Hello everyone. Haven't been on here in a while. Got another Question for you Purveyors of Wisdom in here. My wife makes Jewelry from beads and wire. One of my hobbies is making Glass Beads. I haven't been doing it very long, and I've got a long way to go before I can make some of the breath taking creations that I've seen posted here and on ebay.
That said, I've seen advertised some glass bead presses, where you put a glob of molten glass in a mold and stamp it together and it forms a pre-formed bead. This would make my beads much more uniform. Before I kick out a ton of cash for these things. Has anyone ever used them and do they work well? I've had glass stick to tools that I am using to work the glass, and most of these forms are made from brass, so I wonder how much it would stick in the mold?
Thank you all in advance. Rick