Lisa or Ginny on thu 7 aug 97
Can somebody tell me how to do this conversion from grams to pounds for
my glaze recipes? Is there a certain number I'm supposed to either
multiply or divide by? (God I hope there's no algebra involved....)
--
Lisa Skeen
Living Tree Pottery & Soaps
http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
YesIAmRU?
Gina Dewar on fri 8 aug 97
Perhaps this info. will help you with your conversions:
1 kilo = 2.2046 lbs (1 kilo = 1000 grams)
Therefore to change grams to pounds multiply the grams by 0.0022046
If you don't need to be so exact, round this number down to 0.0022
Anne W. Bracker on fri 8 aug 97
Standard Ceramic Supply Company's catalog has a conversion chart that
includes all the conversions that a potter would need. No Algebra needed!
(A "To convert...Multiply by" situation.)
F.Y.I.
To convert Pounds to Grams, multiply by 453.6
To convert Grams to Pounds, multiple by .002205
Standard Ceramic Web is http:www.standardceramic.com/clay/
The chart may be on the site.
Phone # is (412) 276-6333
Fax # is (412) 276-7124
Good luck,
Anne W. Bracker
Bracker Ceramics
1835 E 1450 Road
Lawrence, KS 66044
1 913 841-4750 OFFICE
1 913 841-8142 FAX
1 888 822-1982 ORDER LINE
bracker@midusa.net E-MAIL
"Clay Ain't Dirt"
Cindy on fri 8 aug 97
Lisa,
Forget pounds--why, for the love of Mike would you want to work with
pounds? AAARGH! I'm a U.S. citizen and have never lived elsewhere, yet I
can't work with pounds/ounces/etc. Make a 10kg batch. So much easier. If
your scale doesn't mark grams, then get a new scale. Well worth the
investment IMO.
Cindy
P.S. If you're determined to use the English system, you can probably find
the conversion factor in your encyclopedia under 'measurements' or some
such. If not, and no one else posts it, ask your reference librarian.
They're wonderful, astute, and always know where to find the obscurest of
facts.
> Can somebody tell me how to do this conversion from grams to pounds for
> my glaze recipes? Is there a certain number I'm supposed to either
> multiply or divide by? (God I hope there's no algebra involved....)
> --
> Lisa Skeen
> Living Tree Pottery & Soaps
> http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
> YesIAmRU?
Lisa or Ginny on sat 9 aug 97
Cindy wrote:
> Forget pounds--why, for the love of Mike would you want to work with
> pounds?
When our house is built, I will have my own studio. This means I have to
buy GLAZE MATERIALS, which are sold by the POUND. Arrrgh is right,
because I won't be able to buy 50lbs. of everything undre the sun, nor
will I have space for it all.
--
Lisa Skeen
Living Tree Pottery & Soaps
http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
YesIAmRU?
rballou@mnsinc.com on sat 9 aug 97
An easy way to mix up a glaze using pounds:
Example:
40 Feldspar
17 Whiting
30 Kaolin
13 Silica
100 Total
The numbers represent parts, not necessarily grams. So you can call it
ounces, grams, pounds, tons, even, so long as it is a weight measurement. A
hundred pounds too much? Then just divide everything by the same factor,
say 4..
10 Feldspar
4.25 Whiting
7.5 Kaolin
3.25 Silica
25 Total
The easiest is to divide by 10. Just move the decimal place over one place
to the left
4.0 Feldspar
1.7 Whiting
3.0 Kaolin
1.3 Silica
10.0 Total
Now you just have to figure out what .7 of 1 pound is. So, multiply .7 X 16
ounces = 11.2 ounces.
There's always a margin of error in mixing glazes, and with larger
quantities, small variations become less important. So you'll probably be
okay with 11 ounces. Do the same thing for the silica.
Now you just need a good scale that measures ounces!
Ruth Ballou
rballou@mnsinc.com
Cindy on sun 10 aug 97
Okay, Lisa--here's how you do it, but I really would *avoid* trying to
convert to pounds when using a recipe. Sounds like a lot of room for error.
One pound is approximately equal to 2.2kg. So you see what you need in
kilos and buy around half what you need in pounds, or you can just divide
by 2.2. (I think that's right.) Ounces equal around 30grams. Same
procedure.
I buy main ingredients in 25-50 pound bags. Since I use pretty much the
same base for all my glazes, that's 5 or 6 bags for me, and they don't take
up all that much space.
Good luck with your new house--that's a lot of fun (and a lot of stress,
but we won't dwell on that ).
Cindy
> When our house is built, I will have my own studio. This means I have to
> buy GLAZE MATERIALS, which are sold by the POUND. Arrrgh is right,
> because I won't be able to buy 50lbs. of everything undre the sun, nor
> will I have space for it all.
> --
> Lisa Skeen
> Living Tree Pottery & Soaps
> http://www.uncg.edu/~lpskeen
> YesIAmRU?
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