<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/2de2e8d6-0fd1-4cf7-bc3e-d78ee231da65/15713615-E8B8-4ADD-8237-6EBF3902BB8C/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html" href="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.miyuki-beads.co.jp</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/968E5624-B08F-4E2E-B314-706FD2FB9269" alt="Manufacturing process" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/3B1CAFD3-BB56-4D6C-AC44-C6B427ACA919" alt="Produce raw glass material -Resolution-" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD><TABLE cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD align="left" valign="top">Mix the raw materials SiO2, NaCO3, and CaCO3 with any base-coloring ingredients and place them in a 1400C furnace to make the melted glass.</TD><TD align="right" width="126" valign="top"><IMG hspace="4" height="110" border="0" width="114" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_11.gif" /></TD><TD width="120" valign="top"><IMG height="120" border="0" width="120" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_12.jpg" /></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/CF3C19B8-4515-4366-844D-D3A973E7AD02" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="middle"><TABLE cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="430"><TBODY><TR><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_21.jpg" /></TD><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_22.jpg" /></TD><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_23.jpg" /></TD><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_24.jpg" /></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><TBODY><TR><TD align="left">Move the melted glass to a slightly cooler melting pot, and use a compressed air device to blow the glass through a hole in the bottom of the pot, making the glass tube shape. The holes in the pots are shaped, which creates the differently shaped beads. </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/096FFF7D-253F-480B-9F89-54F17EE77C0B" alt="Cut glass tubes -Cutting-" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="left"><IMG hspace="5" height="120" border="0" align="right" width="120" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_31.jpg" alt="Cut the glass tube " />Cut the long glass tube into short pieces using a special cutting machine.</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/0F3BDBC0-1CBC-47AD-907C-B4D1565449E9" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="left"><IMG height="120" border="0" align="right" width="120" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_41.jpg" alt="hspace=5" />Mix carbon powder with these cut pieces and heat them to 700C to make the cut pieces into round beads.</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/C074FA96-C5EA-4746-97FB-406F3DD6940A" alt="Rinse" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="left">Rinse the cut beads to wash off the carbon powder.</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/B718EFD1-2B04-4322-A92E-2D366A4857F7" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="left"><IMG hspace="5" height="120" border="0" align="right" width="120" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_61.jpg" />The washed beads are not glossy. Make the glossy beads by reheating them in a kiln.</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/E78E0207-F9E0-4E2B-B8B6-1CF500600BD5" alt="Give processing to surface -Coloring-" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="middle"><TABLE cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" border="0" width="430"><TBODY><TR><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_71.jpg" /></TD><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_72.jpg" /></TD><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_73.jpg" /></TD><TD><IMG height="107" border="0" width="107" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_74.jpg" /></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><TABLE cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="0"><TBODY><TR><TD align="left">Enhance the beads and create bead variety through the process of silverline, dyeing,glazing, rainbow and luster coating, etc.</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/92D58323-2F54-4591-BE4C-F6D4F9D1DC5E" alt="Finishing Rinse" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="left"><IMG hspace="5" height="120" border="0" align="right" width="120" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_81.jpg" />Carefully wash and dry the beads.</TD></tr></table></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/img/9CCE6D5F-0107-4D44-A56C-61A5EAFDEFD6" alt="Complete" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/06.html"><table background="undefined" bgcolor=""><tr><TD align="left"><IMG hspace="5" height="120" border="0" align="right" width="120" src="http://www.miyuki-beads.co.jp/english/seed/images/photo06_91.jpg" />The completed products are packaged in a poly bag, and then exported to various countries.</TD></tr></table></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/15713615-E8B8-4ADD-8237-6EBF3902BB8C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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