Firing Onglaze.

I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books I have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for how long
etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ? Someone has
said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much appreciated..

"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
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I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books I have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ? Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

If I change that to being 'on glaze' then I will assume that you have left
out a lot of very critical information. How are you going to fire? That is
what kiln do you have? Before anyone can give you any useful information
they have to know what kind of clay you are using, what glaze, etc. You can
fire any where between temperatures you do in your oven (that is not really
something that anyone here will be much help with is my guess) and up to
~2500 degrees F (cone14). Many people are currently firing ~2200F (cone6).
My firing for that takes around 12 hours but that is just the glaze firing.
I fire in an electric kiln. My clay and glaze are formulated for those
temperatures. If I fired that clay to cone14 it would melt. If I fired it
in the kitchen over the glaze would not 'flux' and the clay would not
vitrify (none of the chemical changes would occur that are needed to make
the clay and glaze 'glass' like.

I've decided I have really over talked this. Tell us what it is your are
working with. The only thing I can think of that would fire in 2-3 hours is
polymer clay and that is not Pottery. DIY or HGTV might be useful for that.

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"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
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I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books I have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ? Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying
onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books I
have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ?
Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.


Ok, that was pure laziness on my part. There really is something called
onglaze. Silly me, I assumed... well it is pretty clear what I assumed.
How does it go - assume makes an ass of u and me... (in this case forget
the u)


http://www.gocco.co.za/ceramic_transfers.htm

http://www.nehoc.com.au/info/ceramic...fastbright.htm

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"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
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I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying
onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books I
have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ?
Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.


Ok, that was pure laziness on my part. There really is something called
onglaze. Silly me, I assumed... well it is pretty clear what I assumed.
How does it go - assume makes an ass of u and me... (in this case forget
the u)

Of course it's possible that Google (the whole Internet?) is actually
The Matrix and none of it is real ... in which case I'm screwed because
I have a lousy memory and rely on it far too much. :-)

"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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In article , DKat
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"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying
onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books I
have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for
how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ?
Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much
appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.


Ok, that was pure laziness on my part. There really is something called
onglaze. Silly me, I assumed... well it is pretty clear what I assumed.
How does it go - assume makes an ass of u and me... (in this case
forget
the u)

Of course it's possible that Google (the whole Internet?) is actually
The Matrix and none of it is real ... in which case I'm screwed because
I have a lousy memory and rely on it far too much. :-)

I know what you mean... I've been thinking of building a visor (think
Geordie) that has google in the upper corner and a microphone that
translates subvocal words into text for a search (lift the right eyebrow for
search and the left page... twitch the nose to bring up your todo list for
the day...). Do you think there's a market for it? It can't be any
stranger than all the people that now go around talking into cell phone mics
with no around them. It really has taken away the glamour of being the
eccentric log lady that I am.

And speaking of the matrix... I gotta tell these guys that I'm much more
productive when things are going well than when I have to deal with all the
petty frustrations they throw in....

Wow ! What was all that about ?
Onglaze is exactly what it says. Any Australians out there ? - I know they
like to do 'onglaze' work. Yep! I learned that if I fire onglaze work for
12 hours, it burns off, so I'm looking for specific instructions, before I
ruin any more of my painstaking efforts.

I have been making an arse of myself for years but what a learning curve eh
?! How else can you learn how to go potty !


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"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
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I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying
onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books
I
have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for
how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ?
Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much
appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.


Ok, that was pure laziness on my part. There really is something called
onglaze. Silly me, I assumed... well it is pretty clear what I
assumed.
How does it go - assume makes an ass of u and me... (in this case
forget
the u)

Of course it's possible that Google (the whole Internet?) is actually
The Matrix and none of it is real ... in which case I'm screwed because
I have a lousy memory and rely on it far too much. :-)

I know what you mean... I've been thinking of building a visor (think
Geordie) that has google in the upper corner and a microphone that
translates subvocal words into text for a search (lift the right eyebrow
for search and the left page... twitch the nose to bring up your todo list
for the day...). Do you think there's a market for it? It can't be
any stranger than all the people that now go around talking into cell
phone mics with no around them. It really has taken away the glamour of
being the eccentric log lady that I am.

And speaking of the matrix... I gotta tell these guys that I'm much more
productive when things are going well than when I have to deal with all
the petty frustrations they throw in....

Yes there are Aussies and Kiwis here (hope that isn't offensive - I'll blame
it on my Friend from New Zealand if it is) but Not I - from U.S. of A... I
had no idea what onglaze was and made the bad assumption you meant 'on
glaze'. The rest only makes sense if you are a scifi or fantasy fan.

I thought the 2 links I posted had good info. Sorry if they were of no use.
Donna


"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
Wow ! What was all that about ?
Onglaze is exactly what it says. Any Australians out there ? - I know
they like to do 'onglaze' work. Yep! I learned that if I fire onglaze
work for 12 hours, it burns off, so I'm looking for specific instructions,
before I ruin any more of my painstaking efforts.

I have been making an arse of myself for years but what a learning curve
eh ?! How else can you learn how to go potty !


"DKat" wrote in message
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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In article , DKat
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In article , DKat
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"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying
onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books
I
have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for
how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ?
Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much
appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.


Ok, that was pure laziness on my part. There really is something
called
onglaze. Silly me, I assumed... well it is pretty clear what I
assumed.
How does it go - assume makes an ass of u and me... (in this case
forget
the u)

Of course it's possible that Google (the whole Internet?) is actually
The Matrix and none of it is real ... in which case I'm screwed because
I have a lousy memory and rely on it far too much. :-)

I know what you mean... I've been thinking of building a visor (think
Geordie) that has google in the upper corner and a microphone that
translates subvocal words into text for a search (lift the right eyebrow
for search and the left page... twitch the nose to bring up your todo
list for the day...). Do you think there's a market for it? It
can't be any stranger than all the people that now go around talking into
cell phone mics with no around them. It really has taken away the
glamour of being the eccentric log lady that I am.

And speaking of the matrix... I gotta tell these guys that I'm much more
productive when things are going well than when I have to deal with all
the petty frustrations they throw in....

Yes there are Aussies and Kiwis here (hope that isn't offensive - I'll blame
it on my Friend from New Zealand if it is) but Not I - from U.S. of A... I
had no idea what onglaze was and made the bad assumption you meant 'on
glaze'. The rest only makes sense if you are a scifi or fantasy fan.

I thought the 2 links I posted had good info. Sorry if they were of no use.
Donna


"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
Wow ! What was all that about ?
Onglaze is exactly what it says. Any Australians out there ? - I know
they like to do 'onglaze' work. Yep! I learned that if I fire onglaze
work for 12 hours, it burns off, so I'm looking for specific instructions,
before I ruin any more of my painstaking efforts.

I have been making an arse of myself for years but what a learning curve
eh ?! How else can you learn how to go potty !


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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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In article , DKat
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"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying
onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the books
I
have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and for
how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ?
Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much
appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is 'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.


Ok, that was pure laziness on my part. There really is something
called
onglaze. Silly me, I assumed... well it is pretty clear what I
assumed.
How does it go - assume makes an ass of u and me... (in this case
forget
the u)

Of course it's possible that Google (the whole Internet?) is actually
The Matrix and none of it is real ... in which case I'm screwed because
I have a lousy memory and rely on it far too much. :-)

I know what you mean... I've been thinking of building a visor (think
Geordie) that has google in the upper corner and a microphone that
translates subvocal words into text for a search (lift the right eyebrow
for search and the left page... twitch the nose to bring up your todo
list for the day...). Do you think there's a market for it? It
can't be any stranger than all the people that now go around talking into
cell phone mics with no around them. It really has taken away the
glamour of being the eccentric log lady that I am.

And speaking of the matrix... I gotta tell these guys that I'm much more
productive when things are going well than when I have to deal with all
the petty frustrations they throw in....

Thanks Donna

Not the info I was seeking and not strictly to do with the 'onglaze' medium
I was referring to. I guess I will find something about the firing
somewhere, or will have to do my own experiments.

Thanks again

Roz

"DKat" wrote in message
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Yes there are Aussies and Kiwis here (hope that isn't offensive - I'll
blame it on my Friend from New Zealand if it is) but Not I - from U.S. of
A... I had no idea what onglaze was and made the bad assumption you meant
'on glaze'. The rest only makes sense if you are a scifi or fantasy fan.

I thought the 2 links I posted had good info. Sorry if they were of no
use. Donna


"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
Wow ! What was all that about ?
Onglaze is exactly what it says. Any Australians out there ? - I know
they like to do 'onglaze' work. Yep! I learned that if I fire onglaze
work for 12 hours, it burns off, so I'm looking for specific
instructions, before I ruin any more of my painstaking efforts.

I have been making an arse of myself for years but what a learning curve
eh ?! How else can you learn how to go potty !


"DKat" wrote in message
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
t...
In article , DKat
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"Rob Morley" wrote in message
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In article , DKat
says...

"Rosalind Lacey" wrote in message
...
I have more or less all the info I need about mixing and applying
onglaze
but little knowledge of the firing process. Oddly enough the
books I
have
on 'painting techniques' fail to give details of the firing and
for how
long etc. They seem to assume one would automatically know this ?
Someone
has said 2 to 3 hours and fast. Any advice would be much
appreciated..


Wow! - well first off I will show my ignorance - what is
'onglaze'?

Google is your friend.


Ok, that was pure laziness on my part. There really is something
called
onglaze. Silly me, I assumed... well it is pretty clear what I
assumed.
How does it go - assume makes an ass of u and me... (in this case
forget
the u)

Of course it's possible that Google (the whole Internet?) is actually
The Matrix and none of it is real ... in which case I'm screwed because
I have a lousy memory and rely on it far too much. :-)

I know what you mean... I've been thinking of building a visor (think
Geordie) that has google in the upper corner and a microphone that
translates subvocal words into text for a search (lift the right eyebrow
for search and the left page... twitch the nose to bring up your todo
list for the day...). Do you think there's a market for it? It
can't be any stranger than all the people that now go around talking
into cell phone mics with no around them. It really has taken away the
glamour of being the eccentric log lady that I am.

And speaking of the matrix... I gotta tell these guys that I'm much more
productive when things are going well than when I have to deal with all
the petty frustrations they throw in....