It sounds to me like they are heat-deprived near the mandrel so the glass is brittle. I've only made a few big-hole beads, but while I was making them I was thinking about the fact that the mandrel probably wouldn't hold the heat very well and I should give them a little heat on the sides before putting them away.
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