Newbie question - Bead Release cracking

[Lisi]

Originally Posted by FourTailsLampwork

I ditto all the folks who say that humidity has a BIG effect on bead release. A lot of the releases were developed in drier climates! If you can find Best Bead Release, it was formulated for high humidity and heat areas.

Even that, however, doesn't work well if your release has been on the mandrel a day or so ... my favorite release is Andrea's Not At All Famous Tad End Release, aka dumping bits of Foster Fire, Best Bead Release, Blue Sludge, Alice's, etc. into a container and shaking it up. Your own Not At All Famous Tad End Release (dumping bits of whatever YOU have on had in a jar) might just work well for you, too.

ditto!

[Mountain Snail]

When I was first getting started my biggest problem with bead release came from heating it and letting it cool too much. For example if I was winding a larger bead and let one end of the release get too cool that would be the part to crack when the hot glass got to it.