Every mandrel can be positioned within the neck of its bolt fastener at any angle and at any length from the plate before being tightened down with a flick of your fingers on a wing nut. You can make their ends meet or even cross them for X beads. The plate is thin which keeps the whole unit as light as possible, which you’ll discover is very important when holding such a big tool in your flame for any length of time.
Far more shapes than V’s, U’s, Y’s, and X’s are possible if you get creative with thin copper or steel wire, spanning it between your mandrels.
Removing your mandrels from the plate is as easy as twirling open one or more wing nuts and backing one or more bolts out of the plate. Coaxing a U-Bead off its curved mandrel pair is easy or tricky depending on how long your bead is and how generous you’ve been with your bead release (the thicker, the better), but you’ll soon master it every time.
Your Tobler Triangle kit will include:
2 V-bead mandrels
2 U-bead mandrels
1 center mandrel
1 mandrel stub (for making a V-Bead with a hole at its apex; not necessary for 3rd hole in U-beads)
1 base plate
3 bolts with wing nuts
1 vise grip handle
thorough instructions (including how to thread cord through a V-Bead!)
My production costs are very high on these, but this tool should last you a lifetime, with the possible exception of the mandrels if you should bend them, but replacements will be available from me, as will all parts.
My instructions include my email and phone number for you to contact me with any questions regarding the use of my Tobler Triangle.
Price is $50 which includes free Priority Mail shipping and insurance to the United States and Canada. To order, please email me at wtobler@tobler_glass.com (remove the underline! toblerglass is one word).
