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A Sugru Hack To Keep Amaco Bead Rack Pins in Place
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Video #276: Even if you turn the whole rack right upside down… your pins still won’t budge! No more falling beads!
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[thrive_toggles_group”][thrive_toggles title=”Video Summary” no=”1/2″]Does your bead rack drive you crazy when the bead pins keep falling out of the slots?
Does the mere action of closing the door on your toaster oven, cause all your carefully rolled / sculpted beads to take a tumble… leaving marks on them, or worse… burnt because they ended up laying against the hot metal frame of your bead rack while baking? This just happened to me a few weeks ago with my Ranunculus Beads Project.
Well, say goodbye to those annoying problems with this awesome Bead Rack Hack that I came up with using a cool new product called Sugru!
Want to see just how strong Sugru actually is? Then watch this video:
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Worried about sticking Sugru to something special and ruining it? The following video shows how easily it can be removed:
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And as I said in the first PcT video further up on this page, it was Terry Morris from Epoxy Jewelry who originally introduced the Sugru product to me. He thought that I might be able to think up some creative ways to use it with polymer clay. Boy was he right! I absolutely love it!!
Terry, is now carrying Sugru in his online shop, so I would recommend that you pick some up from him as soon as possible. In fact, his price is currently less than what you would pay direct from the Official Sugru Site.
Make sure you let Terry know that the Polymer Clay Tutor sent ya… maybe he’ll send me some more stuff to play around with, so that I can come up with even more creative ideas to share with all of you.
Oh and please tell all your polymer clay friends about this video post. I would love for it go viral… well not exactly Justin Bieber viral… but sharing it amongst everyone in the polymer clay community would be awesome!
Just think… you’ll be able to fall in love with your Amaco bead rack all over again :-)[/thrive_toggles]
[thrive_toggles title=”Video Transcript” no=”2/2″]00:00:03 –> 00:00:07 Hi guys, its Cindy Lietz, your Polymer Clay Tutor, and today’s studio tip is my bead
00:00:08 –> 00:00:09 rack hack.
00:00:09 –> 00:00:11 Now, what the heck is a “hack”?
00:00:11 –> 00:00:17 Well, according to the urban dictionary, a hack is a clever solution to a tricky problem.
00:00:17 –> 00:00:28 In other words, to hack something is to modify or change something in an extraordinary way,
00:00:28 –> 00:00:30 and that’s exactly what we’re gonna do today.
00:00:30 –> 00:00:38 Now this cool product, called Sugru, their motto actually is to ‘hack things better’,
00:00:38 –> 00:00:45 and what it is, is a silicone rubber product, it’s in a clay form that is air dried and
00:00:45 –> 00:00:49 it can be used to fix all kinds of different problems.
00:00:49 –> 00:00:56 My friend Terry Morris, from epoxyjewelry.com, emailed me and let me know about this cool
00:00:56 –> 00:01:01 product and said he figured it would be a great thing for the polymer clay studio.
00:01:01 –> 00:01:04 And boy is it ever…it’s really neat.
00:01:04 –> 00:01:10 What it is, is it comes in a package, there’s a whole bunch of these little mini packets
00:01:10 –> 00:01:15 inside, and the packaging is neat too, it’s got all sorts of neat little pictures and
00:01:15 –> 00:01:16 stuff.
00:01:16 –> 00:01:21 The product was designed by a woman from the UK, she has a really neat Irish accent, and
00:01:21 –> 00:01:29 she… her name is Jane, and she has… there’s these little packets of this clay-like material…
00:01:29 –> 00:01:36 I’ll open it up in a second and show you all about it, but it comes in these cool colors,
00:01:36 –> 00:01:39 and you can use it in all sorts of neat ways.
00:01:39 –> 00:01:45 Now the way we’re gonna be using it today is to improve on the design of the bead rack.
00:01:45 –> 00:01:50 Now, those of you who have been using this Amaco bead rack, know that it’s a great
00:01:50 –> 00:01:55 way to bake your beads, but there has been a bit of a problem with it.
00:01:55 –> 00:02:00 The slots on the… pretend you can’t see all these bright colorful dots on the side
00:02:00 –> 00:02:06 here, here is a slot where I haven’t done anything to it, and here’s a bead on a pin
00:02:06 –> 00:02:12 here, and you can see, it easily… if I just shake it, falls off the rack, and this happens
00:02:12 –> 00:02:13 to me all the time.
00:02:13 –> 00:02:18 I go to put the beads in the oven, and a slight jar, or even just closing the oven door, and
00:02:18 –> 00:02:23 the bead rack falls off, well sometimes it can slide down, it can get burnt… and that’s
00:02:23 –> 00:02:28 actually what happened to my Ranunculus beads the other day, they got burnt.
00:02:28 –> 00:02:37 So what I decided to do is, because this product is like I said, it’s like a clay, you can
00:02:37 –> 00:02:39 use it to form all sorts of different things.
00:02:39 –> 00:02:46 It air dries, but once it’s dry, it can be… it can handle extreme heat, it goes
00:02:46 –> 00:02:55 from -76 degrees, so obviously that is really, really cold…that’s degrees Fahrenheit,
00:02:55 –> 00:03:01 and it can go all the way up to 360 degrees Fahrenheit, which means that it can easily
00:03:01 –> 00:03:02 go into the oven with no problem.
00:03:02 –> 00:03:08 It is waterproof, it’s got this rubbery texture, and it is perfect for fixing the
00:03:08 –> 00:03:09 bead rack.
00:03:09 –> 00:03:14 So what I did was I mixed up a batch, and because you can color mix and blend the colors
00:03:14 –> 00:03:19 together, I ended up making some of this Green, and some of you guys noticed it on a tutorial
00:03:19 –> 00:03:23 the other day, I had a bunch of green dots all the way across, and here is what it looked
00:03:23 –> 00:03:24 like then.
00:03:24 –> 00:03:32 This was an improvement, I’d put some clay in there…some of the Sugru in there and
00:03:32 –> 00:03:38 used a heavier dowel, pressed some slots in it and then used that.
00:03:38 –> 00:03:42 I thought that that would grab really well, and it does, it improves it a bit, but it
00:03:42 –> 00:03:44 still falls out.
00:03:44 –> 00:03:51 Because, at the time, when it was still wet, it…when the clay hadn’t cured yet, it
00:03:51 –> 00:03:54 was still quite sticky, and I thought oh, that’ll be perfect.
00:03:54 –> 00:04:00 So what I‘ve done is… because the material will stick to itself, I added a new layer,
00:04:00 –> 00:04:05 this Red color, added a new ball on top… you can kinda see the Green still peeking
00:04:05 –> 00:04:11 out underneath, this time, I cut a very fine slot into it, and because it’s a rubber
00:04:11 –> 00:04:13 material, it grabs.
00:04:13 –> 00:04:20 So now, I can push my clay…my pin into it and look at this, the beads aren’t even
00:04:20 –> 00:04:23 gonna fall out, even when it’s upside down, isn’t that so cool?
00:04:23 –> 00:04:28 It also means that on these sorta wider ones, I can turn it sideways, and then I can get
00:04:28 –> 00:04:32 a whole bunch in there, so that is definitely an improvement.
00:04:32 –> 00:04:36 So let me just show you quickly how it works.
00:04:36 –> 00:04:43 Now, the packages are quite small, the product will dry… is workable for about 30 minutes,
00:04:43 –> 00:04:49 and then after that, it starts to become too stiff, and then it cures in 24 hours, and
00:04:49 –> 00:04:53 you just leave it out, you don’t have to do anything to it.
00:04:53 –> 00:04:57 Make sure that you have a use for the whole package, ‘cause it’s such a cool product,
00:04:57 –> 00:05:01 you don’t wanna waste any, because I did try to save some, I had a little bit left
00:05:01 –> 00:05:10 in this package, and I tried using some duct tape to close it up, and it didn’t work,
00:05:10 –> 00:05:15 it still dried out, so there’s… you can’t really save it, you need to use up all that
00:05:15 –> 00:05:16 you got.
00:05:16 –> 00:05:21 I’m gonna finish off these little spots on this rack, so that it’s done, and then
00:05:21 –> 00:05:27 I’m gonna use the rest to actually repair a handle on my crock pot that was broken off
00:05:27 –> 00:05:29 a long time ago, so I’m really excited about that.
00:05:29 –> 00:05:34 So anyways, it has a little dotted line where you can cut it out, and we’re just gonna
00:05:34 –> 00:05:41 cut open the packaging, and you’ll see what I mean it’s really neat, it’s just sorta
00:05:41 –> 00:05:42 this sticky…
00:05:42 –> 00:05:48 It’s like… it’s very much like working with polymer clay, only it’s a little stickier.
00:05:48 –> 00:05:53 Now, what you wanna do is make sure that your hands are really clean, you don’t wanna
00:05:53 –> 00:05:57 get stuff all over… into the clay.
00:05:57 –> 00:06:02 You wanna have some water close by, because that’s what you can use as a resist, so
00:06:02 –> 00:06:05 you can get it on your hands first, a little bit.
00:06:05 –> 00:06:11 Then we can… where you’re going to be sticking the Sugru, you wanna make sure that’s
00:06:11 –> 00:06:16 really clean, so I’m just gonna use some rubbing alcohol, and just clean those spots
00:06:16 –> 00:06:18 like that.
00:06:18 –> 00:06:23 It sticks to itself really well, so we’ll use a little ball of that in… on top of
00:06:23 –> 00:06:25 the Green, as well as in the space.
00:06:25 –> 00:06:30 What we need is just a little tiny pinch, about the size of a little pea, like a little
00:06:30 –> 00:06:37 green pea, I’m just gonna roll it into a ball, and then I’m just gonna stick it into
00:06:37 –> 00:06:46 the slot here, stick it right in and kinda cup it around, so that it’s in the slot,
00:06:46 –> 00:06:48 like that.
00:06:48 –> 00:06:54 Gonna do that to all the different spots… another little ball here, stick it on the
00:06:54 –> 00:07:01 other side, grab another one, a little for the Green.
00:07:01 –> 00:07:10 It’s so, so neat, and you can get some really creative ideas online too, people are using
00:07:10 –> 00:07:12 it for the neatest things.
00:07:12 –> 00:07:16 I’ll put a video just underneath here to show you how strong it is, and all the different
00:07:16 –> 00:07:23 materials that you can use… it can stick to, which is really neat.
00:07:23 –> 00:07:27 I’ve got a broken fridge door and I’m gonna use some of the white on the spot in
00:07:27 –> 00:07:28 the fridge door.
00:07:28 –> 00:07:32 So I’ve just now put enough clay over all those spots.
00:07:32 –> 00:07:39 Now, to get the slots in, I’m just gonna use the same bead wire that we normally use,
00:07:39 –> 00:07:45 I’m just gonna get it wet, and push that into the slot there, just push all the way
00:07:45 –> 00:07:50 down to the bottom and just pull it out, tap it down a bit.
00:07:50 –> 00:07:55 And do the same thing here, push all the way down, and the water on the pin will keep it
00:07:55 –> 00:08:00 from sticking, like this.
00:08:00 –> 00:08:10 Now you can also use water to smooth out the surface, if you wanted to do a smoother surface,
00:08:10 –> 00:08:15 you can…so that’s done, now I just let that sit for 24 hours and it’s perfectly
00:08:15 –> 00:08:19 cured, it is just so, so cool, isn’t it?
00:08:19 –> 00:08:25 Now another way…thing you could use it for is for little handles on your blades… your
00:08:25 –> 00:08:26 clay blades.
00:08:26 –> 00:08:35 I’ve got a little razor blade here, a half a razor blade that cuts really nicely through
00:08:35 –> 00:08:41 cane… to make cane slices, but really, it’s kind of a dangerous thing to be having around.
00:08:41 –> 00:08:47 So, putting a little ball of this Sugru on each side of it would make perfect little
00:08:47 –> 00:08:52 handles, and we’ll just put a little ball on each side of this, and then I’ve got
00:08:52 –> 00:09:00 something to hold on to, I always know which way is up, and I’ve got a neat little thing
00:09:00 –> 00:09:01 for cutting on.
00:09:01 –> 00:09:07 Like I said, if you wanna smooth it out, you can use some water and you can smooth it out.
00:09:07 –> 00:09:13 You can do some cool textures on it, you can do all kinds of neat things with it, so I
00:09:13 –> 00:09:20 could do the same on this blade as well, just put a little bit, clean it off.
00:09:20 –> 00:09:27 So I think you guys are gonna love this…this Sugru, I’m gonna put a few packs of it in
00:09:27 –> 00:09:31 the RV and take it along with us, ‘cause it can repair any kind of problems that we
00:09:31 –> 00:09:37 might run into while we’re out on the road.
00:09:37 –> 00:09:41 So this is just about perfect, I’m gonna get a little ball…two balls, about the same
00:09:41 –> 00:09:49 size, I think I’ll turn it into a little teardrop, set it here… the other one.
00:09:49 –> 00:09:56 You’re gonna love this stuff, so make sure to go pick some up from Terry, he would love
00:09:56 –> 00:09:57 that.
00:09:57 –> 00:10:12 And we’ll just…let’s see, we’ll press one end of the clay blade into here… into
00:10:12 –> 00:10:21 there, and now we’ve got a nice little handle for…and always knowing where the top of
00:10:21 –> 00:10:25 your blade is, you never have to worry about grabbing the wrong side.
00:10:25 –> 00:10:31 I don’t like to put clay or anything across the full blade, because when you’re cutting
00:10:31 –> 00:10:34 through, you wanna be able to…if you’re cutting a really thick cane, you wanna be
00:10:34 –> 00:10:38 able to cut all the way through without running into any other obstacles.
00:10:38 –> 00:10:47 So, there we go, when this dries, it becomes hard and rubbery and perfect for the project.
00:10:47 –> 00:10:51 So I hope you enjoyed that, I’ll see you on the next studio tip.
00:10:51 –> 00:10:52 Bye for now.
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- Epoxy Jewelry: Sugru Available From Terry Morris
- Sugru: Official Sugru Product Website
- Youtube: Want to see just how strong Sugru actually is?
- Youtube: How to remove Sugru
- Related Video: Ranunculus Beads Project
- Related Video: Amaco Bead Baking Rack A Must Have Polymer Clay Tool
- Etsy: Lucy Clay Brand Polymer Clay Bead Baking Rack
** - Related Video: Baking Polymer Clay on Corn Starch or Baking Soda
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- Amazon: AMACO Bead Baking Rack
** - Amazon: Sugru Moldable Glue
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You make an excellent point Peg! I think you’re going to love how great the Sugru really is. It is awesome for the bead rack of course but I have found I have used it in all sorts of other cool places too. And you’re right about the ideas they have on their site being inspiring. It is a really interesting product with tons of possibilities!
I just finally ordered my Sugru today. But not before I read their story and looked at some of the hacks that customers have sent in. It’s an amazing story (spoiler alert- the girl is the smart one!) and very inspiring. So if any of you have purchased this and haven’t seen the hundreds of uses, go take a look at sugru.com.
Hi Cindy
We I put the sugru on the bead rack..put card stock and then some batting the. My flat pendant pieces and my hand made texture pattern on the bottom of the bead rack Cover it with more batting and.more stock…. Still had room for 2 rows of beads on the bead rack .. Used my home
Oster r convection. Toaster oven set at 275 for hour and wow they all came out great!!!!!
Can’t wait to make more… No more slicking
Natalie that is awesome! Keep it up!
Well Cindy
I finally started working in my studio down here in summy Florida. The first thing I wanted to do was put the sugru ony bead rack.. Just made it with using only pne package… Letting it dry and then I’ll try it out in my new Oster convection toaster oven that we bougj for the kitchen…. Going to make sure I tent all my items.. Can’t use the oven because I can’t get a constant temperor ire.. It an 19 year old oven????..
Went toy first Polymer Clay guild meeting on Monday night.. Get to see people in person who love working with PC asicj as I do…
I learned how toakey own textured plate. Did one for practice and then came home an made a Hamsa one with dots and swirls in it.. Hubby is making me a 3x 2 1/2 wood block to place the textired Hamsa on .. How can I send you a picture of what I am making… It’s so great to work with my PC… Haven touched it since May????…
Got a lot of catching up to do on my tutorial s…. Also have an Art showing this Sunday… Can’t sell but can do it after the show ( it’s on our development were home owners show off the talents)
Then I have to fairs coming up… Things aw looking good
Only down side is that I had more surgery last Monday… But I have to think positive … It could have been worse if I didn’t catch it
Hi Natalie, sorry to hear you had surgery, I hope all is well for you. I nominated you for the FaceBook 5 day PC challenge but didn’t realize you had moved to Florida.
Take care Doll, good to see you again on the blog.
Hi Natalie, sorry to take so long to respond. Hope you are feeling well now. It is great to hear that you still working on your clay projects. The place to post pictures in at the Members Facebook Photo Gallery.
Take care!
I tried this idea with Amazing Mold Putty and it worked pretty well! It’s a little crackly when I squish it on so it took me a while to figure out the right amount of putty and the right amount of pressure needed. But once I got it, it worked great!
Hey that is excellent news Krithika! I know a lot of people have the amazing mold putty in their studios already so I am glad it can be used for this purpose as well. Thank you for coming back and letting us know!
Hi Cindy,
Just wanted to let you know that Terry Morris is no longer offering the Sugru on his site. :-( But both Amazon and Ebay carry the 8 piece set starting at $22.00 w/ free shipping.
Thanks!
Currently Thinkgeek.com also carries Sugru and they almost always have some sort of either shipping promo, percentage off promo, or spend this amount get that amount off promo as well. We find that it covers the shipping most of the time. They had Sugru for $20 in the multi colored packs when we ordered in a couple weeks ago.
One bonus for getting it from Amazon however, they have multi packs of all one color so if you only want packs of all white or all blue for instance you can get that on Amazon! (and very likely Ebay.)
I just thought I would offer another option of where to get Sugru because it is such an awesome product.
Discovered today that The Container Store is now carrying Sugru in its US stores and on its website. They have 3-pack packages in black or white for $9.99. I nearly hugged the store clerk when she happened to point out this new product they were carrying. I have a project that I think Sugru will be perfect for but I thought I would have to place another order from the UK. (If you haven’t been to a Container Store it is heaven for organizational disciples. If you are the type of person who hasn’t met a storage device you haven’t coveted you’ve been warned.)
Also be careful ordering Sugru from unknown sources. According to news from the makers of Sugru there is fake Sugru coming out of China. The packaging looks real but the content is just play-doh type clay!
It’s one of those product that makes you go “Why didn’t I think of that!?
BTW, since we’re in the Sugru blog area, mine has been in the fridge for the last year and a half and finally found a use for it besides the bead rack. It was still good and was able to make brackets for my swing arm lamp bulb holder. The dang things were getting so brittle and snapped off which left me only 1 bracket left holding the bulb and of course it kept falling out. So wow, it really worked and I am a happy camper cause those lamps cost upwards of $100. Whoo-Hoo for Sugru! :)
Just spent a wet and windy afternoon here in the UK with my lovely sister-in-law. We were carving out pumpkins. Either we are getting weak or probably weak with laughter using the teeny tiny tools supplied to hack through these tough cookies!
Then had a phone call from no.1 daughter. She’s booked me on a flight to MIAMI second week in November whoo hooo, now I can visit all those stores that you guys are always talking about and the discounts they give. Can’t wait to shop in Michael’s, Hobby Lobby etc.( Only packing my suitcase half full as have a lorra lorra shopping to do.)
BTW would love to meet up for coffee and chat to other PCT followers who live in or around Miami. Who sells the best coffee?……..cheers…..xx C U soon………
OMG Elaine, that is terrific news. I am so excited for you. You should be able to find anything your heart desires in Miami including sunshine and beach fun. Maybe you can even find some exciting shells and things along with all the fun things in clay from all our favorite stores. You sure won’t have any problems finding some excellent coffee! Good luck doll and have fun!
The Amaco Bead Rack is on sale, 50% off until October 28, 2013 at PolymerClaySuperstore
Also the oven is 50% off and many other items are 25% off.
Hi Suzanne,
Sugru is meant to stick to things. You can use water as a resist, but it still might be tricky to get a clean mold from it. Sugru is absolutely perfect for certain things, like the bead rack, making ergonomic handles and other places where it’s stickiness and heat proof qualities are an advantage. But it would be kind of expensive to use in large amounts. Other molding materials like Simple Silicone Putty would be a much better choice for making molds for polymer clay.
Your Sugru bead rack tutorial is how I found about Sugru. I’m wondering if it can also be used as molds for polymer clay? Thanks!
Hi Dixie and All :)
found that if I use the left side of my oven the temp doesn’t flux as bad
also by putting Both thermometers side by side they Are in synk
so after re-curing for another hour at the right temp I’d guess that 95% of my cracking problem while drilling out the bead holes from piercing pin size to a 1/8th inch hole is solved -YAY
Also want to say thank you to Terry for sending Cindy the Sugru in the first place !!! If you hadn’t we would have had no choice but to continue cursing that darn bead rack.
YAY Sherry! doesn’t it feel really great when you get
a pesky problem solved. Now you have 2 taken care of so you can really celebrate! Nice going Doll.
:)
Hi Dixie :)
Thank you for such a fast and well thought out reply
seems I’ve some experimenting to do this weekend
and if you’ve found such a large temp. flux in your oven, seems like knowledge any poly/clayer would find interesting if not down right invaluable about their own oven
Lets see:
I’ve been curing for an hour since Cindy said it was ok — so that’s not it
and I’m not going to tumble these
one question though Do both of your thermometers read the same?
ok 2 ?’s Is there a way to test or calibrate oven thermometers?
Once again thank you Dixie, off to prep supper:)
Hi Sherry, with my old oven I baked stuff at 265 for 30 min. let it cool down completely then baked it again for another 30 min. let it cool down again and baked another 15 min. My oven was actually baking at about 285 and this actually made the piece stronger. I still use this technique with translucents along with the ice water bath.With my new oven I do use both thermometers. I keep one in the back left corner where it is the hottest and the other I put right in the center. I just move it over when I bake something and so far everything is working out okay. I tent the pieces every time also if I can since the fan blows directly on what I am baking. For any ROUND or Lentil bead I always pierce them before putting on the bead rack. Then I drill them after with two size hand bits like you do. I have not had any beads crack this way. Flat pieces I always drill the hole afterwards. I think if you experiment like I did, things will work themselves out. Like Cindy suggests, I also bake for an hour. Good luck Doll, sometimes it’s a real pain in the #&*
Hi Sherry, I had the same problem only I was baking mine too low temp. I also bought another thermometer. My old oven was too hot so I baked at a lower temp for a longer period of time. That seemed to help. Now with my new convection oven it is 25 degrees off so I have to bake at 250 degrees because it is actually 275 degrees. I would suggest you put both thermometers in both ovens and set them in 5 different areas for 10 mins each. Middle, left and right rear, left and right front Use a timer each time. Note the temp each time you move them. Once you finish note the location and temp in each oven and then use the one that comes closest to what you want for a setting. I just did this and I know that I have to bake my stuff on the right 2/3 rds of my oven at 250 degrees. The left 1/3 of my oven is actually hotter at 295
degrees. I also continue to use 2 thermometers. My beads don’t crack anymore. Also if you use a tumbler some beads tend to crack if you don’t use enough water in it and some beads will just crack anyway. Hope that helps.
hi all – need help again :/
to make a long story as short as I can…
I’ve made about a pound of 10mm hand rolled “round” beads that coordinate with large hole tube beads
my problem is while drilling the holes(with 3 progressively larger bits) in the small round beads the edges around the holes are cracking/breaking….
So my 1st thought was they were cured at the wrong (too low) temperature…
So I bought another oven thermometer to test against the one I’ve been using…
Put Both thermometers in the oven and set it to 265 ( my oven tends to lean hotter)…
BUT there was a difference of 25 degrees!! Now I’m stuck – which one do I trust?
my little guys are waiting on their newly hacked bead rack till I know what to do
Thanks for wading through this, Sherry :)
hi all
rcvd my sugru yesterday from Terry (with candy, I <3 candy)
got busy right away hacking my bead racks (I've got 2)
it took 3 whole packs and a bit of a 4th to complete – used the remainder of the black to hack my poor abused mp3 player that I'm forever dropping on the (tile) floor :/
so by 3pm est today it will ready — Yay —- thanks for the heads up on this product Cindy it is totally amazing
PS No more virtual keyboard for me YAY YAY YAY ….. having a working keyboard again is such a pleasure :D
Hi Cindy,
I left the same comment on you-tube but wanted to repeat it here. Any thoughts on how to hack the stupid pasta machine handle from falling out all the time? (usually on my feet!) : )
Hi Maria,
I put a finger cut off from a latex medical glove on the end of the pasta machine handle and then put the handle in its groove and it’s never fallen out since doing this. A tube-shaped balloon would also work.
Angela M.
One more thing-I put one of the cut-off glove fingers on the handle part that you hold while turning the pasta machine and the glove protects the handle from clay build-up. The finger can be cleaned with alcohol or just thrown away and replaced when it gets dirty.
Angela M.
I’ll try it! Thanks Angela!
Incredible new product that will change the way we look at protecting our hands and our hardware. Can make things quieter. Image you could use it to solve vibrating problems.
Lots of videos on YouTube, this one texturizes and shows it used to shield heat:
youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&v=aE3jkwMzrrY&NR=1
Thanks for sharing such a great bead saver and versatile new tool, and will use the link to Terry’s site to order.
Wow CINDY I looked at the SUGRU site. I must be slipping as knew nothing about this wonderful stuff until you featured it ( even if it was invented here in the UK).
My brain is now woking overtime at all the uses it can be put to. Definately going to make more comfortable handles for my tools and cover the jaws of my pliers to protect when working with wire.
Not been playing with clay much since the start of the 2012 Olympic games as they have been so exciting and just watched the ladies mountain bike race and wish I had their courage.Haven’t all the women competitors been brilliant? I hope these games will inspire more of our youngsters to take up a sport.
Thanks again CINDY for introducing us to SUGRU but you had better hide it as I can see Doug and the kids “borrowing” it!…………………………….cheers xx………………………………………
Love the idea of putting Sugru on your tools to avoid getting nicks in your wire Elaine! Hadn’t thought of that yet. I wonder if it would be longer lasting than the tool dip is supposed to last? I think it might be, since it is a little stiffer and thicker than the tool magic stuff is. You are so right about hiding it form the kids and Doug, but I need to add my Dad and my neighbour… after talking about it with them, they now want to get their hands on some!
Cindy – btw- Your BRACELETS you wore during the Sugra trick , will we see those in a tute ? Love the look. P L E A S E
Hmmm let me think…. YES of course… coming up in the next tutorial actually! ;) Thanks for noticing Patt!
Really ? YAY :D
it is so pretty can’t wait to learn all the ends and out:)
I had held off buying an Amaco bead rack as thought the way the pins fell off so easily was a major design fault for a product that was quite expensive.
I had made my own using retangle shaped alliminum take away dishes. 3 put inside each other and the edges hammered together and the grooves made with a steel knitting needle. Used bluetack to hold the pins on with another dish inverted over the beads to tent them. Not very pretty but works……………………..Now looking at SUGRU I might change my mind and order the rack.
Thanks CINDY, just love the way you experiment to solve our problems. Also thanks to LESLEY SIMONS for reminding me about Clayaround ( for hard to find colours). Good to know we have this great UK supplier, will order right away……………………………cheers xx……………………………………….
I LLLLOOOOVVVVEEEEIT!!!!!!
I saw those red ‘blobs’ last time and thought you’d made them out of polymer clay! I thought ‘that’s clever’ but this is even better, esp. if the pins don’t fall off, something I’ve had a lot of trouble with. You want as many beads on the rack as possible if it’s going to take best part of an hour each time, so I put on lots of beads all arranged so they don’t bump into each other and then inevitably one falls off and as I try to put it back they all do, like dominoes! I’ve often wondered how to get around this, and as usual you make it all so easy Cindy.
Great stuff, it and you !!
Wow, that’s really resourceful! I don’t personally use a bead rack, but I googled Sugru and it seems to have a zillion possibilities! Thanks for the tip, I will certainly be buying some!
And yes, that dragonfly was just lovely ……. :-))
Totally Amazing and Way Cool. May use it to repair my pasta machine handle or figure out an adaption to keep the handle from falling out of the crank all the time!!!
Wow, how great, it to have cused when the bead pins fall off the rack as you close the toaster door. I have to make a list of things that I need to order from Terry Morris..
looks like a cool product. Loved the dragon fly, looks simple, but any chance of a tute?
going to Terry;s site now to have a look see.
Well Sandra, I could do a dragonfly bead tute if enough people are interested. Anyone else want the Dragonfly Tutorial?
Yes, Yes, Yes, please do the Dragonfly tutorial
You have my vote!
YES!
yepper here!
Yes please !
YES would love to see a Dragonfly!
I love dragonflies!!!
Only just read your note my laptop battery has died :(. I hope there are enough who want the dragonfly tute !?
Yes, Love dragonflies!
I have “cussed” the bead rack so many times.I do my curing in the garage. So from my studio to the convection oven is about 23 steps. I’ve dropped beads every inch of the way LOL. So a great big thanks you for this very USEFUL trick.
This is So Cool
yay – no more falling bead pins
Thanks for just being so dang clever Cindy!
have you pinned it on your board at Pinterest yet?
that might help w/ the viral goal :)
headed to Terry’s website to buy some asap
Yes I have pinned it Sherry, hopefully people find it helpful. It is great to have finally solved that annoying bead pin falling problem! Now I am off to test whether or not it will also work for keeping the handle from falling off, and/or fixing the handle on the c-clamp. I see a lot of potential with this cool new product!
Interesting, but I’m wondering why you wouldn’t just use polymer to fix the bead rack.
Good question! Sugru has some distinct advantages over polymer for? this particular situation. It’s incredibly sticky and adheres to the bead rack really well with no need for glues. Because it’s a silicone rubber product it’s much more ‘grippy’ and flexible than polymer, so you can make the slot tight fitting to hug the wire without slipping. In the video, I could turn the rack upside-down with no problems. If you can get polymer to do that as effectively, then go for it!
HI Cindy
What a life saver you are, maybe I should say bead saver. The bead rake has been such a pain, I love your idea. I ordered some Sugru right after I watched the videos. Now I am thinking of other things I can fix or improve on. Thank You and have a great safe trip, can’t wait to see some of the video
Barb
Cindy I never would have guessed you used the Sugru. I had seen it on Terrys site but didn’t think I would have a use for it. Wow! have you changed my mind. That is amazing stuff. Once you see it in action you think of all kinds of things you can use it for. Thanks so much for the great tips and the video. I’m on my way over there now to order some!