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Old 2007-07-14, 10:19am
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I've been using a lot of CIM glass lately and my beads are cracking. I've never had this happen before. A friend said I might be annealing them at the wrong temperature but I can't find a guideline anywhere of the proper annealing temperature for this glass.

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Thanks, I love the colors.
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Old 2007-07-14, 10:30am
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I don't use CIM too much for that reason - apparently most CIM have a much higher annealing temperature than other COE 104 glass . . .

There is a thread on CIM and Kathy Seamands of Creation is Messy on Messy Color annealing points for the different CIM colors, posts #24 and 28:


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Our testing shows different annealing temperatures for each color:
Cirrus 970-1040
Peacock Green 1050
Gelly’s Sty 950
Ginger 1010
Celadon 1030
Butter Pecan 1050
Bordello 940
Leaky Pen 980
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Old 2007-07-14, 10:41am
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WOW...annealling temps all over the place. So if you used leaky pen (980) and butter pecan (1050) would you meet somewhere in the middle ?
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Old 2007-07-14, 10:52am
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Well that's a big disappointment, because there are some beautiful colors there. It sounds like we may have to give up using these with other 104 glass that anneals at, what, 960? Bummer.

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Old 2007-07-14, 10:54am
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Thanks for your help!!!!
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Old 2007-07-14, 11:18am
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Okay after reading all the above posted link, Kathy from CIM says and shows the annealling temps for the glass colors...most anneal at a boro temp or higher like a boro strike temp. So far ( from what is posted in that thread ) Gelly sty and bordello anneal at a close to 104 COE annealling temp.

Kathy also says that if you are using two or 3 colors in a bead, anneall the glass at the target temp of the glass with the highest anneal temp. The only problem I can see with that is that some glass will start to slump at the higher temps.

Ex: 2 colors - Bordello (anneals at 940 / slumps at 990)
Cirrus (anneals at 1020 / slumps at 1070)

If using Kathys suggestions ( anneall temp should match the color with the highest temp ) Anneal at 1020....thats okay for cirrus but would make bordello slump.

So far with annealling I have had no troubles with any of the beads, annealled at 970....just hoping that its not a case of breakage months down the road.

Damn that would suck. I guess I will NOT be selling any of the beads made with CIM....too risky for me.
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Old 2007-07-15, 11:37am
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This is why I don't use CIM anymore.
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Old 2007-07-15, 1:40pm
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Does anyone know where CIM is made? Thanks!
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Old 2007-07-15, 2:46pm
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It's made in China but it's an American owned company, I believe. Check out their website at
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