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*Really* white porcelain slip?
Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might find a *really* white
porcelain slip? There are many companies out there selling slip that is named all manner of white, but they all turn out rather gray or yellowish when fired. I mean the kind of white that is the same color as your standard printer/copier paper. I know it must exist somewhere, as I have some true white porcelain figurines and a miniature porcelain tea set sitting on a table at home. Thanks, Robert Galejs |
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Geographically where are you?
Steve Bath UK In article , Robert Galejs writes Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might find a *really* white porcelain slip? There are many companies out there selling slip that is named all manner of white, but they all turn out rather gray or yellowish when fired. I mean the kind of white that is the same color as your standard printer/copier paper. I know it must exist somewhere, as I have some true white porcelain figurines and a miniature porcelain tea set sitting on a table at home. Thanks, Robert Galejs -- Steve Mills Bath UK |
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I'm in the northeast United States. Massachusetts, to be specific.
- Robert Steve Mills wrote: Geographically where are you? Steve Bath UK In article , Robert Galejs writes Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might find a *really* white porcelain slip? There are many companies out there selling slip that is named all manner of white, but they all turn out rather gray or yellowish when fired. I mean the kind of white that is the same color as your standard printer/copier paper. I know it must exist somewhere, as I have some true white porcelain figurines and a miniature porcelain tea set sitting on a table at home. Thanks, Robert Galejs |
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What ^ are you firing to? Are you fring China Porcelain or bone china
"porcelain" NJ v |
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I'm in the northeast United States. Massachusetts, to be specific. - Robert Steve Mills wrote: Geographically where are you? Steve Bath UK In article , Robert Galejs writes Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might find a *really* white porcelain slip? There are many companies out there selling slip that is named all manner of white, but they all turn out rather gray or yellowish when fired. I mean the kind of white that is the same color as your standard printer/copier paper. I know it must exist somewhere, as I have some true white porcelain figurines and a miniature porcelain tea set sitting on a table at home. Thanks, Robert Galejs Robert: Since you're in MA, you might try http://www.continentalclay.com I noticed in their catalog that they are now carying "Southern Ice", a brilliant white clay from Australia. It would be rather easy to make slip from that, and it would fire bright white (ox.) I've ordered from them, and found them to be most helpful, and a great company to deal with. Hope that helps, Wayne Seidl |
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I can fire up to cone 10.
I have no idea of what the difference between china and bone china porcelain. Could you explain the difference? The porcelain slip I am searching for is to make antique doll reproductions. After firing up to bisque, the doll head will be painted in many passes with china paint, so I don't want to have a glassy surface. In addition, real antique porcelain is very white and all of the hobby porcelains that doll companies sell is quite gray. Thanks, Robert Nancy Albin wrote: What ^ are you firing to? Are you fring China Porcelain or bone china "porcelain" NJ v |
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wayneinkeywest wrote: Robert: Since you're in MA, you might try http://www.continentalclay.com I noticed in their catalog that they are now carying "Southern Ice", a brilliant white clay from Australia. It would be rather easy to make slip from that, and it would fire bright white (ox.) I've ordered from them, and found them to be most helpful, and a great company to deal with. Hope that helps, Wayne Seidl Wayne - Have you actually made slip out of Southern Ice? An apparently knowledgable Byrne distributor told us that Southern Ice *cannot* be made into a slip. I have no idea of why though. Any ideas? Thanks, Robert |
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"wayneinkeywest" wrote in message .. . I'm in the northeast United States. Massachusetts, to be specific. - Robert Steve Mills wrote: Geographically where are you? Steve Bath UK In article , Robert Galejs writes Does anyone have any suggestions on where I might find a *really* white porcelain slip? There are many companies out there selling slip that is named all manner of white, but they all turn out rather gray or yellowish when fired. I mean the kind of white that is the same color as your standard printer/copier paper. I know it must exist somewhere, as I have some true white porcelain figurines and a miniature porcelain tea set sitting on a table at home. Thanks, Robert Galejs Robert: Since you're in MA, you might try http://www.continentalclay.com I noticed in their catalog that they are now carying "Southern Ice", a brilliant white clay from Australia. It would be rather easy to make slip from that, and it would fire bright white (ox.) I've ordered from them, and found them to be most helpful, and a great company to deal with. Hope that helps, Wayne Seidl Southern Ice is wonderful porcelain and very translucent. They are now also producing Cool Ice, a low fire porcelain, cone 4 to 6. It is very white. |
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the purest porcelain comes form France.it has the lowest iron content.if you
want that level of white you will have to find a supplier of clay from there. |
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Wayne -
Have you actually made slip out of Southern Ice? An apparently knowledgable Byrne distributor told us that Southern Ice *cannot* be made into a slip. I have no idea of why though. Any ideas? Thanks, Robert Robert: Sorry to contradict what you've been told, but if they can make a clay from it, YOU can make a slip from it. Mix with water, blend, done. I use a blender. Terra Sig is something else though. I'm having a great deal of trouble making THAT from porcelain. Could just be me... or the fact that most of the particles are the same size, and therefore little to no separation. Wayne |
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