Novice Looking for Beading Tool

[Fred Krueger]

I swear I saw a tool with interchangeable blades to make several different sizes of beads. (Sometimes I have weird dreams, but I don't think this was one of them.) Does anyone know if something like that is available? Thanks.

[Bill Stevener]

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=79015

[Fred Krueger]

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=79015

Thanks, Bill. I did a search and found that thread before I posted. Unfortunately it leads me to beading tools of several different sizes. What I'm looking for is a single tool with interchangeable (for want of a better word) bits on the end.

[Darryl Hansen]

have you tried robert-sorby.com They do make a multi tip tool but don't know if beading is one of them. On second thought they do have a couple of beading tip sizes for the multi tip tool. Darryl

[Jeff Wright]

Google to the rescue. Try:

http://www.japanwoodworker.com/product.asp?s=JapanWoodworker&pf_id=27%2E050%2E401&dept_id=13601

[Joe Chritz]

Seems like it wouldn't be a difficult project to build one if you could get or make the blades.

You would need access to basic metal working tools, though. Maybe a local school or college has a machine shop and can help.

Although you get get a set of 4 chisels (3,6,8,10 mm) for less than $50 other than having fewer chisels around I don't know how cost effective it would be. Unless you are turning many thousand beads a lesser quality chisel would be fine in an application as such.

Joe

[Bill Bolen]

Go to the grizzly site. In their on-line catalog they carry a number of changable bits for the Sorby. 2 or 3 bead sizes avaliable..Bill..

[Fred Krueger]

Thank you all for your help. I found them somewhere in England and I assume they will be put on a boat sometime soon. I ordered them before I saw the Grizzly post. Oh, well.

Thanks again!