For the longest time, I’ve been balancing my freshly dipped kiln formed bead mold mandrels on whatever is handy. Well, not anymore! If I had have realized how easy it was to make a drying rack, I would have done it ages ago!
To make your own mandrel drying rack you will need:
2 long bamboo skewers or dowels
piece of cardboard, longer than the skewers and at least 6″ wide
ruler
tape
Materials for mandrel drying rack
Step 1
All of the mandrels for our bead molds are 5″ long, so we are going to mark lines 4.75″ apart on the cardboard. I started by moving 1″ from the left side, making a mark, then moving over 4.75″ and making another mark.
Now do the same towards the bottom of the cardboard sheet.
Step 2
Tape the skewer onto the cardboard with a piece of tape at each end. Align with the marks on the cardboard.
And that’s it!
I know it seems ridiculous, but once you start dipping mandrels and have a dedicated place for them to dry, your life will be much easier. This rack will fit a couple dozen mandrels at a time.
