Can anyone tell me what the expected life span of cast on a ceramic mold is?

Didn't just blow the fuse, also blew the yellow disk capacitor on the circuit board (and I hope nothing else!). The board is marked KBDM REV.A 111894. It's Creative Industries Clay Boss, nice little wheel if I can fix it. Problem is, the capacitor has no legible value on it, like in farads, so I...

Recently I fired my standard clear glaze.(Potash Feldsspar 19, Silica 19, Wollastonite 25,Podmore frit 2953 25,Microwhite China Clay 12.) (This glaze started out as the 20,20,20,20,20 glaze on the Digital Fire web site) on a buff stoneware clay. Electric kiln fired to between cone 6 and 7. The...

I am hand rolling tapering coils. They are about 24 inches long and taper from 2 in to 1/2 in. They are not too bad but it difficult to get an even taper over the whole length as well as being hard to keep parts of it round and not oval. I would appreciate any suggestions Cheers John W

Hello campers I am interested in talking to and exchanging information with anybody out there who is grossing $50,000 plus a year from their pottery operation I make a range of hand formed, mainly once fired, value added, indoor/outdoor objects for the local market and smaller objects aimed...

Lindsay MacArthur wrote in : I am trying to make a 14"-16" diameter shallow stoneware serving bowl but I have not had any success. Each of my bowls had cracked while drying. What am I doing wrong? Since the bowls...

The Auckland Studio Potters annual exhibition winds up this weekend. The judge and guest exhibitor was John Parker (www.johnparker.co.nz). The ASP October newsletter has just been published and there was a page written by John Parker headed 'Thoughts on Selection" I have picked some relevent...

My wife and I will be doing a trip in Australia in December. Will be in Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne. Can any body suggest any potteries or craft shops shops where Austalian studio pottery can be viewed and bought. We will be in Melbourne for three days and will be able to travel out of town if...

"Wendy Cyrenne" wrote in : Hello all. I have an old Cress Electric kiln which I purchased a year ago. At first I had no problem getting to Cone 6 (which is the maximum recommended for that kiln). Now it seems to take forever to get...

Can anybody tell me if there is a chemical difference between dark and light rutile? Also does anybody have experience in using either in their glazes? Thanks a million Uncle John

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Hi Just a quick one off question I hope someone here won't mind answering. We are making many small clay flowers and have to roll the clay thinly and then cut with a pastry type cutter. What is the best surface to roll out on? We can't stop the clay sticking and damaging them. We have many...

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"Vernissages ETC...!", a French non profit association, organizing visual arts exhibitions, (http://vernissages-etc.over-blog.com/) is seeking two or three ceramists sculpting "human figure" (faces, busts, bodies...) for its exhibition "Expressions and human being - explorations of personal...

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could someone please tell me what a studio potter is and what their job involves ie a typical day in the studio!

what would you say would be the best way for me to gain further expierience in throwing. I'll be leaving university next year after studying ceramics but need more knowledge and skills. if anyone has any suggestions?

Hi all, i am trying to find out what the career prospects for newly graduated throwers are? i'm in my final year at uni and hope to continue throwing as a career. If anyone has any advice or information on the subject or if there are any throwers out there who could answer the following questions i...