy, those big saucer types ones were one of the styles I was thinking of. Also some that are kind of like a sun burst, a punched cap (from a flat sheet of material) that I can bend around a lentil or other non-round bead. When they move they can get caught catawumpus.
Tina
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