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How do they make glass beads?

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a glass bead is made by taking a rod of glass and a metal rod then melting and winding wrap the rod of glass round the metal rod until you have a disc.then slowly turning it melt the glass into a bead shape[donut].

for more imfomation go to "lampworkglassbeads.com"

Other glass beads are made from pressed glass or are cut glass beads, which are then polished.

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