Can both the braided and fused firelines be used for beading?
926934
Hi ~ I have only used the Fireline fused & the Beadalon Wildfire which is thermally bonded. I've used some threads for their colors which might be considered woven or braided, but I like the strength of the two I mention here at the very small diameters offered for my beads that have tiny holes. I'm sorry that I can't answer your question more specifically.
926935
I have used both because there wasn't a bead fireline when I started using fireline. I have not noticed any problems, however other beaders insist the items with just the fireline will not last.
926936
To be honest I don't know, but since the beading supply shops and websites that I have visited offer only the fused Fireline, I would suspect that it is preferable over the braided line for bead work. The braided Fireline appears to be a stronger line which comes in 65 and 80 lb strength, and is used primarily by fishermen. A beader doesn't need an 80 lb line to construct a 6 ounce necklace.
222481
I don't think so because they are randomly put in together. I think you're better off purchasing individual shaped beads or the colors. Hope this answered your question
936212
it is the thickness of a 12lb monofilament fishing line which has memory to knot up and fire line doesn't. Hope this helps!
2075268
No Way! For soldering both materials to be soldered together must be heated, together with the soldering agent, namely, tin, lead, etc. Guns like this, as good as they are, for small stuff like wires and maybe jewelry, won't do big stuff. A flaming torch is needed for copper pipes and such, and you'll need an arc welder for steel anything larger than real small, thin stuff. For aluminum: I've never soldered, but I'm told "tig" welding is necessary.
2149231
Are you using too big of crimps for the size of line? Two lines should barely fit thru the crimp. Also you should not use crimps on threads, like Fireline, or threadlike line. They do not hold at all. These are mostly used with seed beads, not stringing. They knot them instead. I hope this helps. Myself, I personally prefer the manual crimper. I do not care for the crimper I bought as it is hard to squeeze, and catches. May just be I got a defective one.
366529
My answer is the same as the others. No this is finer than the #18. This D can be compared to C-Lon thread. I use both for fine beading. The #18 I use more with kumihimo. I hope this helps you.
2284095
yes it is -- check out youtube videos on "tambour beading" -- there are some very good intros by professionals like Robert Haven who show the methods of doing this. There are two ways to do tambour beading: either reverse side as is done by the incredible Broderie Lesage in Paris, or the right-side-up beading done by Indian and Pakistan.
855602
As far as I am aware as long as they are the correct angle (21 degrees) and full round head galvanised or non galvanized shouldn't matter.. I've used several different brand and didn't seem to matter I even talked with tech support to make sure I could use the paper collated nails by duofast cause I prefer the paper (it doesn't hit you when you're firing nails) and tech support said the collation didn't matter..best of luck
1156741
Yes I believe that braided line you mentioned will work. But to save you a few bucks, 3/8ths flexible air line tubing and the appropriate brass fittings will do the job just as well. Also keep in mind the duty cycle of the air pump will be taxed to double its capacity. Other than that we love ours, it works great.
1549613
Sorry, I won't attempt to answer this as I have not yet had the challenge to work with anything irregular......But optimistic as I am, I guess you can, depending on the size of the piece you are working with....
1271009
I used both the weird needles that it comes with to string them on thread, and the beading wire itself alone. Both work beautifully for size 11 beads. The more I use this spinner the more I love it!
412875
nope I use this with the Sweepfire and braided line. I just started fishing myself and the second time I took this out I caught a 20 inch bluefish and a lil sea robin. good for the money I would say. and mind you I barely know what I am doing and got this thing to perform for me.
907731
I was asked if I could answer this for you, although I use this Fireline bead thread and I must say in the years I have been using it not once has anything come apart that I have made with it. I can say I use the crystal 4ib/size B and it is really strong. On Amazon you can get a better deal and more of this for your money. I would probably go higher then the one I use which is 0.006" for your loom work. Give it a go, I would think it will do what you want it for. But I have not tried loom work before, so I can only say try it once it may be just what your looking for. Hope this helps a little, Liz.
344315
I cannot answer that, but I do know that you can use mono or braid, so lead core shouls spool OK.
631211
I didn't use it for that style, but I googled it and see many people have used Fimo clay to make that style of bead. Hope this helps.
1688773
I would use 30lb mono and 50lb braided. I use cajun red in mono. It does not show up easily in the water. About any kind of braided line will work. I also like to use suffix line. Really good but pricey.
163553
I don't think that the gauge (thickness) of the wire cloth is sufficient to withstand repeated exposure to fire (especially direct flame) without burning through. If you are referring to fire exposure only a very few times, it should withstand that, but keep in mind that direct fire contact will also, in a relatively short time, burn off the galvanization coating on the wire, resulting in rust which will also lead to deterioration and ultimate failure of the hardware cloth.