CiM

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CIM stands for Creation Is Messy. They are suppliers of glass which hs a CoE of 104 and is compatible with Effetre, Vetrofond, Lauscha and the other 104 glasses. The messy colour pallettes are being extended regularly with new shades. They also produce a range of CoE 96 glass called Messy 96. Messy colour 104 and Messy 96 are not compatible.

Occasionally CiM produce a pull of glass that does conform exactly to their colour specifications or one that is created for a test run. These occasional odd lots of glass are labled as "Messy Uniques" and are sold exclusively by Frantz art glass and associated sellers in the U.S.A.

Creation in Messy 104 colours and stock numbers

Information on the working properties of CiM glass is a current research project by members of the Frit-Happens community in the form of a prize competition Frit-Happens CiM Competition Thread

CiM 104

Stock Number Colour Properties Other Info Reactions
C0109 bordello annealing temp 504 degrees C semi translucent deep red
C0128 sangre striking colour opaque red
C0149 lipstick opaque red brown
C0223 pumpkin opaque light orange
C0229 clockwork opaque deep orange
C0241 creamsicle semi opaque orange
C0346 ghee semi opaque light yellow
C0351 stoneground opaque light brown
C0402 cedalon annealing temp 554 degrees C opaque turquoise
C0413 peacock green annealing temp 538 degrees C - shocky - anneal from hot semi translucent light green
C0430 elphaba opaque light green
C0448 dirty martini opaque pale green
C0449 kryptonite semi opaque light blue
C0505 french blue opaque bright blue
C0508 leaky pen annealing temp 527 degrees C - work high in flame as may pit semi translucent dark blue spreading colour
C0512 halong bay annealing temp 549 degrees C - shocky - anneal from hot semi translucent light blue
C0519 glacier opaque light blue
C0531 lapis opaque purple blue
C0543 sapphire transparent medium blue
C0547 electric avenue opaque medium blue
C0550 chalcedony opaque light blue
C0562 ming opaque deep blue
C0563 pulsar transparent medium blue
C0618 simply berry annealing temp 577 degrees C semi opaque light purple
C0632 thai orchid opaque violet
C0645 heffalump opaque pale lilac
C0652 count von count transparent light purple
C0653 larkspur transparent pale purple
C0654 grape ape opaque medium purple
C0655 eggplant opaque dark purple
C0658 plum semi translucent light purple
C0660 crocus semi opaque light purple
C0661 evil queen opaque deep purple
C0667 poi opaque dark lilac
C0701 ginger annealing temp 543 degrees C opaque light pink
C0703 butter pecan annealing temp 565 degrees C opaque pale pink
C0717 khaki opaque gray green
C0722 canyon de chelly opaque light brown
C0742 sepia transparent pale pink
C0765 chai opaque pale pink
C0806 cirrus annealing temp 521 degrees C - striking colour - shocky - anneal from hot semi opaque white reduces to yellow/brown
C0820 hades opaque intense black
C0834 clear transparent clear
C0835 peace shimmering opaque white
C0859 marshmallow semi opaque white
C0904 gelly's sty annealing temp 510 degrees C opaque light pink
C0907 rose quartz semi opaque light pink
C0915 pink champagne translucent light pink
C0921 blush translucent pale pink
C0926 cranberry semi opaque rich dark pink
C0957 desert pink opaque pale pink


CiM Uniques

Stock Number Colour Properties Other Info Reactions
511128-1 sangre darker than regular sangre
511140-1 lipstick lighter thank regular lipstick
511140-3 lipstick lighter than 5111140-1
511223-3 Pumpkin lighter than regular pumpkin
511223-3 pumpkin translucent burnt orange
511333 sunshine never went in to full production soft buttery yellow
511351-1 stone ground lighter than regular
511413-2 peacock green slightly blueish compared to regular
511413-3 peacock green more saturated than 511413-2
511427 tabby gray never went in to full production silver gray
511430-1 elphaba very similar to regular
511430-2 elphaba petroleum green
511430-3 elphaba darker than regular
511449-1 kryptonite turns opaque more quickly than regular
511531-1 lapis more purple than blue
511618-1 simply berry lighter than regular
511618-2 simply berry darker than regular
511644 dusk never went in to full production - colour shifts under different lighting blue gray shade
511656 blackcurrant almost black when used on its own very dark purple
511701-1 ginger lighter than regular
511703-3 butter pecan darker than regular
511703-3 butter pecan more yellow than regular
511742-1 sepia More amber than regular
511806-1 cirrus striking colour strikes to opaque more easily than regular
511806-2 cirrus striking colour slight blue tint
511864 charcoal never went in to full production - looks black when used on its own transparent dark gray
511904-1 gelly's sty less saturated than regular
511938 gelly's sty and peace cored cane, heart shaped peace encased with gelly's sty streaky pink when worked
511938 gelly's sty and cranberry pink cored cane, heart shaped cranberry encased with gelly's sty streaky pink and red when worked


Two batch annealing schedules for CiM

525 (Celsius) annealing schedule for batch annealing

Ramp up         0-150  degrees       1 hour     
                   150-315  degrees    1 hour   
                   315-425  degrees    1 hour   
                   425-525 degrees     1 hour
                   Held at 525 for 30 minutes
Ramp down     525-425 degrees     2 hours
                   425-370  degrees    1 hour 
                   370-315  degrees    1 hour
                   315-205 degrees     1 hour

Turn off kiln and remove beads the next morning.

555 (Celsius) annealing schedule for batch annealing

Ramp up         0-150 degrees         1 hour
                   150-315 degrees      1 hour 
                   315-425 degrees      45 minutes
                   425-510  degrees     45 minutes
                   510-555  degrees     45 minutes
                   Held at 555 for 30 minutes
Ramp down     555-510 degrees       1 hour
                   510-455 degrees       1 hour
                   455-400 degrees       1 hour
                   400-290 degrees       1 hour
                   290-230 degrees       1 hour

Turn off kiln and remove beads in the morning.

Information researched by CiM tester Lorraine Chandler

Further information

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