Smircich Tail Stock Holder

Designed by Jim Smircich to make those technically perfect beads he is famous for. It is a wooden contoured handle that holds a brass rod with a cup shape near its end. Place the tip of the mandrel into the cup to steady it. By holding the tail stock holder in one hand and the mandrel in the other, you can control the bead within the flame more easily. It becomes instantly more stationary as you rotate the mandrel allowing you to place the bead in the flame exactly where you need it and keep the bead on center.