Eleanora Eden on sun 9 feb 97
Hi Rick and All,
There is a product that so far I see only from Axner called Magic Mender.
It is formulated both for low fire and for high fire. I have been
meaning to mention it and wonder if other people are using it. I have
found it to be amazingly helpful in mending most types of cracks or breaks.
I have always thought if they could send people to the moon they could
figure out how to give us the glues and cements we need. This Magic
Mender seems to be a step in the right direction.
Usual disclaimers. And this is a cosmic "they" with no specific
in mind.
Eleanora
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@maple.sover.net
[the address fga@world.std.com is temporary. My mailbox at
eden@maple.sover.net still works -- do not change address books]
Margaret Arial on tue 11 feb 97
Eleanora,
Does it work on bisque as well? I have a larger than life cat sculpture I
built hollow that I probably didn't leave a large enough air escape hole and
it has a 1/4" crack across its back appearing after bisque.
Margaret .Almost 60 degrees partly cloudy/sun abounding with robbins, but
still too sick to enjoy
Billie & Beverly Cohen on wed 12 feb 97
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi Rick and All,
>
>There is a product that so far I see only from Axner called Magic Mender.
>It is formulated both for low fire and for high fire. I have been
>meaning to mention it and wonder if other people are using it. I have
>found it to be amazingly helpful in mending most types of cracks or breaks.
Hi Eleanora,
I have been using a product called Aztec High Fire Mender (I assume it's
pretty much the same thing. It is mixed with some of the slip or clay
used to make the ware. I have used it on porcelain dolls that I cracked
or whatever after they were fired to ^6. They must be fired again at
the same cone temp but so far this stuff has worked well for me. I even
repaired a porcelain tea pot that cracked when the handle sagged. Worked
like a dream.
>
>I have always thought if they could send people to the moon they could
>figure out how to give us the glues and cements we need. This Magic
>Mender seems to be a step in the right direction.
Yes, it does.
>
>Beverly
Eleanora Eden on wed 12 feb 97
Hi Margaret and all,
I have used this Magic Mender on raw, bisc, and finished work all with
success. Recently I got a piece back from a shop they had taken big
chips out of the lip. I was able to build up the body and redo the
underglaze and glaze and for the life of me now I can't figure out which
one was the one the store sent me! No trace of the problem.
The only fix I have not been able to successfully achieve is putting a
platter back together after it broke in half. I did try.
Eleanora
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@maple.sover.net
[the address fga@world.std.com is temporary. My mailbox at
eden@maple.sover.net still works -- do not change address books]
Stern HQ on thu 13 feb 97
Would you please give a bit more information on the Magic Mender such as
manufacturer, cost, what cone clay you use, etc. Is "Magic Mender" it's
name or is that your descriptive term? I'm eager to hear about this
stuff. TIA Jeni
On Wed, 12 Feb 1997, Eleanora Eden wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi Margaret and all,
>
> I have used this Magic Mender on raw, bisc, and finished work all with
> success. Recently I got a piece back from a shop they had taken big
> chips out of the lip. I was able to build up the body and redo the
> underglaze and glaze and for the life of me now I can't figure out which
> one was the one the store sent me! No trace of the problem.
>
> The only fix I have not been able to successfully achieve is putting a
> platter back together after it broke in half. I did try.
>
> Eleanora
>
> Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
> Paradise Hill
> Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@maple.sover.net
>
> [the address fga@world.std.com is temporary. My mailbox at
> eden@maple.sover.net still works -- do not change address books]
>
Eleanora Eden on fri 14 feb 97
Hi Jeni and All,
Copying from Axner catalog:
Magic Mender is for ceramic greenware and bisque for temperatures up to
cone 03. 4 0z jar: 4.75
High Fire Mender is for porcelain and stoneware. May be fired to high
temperatures. 2 0z jar: 4.75
So there it is from the horse's mouth. All disclaimers apply.
Axner is 800-843-7057
Axner@ATTmail.com
Go for it. Let us know how it works for you.
Eleanora
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@maple.sover.net
[the address fga@world.std.com is temporary. My mailbox at
eden@maple.sover.net still works -- do not change address books]
Joyce Lee on wed 21 apr 99
In Feb. '97 a clayarter posted about a product called Aztec Fire Mender,
which she mixed with some of the slip or clay used to make the ware. She
said that she'd used this on porcelain dolls that cracked after they
were fired to ^6 and on a porcelain teapot that cracked when the handle
sagged. The ware must be fired again at the same cone temp.
Someone else posted (Eleanor, I think) that Axner carried a product
called Magic Mender for both low fire and high fire. E. said that she
found it to be "amazingly helpful in mending most types of cracks or
breaks." These posts are from my files and are basically direct
quotations.
Joyce
In the Mojave so pleased to see the quail are back, teaching the young
ones where to go for water and which downed log can help keep them safe
...one little female ran so fast when papa called that her legs looked
like wheels; she was followed by a little male who took his own sweet
time and even dared to take a shortcut across the patio rather than
follow dad's trail....love 'em.
brummel@spacestar.net on thu 22 apr 99
Check out the air-hardening, adhesive, no-shrinkage, waterproof, no-firing
repair/restoration/sculpting clays, including FIXIT, at: www.avesstudio.com
They are really helpful in many situations, and repairs can be made on items
withoug re-firing them. AVES Studio has many fine products, including FIXIT,
Apoxie Sculpt, and Apoxie Clay.
Chuck Krejci
In article <371D4F11.5152@iwvisp.com>,
joycelee@iwvisp.com wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> In Feb. '97 a clayarter posted about a product called Aztec Fire Mender,
> which she mixed with some of the slip or clay used to make the ware. She
> said that she'd used this on porcelain dolls that cracked after they
> were fired to ^6 and on a porcelain teapot that cracked when the handle
> sagged. The ware must be fired again at the same cone temp.
> Someone else posted (Eleanor, I think) that Axner carried a product
> called Magic Mender for both low fire and high fire. E. said that she
> found it to be "amazingly helpful in mending most types of cracks or
> breaks." These posts are from my files and are basically direct
> quotations.
>
> Joyce
> In the Mojave so pleased to see the quail are back, teaching the young
> ones where to go for water and which downed log can help keep them safe
> ...one little female ran so fast when papa called that her legs looked
> like wheels; she was followed by a little male who took his own sweet
> time and even dared to take a shortcut across the patio rather than
> follow dad's trail....love 'em.
>
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