Toni Martens on tue 23 jul 96
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>. The key is controlling the temperature
of the firing. Generally, you heat the ware to the point where
the glaze melts, then back off the temperature 30-50 degrees &
soak it there for 3 hours or so, allowing the crystals time to
form.
Is there a way that I can do a soak in an electric kiln if I don't
have a soak switch?
I do have a kilnsitter and a pyrometer.
Do you soak on the way up or on the way down?
If on the way down I have thought of using a higher number cone in
the sitter,relying on my pyrometer for temp and turning my heat
control down a couple of notches.Would it work?
I don't really want to try it if there is NO hope of success. I tend
to take a whole load of lost ware rather to heart!
Toni M
Paula Coleman on wed 24 jul 96
>Is there a way that I can do a soak in an electric kiln if I don't
>have a soak switch?
>I do have a kilnsitter and a pyrometer.
>Do you soak on the way up or on the way down?
>If on the way down I have thought of using a higher number cone in
>the sitter,relying on my pyrometer for temp and turning my heat
>control down a couple of notches.Would it work?
Yes, it works. I fire my crystalline glazes in an electric kiln without a
sitter or a pyrometer. Yes, I know I'm insane not to buy a pyrometer.
Anyway, I go strictly by time when it comes to the soak. When the kiln
reaches temperature I let it cool anywhere between 0 min. to 2 hrs.
depending on which glaze I'm using. I then turn it back on to medium or a
combo of medium and low for about 4 hrs. The cool down time and the soak
temperature vary depending on which glaze I am firing at the time.
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Paula L. Coleman Email: potter@comcat.com
Ceramic Artist Web: http://www.comcat.com/~potter/
Bucks County, PA, USA
Jerry 233 on sat 14 sep 96
anyone with exp. in grinding and sanding crystalline glaze that has
dripped? need ideas on best tools to buy, ?air compressor, dremel, other?
please e-mail. Tx
DAN JOHNSTON on tue 12 aug 97
Hello everyone:
I am looking for a crystalline glaze that fires to cone 6. Is there such
a thing or do I HAVE to fire to cone 10? Any suggestions for this
beginner would be appreciated. TIA.
Dan Johnston
Farmington, MO
danj@ldd.net
Stephen_Pilachowski@transarc.com on thu 14 aug 97
Check out http://ceramics.miningco.com/
for a glaze database which has a code 6-9 crystaline glaze recipe.
DAN JOHNSTON writes:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello everyone:
>
> I am looking for a crystalline glaze that fires to cone 6. Is there such
> a thing or do I HAVE to fire to cone 10? Any suggestions for this
> beginner would be appreciated. TIA.
>
> Dan Johnston
> Farmington, MO
> danj@ldd.net
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