Be honest....at what temperature...

[Redhotsal]

Um......about 200? 
But I put them in vermiculite......

Well, I'm old and I want to get to bed, dammit!

[Redhotsal]

Anyway - once you've gone below the strain point it doesn't matter a jot unless the beads just crack because of the temp differential. It really won't make 'em stressy........!

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

Makes me stressy, flipping them from hand to hand

[flowerjasper]

 

[Flyingcheesetoastie]

I'm with Sal, although I have kevlar fabric that I wrap things in and then hug them to me to stop any cold air getting to them!

If it's something in a mold then I wait till kiln gets down to 24 as the mold insulates the glass too.  I also don't coldwork anything or stick it in water for 24 hours.

[sparrow]

Um......about 200? 
But I put them in vermiculite......

Well, I'm old and I want to get to bed, dammit!

[noora]

I take them out any time below 100, but I don't put them in water before they're cool enough to touch.

[♥♥Tan♥♥]

I love the look of crackled glass its a shame its so weak

[julieHB]

I open the kiln door a touch as soon as the annealing session is finished, if I am there (about350 deg C to be sure), and at any point after that I whip out the beads and let them cool in the towel. Have never had a bead crack d/t thermal stress meeting with air at normal room temperature, although I probably would let a BIG bead cool off a bit more.  Does that make me the worst pupil in class...or just a very impatient one? 

[silverlemon]

96 is my highest, but often below 90 

[silverlemon]

I wasn't going to own up but Sal did, and her's was higher than mine 

[Veebee]

I overnight too, but I like em to be under 50c, and even then it stll hurts the fingers! 

[Redkite]

I usually do them overnight, but after a Monday morning session I get a bit impatient, wanting to have them out and off the mandrels before the school run. So I open the door at 300 or so and take them out once they get to double figures.

[Cecilia]

not sure really what the temperature is but i take the pot cone out of the top to speed things up a bit then if i am really impatient i get the welding gloves out and have a little nosey... 

[sparrow]

That's really interesting!!! My main reason for asking was for those days when I get two sessions in (make beads in the morning, let them cool, then turn it back on for an evening session) - I guess the roses might be a bit more susceptible to cracking than other beads, but it's good to know even I could crack the kiln open at a higher temp to speed things up!! Thanks for sharing, everyone!