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You might try asking the folks at http://www.aaproducts.com. They are located in Seguin which is pretty close I think.

Try getting your bits at http://www.lopacki.com. The prices are good. Bits last a good while. I can usually get about 50 holes per bit.

Regards,
Andrea

Wow! Thanks for all the ideas. I just have a quickfire kiln right now. Maybe soon I will get a bigger one. I make a lot of flower suncatchers. I have tons of scrap pieces all shaped the same. Image cutting petal after petal. Well I have tons of the shapes that form in between the petals. http://www....

I never throw away my bullseye glass. I keep accumulating more and more. What do you guys do with your excess. I have tons of little pieces.

I solder alot of my fused glass. I haven't had this happen. Are you taking the frit to full fuse? If it's possible, maybe you could use clear as a base. I think maybe it has something to do with using frit?

Just a note on removing bead release. Try Oxyclean. I soaked my beads in it for about 5 minutes, then used thick pipe cleaners to give it a quick swipe. It works like a charm. You can get diamond dremel bits for cheap at http://www.lopacki.com. All diamond bits say they are not for drilling, but the...