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"Sue Doo Nym" wrote in message T... My blunder was when the tutor left me to choose a glaze and get on with it for the first time. Unknowingly and just going by the pretty colour, I chose a glaze that should only be sponged on, or put on pieces that are horizontal. After carefully and meticulously dipping, and then cleaning the bottom prior to going on the firing shelf, another tutor spotted me just in time. When finding out the glaze and telling me about it, the only way to salvage the piece was to wear a mask and gently scrape it down as best as possible. He told me I had put it on so thick it would have stuck to the shelf and caused all sorts of problems. After the piece was fired it looked awful, exactly what I had done to it, all scratchy, although my brother in law reckoned it was the "rustic" look! That's a bit better than what happened to one of my fellow students. She was stressing around trying to get a vase finished, and there was some kind of miscommunication between her and the teacher as to the number of the glaze. Both the right and the wrong glazes were white before firing, so our teacher didn't notice that the "wrong" glaze had been used and thus didn't sponge off high enough up on the vase. Final result, one ruined vase, one ruined oven shelf. The vase was glazed onto the shelf all the way around. Marianne |
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I blew up a very nice pot by firing it with the lid on...
Linda D in TX |
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Lcdumas wrote: I blew up a very nice pot by firing it with the lid on... Linda D in TX Really? We always fire with the lid on in the school where I do my pottery. Of course we wax all the rims very thoroughly, and have had some sticking, but not blowups. Firing with the lid on assures a better fitting lid, and better match of glaze. Deb R. |
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Deborah M Riel wrote:
In article , Lcdumas wrote: I blew up a very nice pot by firing it with the lid on... Linda D in TX Really? We always fire with the lid on in the school where I do my pottery. Of course we wax all the rims very thoroughly, and have had some sticking, but not blowups. Firing with the lid on assures a better fitting lid, and better match of glaze. I always fire pots, that have a lid, with the lid on, making sure there is absolutely no glaze between the lid and the pot! Occasionally they stick a bit, but that can usually be solved with a piece of wood and a hammer, tapping gently. Otherwise, especially with large lids, you don't get a good fit, because everythings warps a little. Monika -- Monika Schleidt www.schleidt.org/mskeramik (If you wish to send me a mail, please leave out the number after my name!) |
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I have never known anyone to fire a pot without the lid on (to keep the pot
and lid from warping out of fit). Perhaps the piece was fired to fast and or their was still moisture in the pot.... "Lcdumas" wrote in message ... I blew up a very nice pot by firing it with the lid on... Linda D in TX |
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lids on, lids off, I don't know. I once fired a teapot, very happy
with it I was. Glazed on the inside, glazed halfway down on the outside, wood fired, came out of the kiln looking lovely. one small problem......... all the holes I'd spent time drilling in the body before fixing the spout, all glazed up! I inserted a screwdriver down the spout and tapped gently a few times. It split neatly down the middle! all the best, Alistair. "W_D_Great_Divider" wrote in message .net... I have never known anyone to fire a pot without the lid on (to keep the pot and lid from warping out of fit). Perhaps the piece was fired to fast and or their was still moisture in the pot.... "Lcdumas" wrote in message ... I blew up a very nice pot by firing it with the lid on... Linda D in TX |
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"alistair" wrote in message om... lids on, lids off, I don't know. I once fired a teapot, very happy with it I was. Glazed on the inside, glazed halfway down on the outside, wood fired, came out of the kiln looking lovely. one small problem......... all the holes I'd spent time drilling in the body before fixing the spout, all glazed up! I inserted a screwdriver down the spout and tapped gently a few times. It split neatly down the middle! Oh wow, Alistair! That's about the worst thing I can imagine. So close to the finish and then BANG! Did you fire with the lid on or not? :-) Marianne |
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The teapot story reminded me of a blunder of mine. I made a teapot for a
friend's wedding----and what a lovely teapot it was---the handle was great, the spout fantastic-----the problem??? I forgot to make holes for the tea to come out. Silly me. |
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"Marmaj40" wrote in message ... The teapot story reminded me of a blunder of mine. I made a teapot for a friend's wedding----and what a lovely teapot it was---the handle was great, the spout fantastic-----the problem??? I forgot to make holes for the tea to come out. You couldn't use a Dremmel to drill some from the inside? Marianne |
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But such a pretty flower pot?....
"Marmaj40" wrote in message ... The teapot story reminded me of a blunder of mine. I made a teapot for a friend's wedding----and what a lovely teapot it was---the handle was great, the spout fantastic-----the problem??? I forgot to make holes for the tea to come out. Silly me. |
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