http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/determining-holes-and-bead-sizes/ Jewelry Making and Beading Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:42:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/determining-holes-and-bead-sizes/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Tammy Powley Wed, 03 Jan 2007 13:44:13 +0000 http://www.jewelryandbeading.com/2007/01/02/determining-holes-and-bead-sizes/#comment-604 Hi Julie - True, true, I agree that I find reamers to be a PIA. Though, with stone beads, good quality ones that is, there is a sort of semi-standard at least. I'm, of course, not talking about the low end beads that, as the guy at South Pacific says, were cut by a guy who needed glasses. Hi Julie – True, true, I agree that I find reamers to be a PIA. Though, with stone beads, good quality ones that is, there is a sort of semi-standard at least. I’m, of course, not talking about the low end beads that, as the guy at South Pacific says, were cut by a guy who needed glasses.

]]> http://www.blisstree.com/jewelryandbeading/determining-holes-and-bead-sizes/comment-page-1/#comment-602 julie Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:23:24 +0000 http://www.jewelryandbeading.com/2007/01/02/determining-holes-and-bead-sizes/#comment-602 I string beads and pearls professionally and can advise you that usually, the more expensive a stone or pearl bead is , the smaller the hole is. Glass beads need to be wound onto a piece of wire called a mandrel, so the holes are usually pretty generous. There is no standard size for bead holes. It depends on where and who is drilling them, which is why the companies don't put a bore size. someone would have to measure every bead they sold, as there is even variance from bead to bead in a lot of cases! There are also beads that have tapered holes. There are many kinds of bead reamers available. reamers are tapered points that are coated with diamond "crumbs" to cut holes bigger in beads. It takes a long time though... I string beads and pearls professionally and can advise you that usually, the more expensive a stone or pearl bead is , the smaller the hole is. Glass beads need to be wound onto a piece of wire called a mandrel, so the holes are usually pretty generous. There is no standard size for bead holes. It depends on where and who is drilling them, which is why the companies don’t put a bore size. someone would have to measure every bead they sold, as there is even variance from bead to bead in a lot of cases! There are also beads that have tapered holes. There are many kinds of bead reamers available. reamers are tapered points that are coated with diamond “crumbs” to cut holes bigger in beads. It takes a long time though…

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