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Those darned bubbles! by
Bubbles_
EWWWW!!
I keep getting bubbles on my finished pieces. I have tried up to 40 minutes
hold time at 1270 degreess, but they still show up! I am getting rather
frustrated by it all. I can "repair" them by adding glaze to the holes (that
are more like inverted craters going all the way down to the...
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Weird lip when pulling up by
Bubbles
Hi folks :-)
Being just a beginner when it comes to turning, I need to get rid of bad
habits before they lock on. One that I have notice now is that I somehow
pull some of the clay too far up, so that I get an extra loose lip at the
top. My only guess is that I was turning with long fingernails -...
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paper-clay? by
Bubbles
Hi!
I got a recipe and ingredients to make paper clay from my teacher, but it
doesn't work - it always loosens after firing! If it is just thin places,
can I "just" add some clay, dry and refire to bisque?
What makes the paper-clay adhere properly to the bisqued clay?
Any smart recipes without a...
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March 19th 06 12:13 AM
by DKat
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Flat pieces bending... by
Noname
I have noticed that my flat pieces are showoing a tendency to cup upwards as
they dry. Is there anyway to prevent this? Thanks.
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Mastering Cone Six Glazes, Our Test Results by
GaSeku
I tried to change the subject title, but it reverted back to the other one.. I
would love to hear of other's test results. Here's mine for Waterfall Brown,
though not terribly accurate because it turned out to be overfired to at least
cone 7. Waterfall Brown is the only
one I have tried so far. I...
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January 30th 04 04:58 PM
by D Kat
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Other sources of information by
Sue Roessel Dura
Are there any other news groups or lists that deal with kilns, glazes and
details about clay? Thanks! Sue
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January 25th 07 07:08 PM
by StT
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warning: GREAT LAKES CLAY COMPANY (WILL STEAL FROM YOU) by
grizzzlyadam
My week started off normal... made my clay order from one of my two
usual suppliers but chose to order 1000 pounds from great lakes clay
co. They say they can get you a freight order in 3 days and make
special arrangements so it doesn't show up frozen(problem in north
midwest winter) SO ANYWAY...
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Red glaze by
Kevin Baldwin
The following is a very good glaze when fired to 1265'C on white stoneware
in an electric kiln. I use it all the time, its very stable does not run
when soaked for 18 minutes.
Potash Feldspar 44
Quartz 14
Bone Ash 14
Talc 10
A.K. Ball Clay 8
H.V Ball Clay 5
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July 14th 04 04:11 PM
by CNB
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Food coloring in 'glaze paint' by
dkat
I want students to be able to see the 'blue' they are painting on with
cobalt. Has anyone played with adding food coloring to cobalt?
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Studio heat source by
Pete Snell
Hi All
I'm designing a small studio addition for my SO's pottery studio. It'll
be about 12' by 22'. I'm trying to decide on a heat source for it. Fuel
will probably be natural gas. What do you use? I'm thinking it's
probably good to use a source that doesn't blow air around, but I'm not
sure how...
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February 26th 05 07:03 PM
by jedi
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Opinion - Bisque Firing Cone 06 or 04 by
DKat
We have always bisque fired to cone 06. One of the potters has suggested
firing to cone 04 to help eliminate various glaze problems. Any opinions on
this?
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February 11th 05 04:48 PM
by jedi
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HEAT RETENTIVE PLATES by
Juan
Hello,
I have invented a new type of ceramic "heat retentive plate" that you
preheat in a microwave oven for just one minute, it stays HOT for 1/2
HOUR and the rim remains cool for easy handling.
Please see:
http://www.heatstoragedish.com
I will answer any questions and teach anyone interested how...
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July 26th 06 11:12 PM
by Juan
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Grip to bring the rim in? by
Bubbles
Me again! Nag, nag, nag! HEhe!
I know the 3-4-finger "grip" to bring in the sides of a pot, but there is a
special grip used to bring in the top! I just don't have it described or
displayed in any of my 10-12 books that describe throwing!!! ARGH!!!
Could someone describe the grip, or, even...
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Creating a website (tips for potters?) by
Eric
When I look at some of your websites (e.g. Shambala etc) I get envious
at just a great way of reaching the public and sharing works with
fellow potters. But I don't have a clue how to make one (a website
that is) and don't have the dough to pay someone.
I know there must be a zillion books on...
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another Polish loanword from Chinese by
Igor Sklar
There is another Polish/Russian word which has veery distant Chinese roots:
Pol. farfura ('porcelain'), Russ. farfor
- Turk. farfur - Pers/Arab fagfur
('a Chinese province, a title of Chinese emperor')
- Old Pers. bagapura, translated from
Chin. tien-tse ('son of Heaven')
What Chinese...
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can I fire my toilet? by
chriS RING
My wife would like to redecorate our toilet...
Of course I will need to dry it out completely.
Anyone know what cone I can take a "vitreous china" toilet bowl
or sink bowl to?
Chris in Austin, Texas
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Question about slip by
Lcdumas
The commercial clay menders may be applied to dry greenware and don't crack
while they (menders) are drying. I want to paint slip all over a piece to
smooth it out more, but the piece is dry. I've heard that if you mix vinegar
with the slip, it behaves similarly to a clay mender. Does anyone...
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May 3rd 04 07:38 PM
by dkat
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Judges Comments by
Morgan Larch
This is curious to/for me (and may well be an aside, please forgive me if it is).
I've thought a pot being about the pot, not about the
potter. The pot has resonance with it's audience or not. To me the potter
is quite apart from the pot. The pot is a living being on it's own (success) or it
isn't...
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Basic wheel throwing question - centering by
Elric
Hello.
I'm taking a Beginner Wheel Throwing Class at a local studio, but it
turns out I'm the only beginner there, and after about 15 minutes of
demonstration, the instructor cut us loose. In the two hour class,
everyone made 3 or 4 bowls apiece, and I could barely get the clay to
center on the...
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