PJLewing@aol.com on wed 25 sep 96
I'm having a serious supply problem. For years I've been using unglazed
bisqued tiles made by American Olean, firing them to ^5 in oxidation. They
worked beautifully, and I loved them.
However, American Olean has been bought by Dal-Tile, and they are no longer
going to make them. Once again, a corporate takeover leaves a consumer
screwed.
So I'm looking for a new brand of tile to use. I've used unglazed bisque
tiles from Dal-Tile (they warp and glaze just seems to soak right into them),
B&W (soak up glaze even worse, and tend to break), and Huntington-Pacific (OK
but a little thick and not nicely eased edges).
Does anyone out there have any experience with any other brand of commercial
bisqed tile? Has anyone tried Monarch tile at ^5? Florida Tile wil not work
for me because of the wierd sizes. Another nice thing about the AO tiles was
they were only $2.40 a square foot. It would be nice to find something in
about that price range.
Thanks in advance.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Jonathan Kaplan on wed 25 sep 96
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I'm having a serious supply problem. For years I've been using unglazed
>bisqued tiles made by American Olean, firing them to ^5 in oxidation. They
>worked beautifully, and I loved them.
>However, American Olean has been bought by Dal-Tile, and they are no longer
>going to make them. Once again, a corporate takeover leaves a consumer
>screwed.
>So I'm looking for a new brand of tile to use. I've used unglazed bisque
>tiles from Dal-Tile (they warp and glaze just seems to soak right into them),
>B&W (soak up glaze even worse, and tend to break), and Huntington-Pacific (OK
>but a little thick and not nicely eased edges).
>Does anyone out there have any experience with any other brand of commercial
>bisqed tile? Has anyone tried Monarch tile at ^5? Florida Tile wil not work
>for me because of the wierd sizes. Another nice thing about the AO tiles was
>they were only $2.40 a square foot. It would be nice to find something in
>about that price range.
>Thanks in advance.
>Paul Lewing, Seattle
Paul: I have been buying Monarch bisque for a few years and have fired it
successfully to cone 4. Florida tile is alow temperature talc body tile, to
the best of my knowledge.
Jonathan
Jonathan Kaplan
Ceramic Design Group Ltd./Production Services
PO Box 775112
Steamboat Springs CO 80477
(970) 879-9139*voice and fax * email jonathan@csn.net
"Show up, pay attention, be a good listener, tell the truth, don't be
attatched to the results!"
Laura Freedman on wed 25 sep 96
PJLewing@aol.com wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I'm having a serious supply problem. For years I've been using unglazed
> bisqued tiles made by American Olean, firing them to ^5 in oxidation. They
> worked beautifully, and I loved them.
> However, American Olean has been bought by Dal-Tile, and they are no longer
> going to make them. Once again, a corporate takeover leaves a consumer
> screwed.
> So I'm looking for a new brand of tile to use. I've used unglazed bisque
> tiles from Dal-Tile (they warp and glaze just seems to soak right into them),
> B&W (soak up glaze even worse, and tend to break), and Huntington-Pacific (OK
> but a little thick and not nicely eased edges).
> Does anyone out there have any experience with any other brand of commercial
> bisqed tile? Has anyone tried Monarch tile at ^5? Florida Tile wil not work
> for me because of the wierd sizes. Another nice thing about the AO tiles was
> they were only $2.40 a square foot. It would be nice to find something in
> about that price range.
> Thanks in advance.
> Paul Lewing, Seattle
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I too am preparing to buy some bisqued tile for a small home project. I
went to Dal Tile here in PA and all they had was earthenware, which I
did not want. Have you looked at Axner's catalogue? It's a white clay
that has been bisqued to about 2,000 F. Says they can be glazed to cone
6. Come in 6" sq. for about $1 ea and 4 1/4" for about $0.60 ea. A
little more expensive than what you had in mind. Do you use your tiles
in outside projects?lauras@epix.net
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