Alright I bought some glass and some bead release. I had some old stainless steel rods laying around I used for mandrels.
All is good so far
I have a MAPP gas torch I was using (it is for soldering pipes not glass) I figured I would try it then invest in some more efficient equipment.
I see it is going to take some time to the the coordination between hands and judging the temperature of the glass and mandrel.
Now the problem, my green glass turned black. after I got a small bead on the mandrel I stopped and looked at the bead and it was black. So I stopped and set the mandrel down to shut off the torch and the mandrel rolled off the desk and dropped to the floor. the bead broke in half and the glass inside was green.
what was I doing wrong?