Repairing scratched crockery.

Silly question.
I have scratched plates.
I have a electrically fired kiln that will go up to 1000C.
Is it possible if I put plates in kiln set at correct temperature, and
ramped it up and down correctly, that the glaze would reflow?

it'll reflow - but your colors may shift some.

~ although some of my re-fired pieces come out looking better then the
1st fire.

i do this on chipped pieces.

see ya

steve.

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Silly question.
I have scratched plates.
I have a electrically fired kiln that will go up to 1000C.
Is it possible if I put plates in kiln set at correct temperature, and
ramped it up and down correctly, that the glaze would reflow?

A friend did this to some willow pattern dishes he had. The scratching and
crazing dissapeared, but there were nasty patches of discolouring. He would
not attempt it again.
A

Xtra News wrote:

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Silly question.
I have scratched plates.
I have a electrically fired kiln that will go up to 1000C.
Is it possible if I put plates in kiln set at correct temperature, and
ramped it up and down correctly, that the glaze would reflow?

A friend did this to some willow pattern dishes he had. The scratching and
crazing dissapeared, but there were nasty patches of discolouring. He would
not attempt it again.

Worked, sort-of for the bit I tested.
However, kiln had not been used in anger for some time, and some stuff has
fallen over the item I tested.
Little blue blisters.
I probably should have vacuumed out the kiln, and tried it with something else
first
Actually, the problem was cracked glaze - which has been fixed, not scratches
as I mentioned.

Just a note - if these are antique pieces, you are destroying their value if
you refire them. I just cringed with pain to hear of the willow patterned
dishes being refired.
Donna

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Xtra News wrote:

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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Silly question.
I have scratched plates.
I have a electrically fired kiln that will go up to 1000C.
Is it possible if I put plates in kiln set at correct temperature, and
ramped it up and down correctly, that the glaze would reflow?

A friend did this to some willow pattern dishes he had. The scratching
and
crazing dissapeared, but there were nasty patches of discolouring. He
would
not attempt it again.

Worked, sort-of for the bit I tested.
However, kiln had not been used in anger for some time, and some stuff has
fallen over the item I tested.
Little blue blisters.
I probably should have vacuumed out the kiln, and tried it with something
else
first
Actually, the problem was cracked glaze - which has been fixed, not
scratches
as I mentioned.

dkat wrote:
Just a note - if these are antique pieces, you are destroying their value if
you refire them. I just cringed with pain to hear of the willow patterned
dishes being refired.

Supermarket plates, maybe 1980s?
Not exactly antique.
Well, yet.

(silly me having images of the old ware where the cobalt bled into the
glaze - love that stuff). Donna

"Ian Stirling" wrote in message
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dkat wrote:
Just a note - if these are antique pieces, you are destroying their
value if
you refire them. I just cringed with pain to hear of the willow
patterned
dishes being refired.

Supermarket plates, maybe 1980s?
Not exactly antique.
Well, yet.

"dkat" wrote in message
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Just a note - if these are antique pieces, you are destroying their value
if
you refire them. I just cringed with pain to hear of the willow patterned
dishes being refired.
Donna

I mentioned a friend doing that, but they were not particularly old, nor
valuable )
He collects antiques and is aware of values.