This is a variation on the zigzag, but without the abrupt change in direction. The tricky part is getting the ends to join up neatly.
And, a cautionary note: If you use the much more affordable TIG rod for your mandrels, one end will be stamped with an identifier code. This end is not suitable for being the end where you make the bead. But if you dip that end in the bead release, you can't tell that there's a flat spot on the mandrel. You know, a flat spot that would prevent the bead from coming loose...
Be smarter than I was. After about 20 years of making beads, this is the first time I've done this.
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