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The "Arm Steadier" is a tool that I designed and built first for myself. I needed it to be able to increase my "accuracy" when I'm decorating a bead. It is 4-way adjustable: The arm pads can be raised and lowered, moved in and out, and can be tilted left and right, and tilted fore and aft.

Here are a couple of pictures of one of my latest ones. It includes numerous improvements over my prototype.

These are custom built, one-at-a-time, specifically for your torch. Currently, I have templates for the Nortel Midrange, Nortel Minor, and also the GTT Lynx. Top View, Side View. The torch screws down to the aluminum-protected base, between the arm pad supports. The arm pads are made with a melamine coated particle board so your arm sweat does not affect them. All wood surfaces are primed white and could easily be over-painted if you wanted them "color-coordinated".

My "Bead Wrench", is also a direct result of having a problem and designing a solution. Like many people, I have beads that are stubborn to remove from a mandrel. This device safely and securely clamps the bead, and allows you to use pliers on the mandrel to loosen the bead. It works particularly well for cylinder beads, which always seem to be hard to remove. TopView.

As an aside, if you are routinely having problems removing beads, then you probably have a bead release problem. The consistency of the release when you dip the mandrel is the biggest variable. It should be like thick pancake batter, but not too thick that you don't get an even coat when you dip the mandrel. If you are having a hard time getting it the right consistency, then make it much thinner and double dip the mandrels with 30 minutes or more drying time between dippings. Double dipping is one of the easiest ways to get beads off your mandrels with little effort.

Please contact me, billbrach@hotmail.com, for price and delivery. Put Arm Steadier or Bead Wrench in the Subject line of your email.

Thanks for looking...more custom/oddball tools to come.

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