abishop@interserv.com on fri 6 dec 96
Hello, I found this great crystalline glaze recipe, but the
only problem is that it is VERY runny. Is there anything
I should add to the recipe or anything I can do to the
shelves. I've been adding thick layers of kiln wash on the
shelves but the glaze still seems to seep through. Thanks.
April
abishop@interserv.com
Akita-jin \"Lee Love\" on sat 7 dec 96
April,
Throw or roll little plates to put under your runny pots. Bisque these
plates and kiln wash them. Use them until they break. Wad your pots
you place on these plates, this helps you remove them. This is what I
do with my runny ash glazes.
Good Luck!
Lee
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Brad Sondahl on sat 7 dec 96
Crystalline glazes have to be somewhat runny for the little molecules to
be able to romp around and find one another. The books say no kaolin in
the glaze, but I've found you can add at least 5% kaolin (to cone 10
glaze) and it helps a lot, also in helping the glaze adhere upon
application. Firing in little pieplates on tripod stilts will cut down
on damage to your shelves. The only thing that helps the shelf when
splotched is lots of kiln wash, or chipping out the chunk.
bainc@aol.com on sat 7 dec 96
Crystal glazes are runny by their very nature; if you add something to
stabilize them (e.g. increase alumina), they won't form crystals in the
same way, if at all. One thing you can try is to throw and bisque shallow
dishes, kiln wash them, and place your glazed piece in the dish to catch
the runs. Better than having glaze all over the shelves. I have also
read that you can throw thick walled cylinders, cut them into rings (about
1" or so), place them in the catch dish, and put the piece on the ring.
This is said to reduce the amount of grinding ou have to do to the base of
the piece.
Good luck!
Scott
Kevin P. O'Hara on tue 10 dec 96
Hello April,
I knew someone that did a lot of Crystalline firing and he made a special
"pot holder/glaze catcher" for each pot. He would then take a hammer and
knock the glaze catcher off and grind the bottoms of the pots after the
firing. I hope this helps.
Kevin P. O'Hara
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From: CLAYART
To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART
Subject: runny glazes
Date: Friday, December 06, 1996 4:53AM
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
Hello, I found this great crystalline glaze recipe, but the
only problem is that it is VERY runny. Is there anything
I should add to the recipe or anything I can do to the
shelves. I've been adding thick layers of kiln wash on the
shelves but the glaze still seems to seep through. Thanks.
April
abishop@interserv.com
Marek & Pauline Drzazga-Donaldson on wed 17 may 00
Dear Greg,
Cindy is right when she says add extra fluxes to stop the runny glaze. =
But she did not say how much flux extra to add. The addition of an =
excess of fluxes can give a flux matt glaze. The addition of alumina, or =
clay will also stiffen the glaze. You need to run line blend tests to =
find out the quantities that suit your glaze and method of firing, =
whichever method you choose.
Happy potting Marek http://www.moley.uk.com=20
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