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I'm heading to Hobby Lobby later and I'd like to pick up a tube of these beads for my 41 Chevy pickup build.  I remember reading somewhere that Hobby Lobby had something close to what I'm looking for.  Can someone that has bought these hexagon shaped beads at Hobby Lobby tell me what size I might be looks for?  Thanks fellows.

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The smallest hex beads I have found are the #15 size.   They are 1.3 mm (or a little less that 1 1/2 inches in 1:1).   The next smallest is #10.   Those are 1.9 mm or almost 2 inches in 1:1 scale.    I found these at Fire Mountain beads on line.   I've never seen these sizes at Hobby Lobby, at least around here.

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The Jewelry Section is a great place to find different shapes. I would also check any JoAnn's Fabrics stores or any other store that caters to Jewelry making. 

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Most stores carry as small as #12 beads. I ordered some on eBay, but they sent me round instead of the hex shape I wanted, they were #15. I'll find a use for them.

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The beads that look like metal fittings won't be at Hobby Lobby or Michael's.  Michael's used to carry plastic #11 (11/0 in jewelry parlance) beads that had a .030" hole.  That particular brand seems to be unavailable now, though you might turn up something similar (or old stock) online.

The metallic looking beads I have found online (check eBay) are:

8/0; 1/10" (10 per inch for the jewelry folks), .050" hole.

10/0; 15 per inch, .036" hole which corresponds to Beadalon .036" braided wire.

11/0; 19 per inch, .030" hole which corresponds to Beadalon .030" braided wire.

15/0; 22 per inch, .024" hole which corresponds to Beadalon .024" braided wire.

The Beadalon brand braided wire is commonly available at craft stores, the beads will be found online.  Do a good search, as they are available in a variety of colors.  You'll find something you like that won't have to be painted, or that you can tint with colors to get an anodized look.

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22 hours ago, Mark said:

The beads that look like metal fittings won't be at Hobby Lobby or Michael's.  Michael's used to carry plastic #11 (11/0 in jewelry parlance) beads that had a .030" hole.  That particular brand seems to be unavailable now, though you might turn up something similar (or old stock) online.

The metallic looking beads I have found online (check eBay) are:

8/0; 1/10" (10 per inch for the jewelry folks), .050" hole.

10/0; 15 per inch, .036" hole which corresponds to Beadalon .036" braided wire.

11/0; 19 per inch, .030" hole which corresponds to Beadalon .030" braided wire.

15/0; 22 per inch, .024" hole which corresponds to Beadalon .024" braided wire.

The Beadalon brand braided wire is commonly available at craft stores, the beads will be found online.  Do a good search, as they are available in a variety of colors.  You'll find something you like that won't have to be painted, or that you can tint with colors to get an anodized look.

Thanks for all the info Mark.

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