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vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "starlia" :

]Where does one order a ring mandrel?

Rio

Would it be used for lampworking?

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "starlia" :

]Would it be used for lampworking?

sorry - absolutely no idea. i've seen ring mandrels in wood, plastic, and metal. of course, the wood and plastic wouldn't work. the metal should. but you'd have to be careful about heat transfer!

I think lampworking ring mandrels are all hollow core. I'm not sure now.

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "starlia" :

]I think lampworking ring mandrels are all hollow core. I'm not sure now.

what's confusing me is the reference to one size. because every ring mandrel *i've seen* was a long tube with many sizes.

Obviously, I have really big toes! LOL! I just took off my (size 7) ring to make sure I'm not imagining things, and yes, it's loose but not THAT loose...

-Kalera

Nope, totally different kind of mandrel. Arrow Springs has the ones we use.

-Kalera

Yes, a ring mandrel for lampworking is a totally different beast from a ring mandrel for jewelers.

-Kalera

I've been a little puzzled by some of the talk about ring mandrels.

Someone spoke of using a mandrel to size toe rings. Since these mandrels are usually used for solid rings, I don't quite get how it will be used. I don't think toes rings work well as solid rings, since the pad at the end of the toe is larger than where the ring will rest on the toe (and will skoosh and hurt your toe bones).

I don't know anything about lampworking ring mandrels, but I imagine it would have to be all the same size.

The mandrel I own is solid metal and tapers. I did not buy it for manufacturing rings. For making rings a stepped mandrel is more useful. Those have a step for each size, so that both edges of the ring would be the same size.

Tina

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kalera Stratton :

]Yes, a ring mandrel for lampworking is a totally different beast from a ]ring mandrel for jewelers.

ah - thanks. sorry, Starlia!

Oh I can answer this one. Actually a whole ring does a lot better on the toes than those cheapy rings. I have 12 or 13 custom fitted toe rings now. They get the rings quite easily over the squishy part of the toe and it is a little loose on the knuckles.

I love my toe rings and will probably only wear the custom fitted. I have one now that is 14K and sapphires, several 14K, and then the others are all sterling silver. Some of them are stacked while one is single (pinky toe). Some others are just on the same toe and give it more character. I do not recommend permanent pinky toe rings though.

You're welcome! It's really just a case where the two items happen to be called by the same name, but arose for different purposes. The proper name for a lampworker's ring mandrel would probably be "big-hole mandrel useful for making rings" but that's a mouthful.

-Kalera

vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kalera Stratton :

]You're welcome! It's really just a case where the two items happen to be ]called by the same name, but arose for different purposes. The proper ]name for a lampworker's ring mandrel would probably be "big-hole mandrel ]useful for making rings" but that's a mouthful.

LOL! good point - thanks!

Ok now, we want pictures !! :)

I had one of those cheap toe ring and did not liked the feel of it ... But very curious about the whole ring !

Julie

I have some photos of some of my rings on my website. In my journal the date is July 3rd where I show two toes with rings. One of them was the 14K & sapphire that I adore.

You really love toe rings 12 at the same time ! :)

Here's it's time to hide the little toes for the automn season brrrrr....

Julie

They are permanent. They are on 24/7 and it takes a bit to get them off except for the pinky toe.

It's still in the high 90s here. Even in winter I usually wear sandals.

On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 20:34:35 -0400, starlia wrote (in message ):

High 90's? Here in Boston, three days in a row above ninety degrees is considered a heat wave. We haven't had one this year - I think we've had two days above ninety degrees, total.

Of course, we measure temperatures at the airport, which is on a peninsula. The temps are moderated by the ocean.

But still, high 90's? I'd be a melted puddle on the ground.

Kathy N-V

I can take it up to 95 or 96. I don't even break into a sweat until we get above 98. I like warm weather. Cold weather really sucks on my bones.