Ric Swenson on sat 8 sep 07
of course you are right. I meant for the clay body. I didn't leap forward=
to glazes...or other materials necessarily. Thanks, Ric > At 02:53 -0400 =
on 9/7/07, Ric Swenson wrote:> >Does it matter? I could be for ounces or gr=
ams or tons or pounds or > >percent...it will equal 100 of something...righ=
t?> > Uhhh... I'd say not right, even though it's correct mathematically > =
that 4x25 anything =3D 100 that thing.> > The outcome of a glaze formula ca=
n be much different if the > ingredients are measured by weight rather than=
volume. Perhaps for > clay bodies it's less critical than in a glaze, but =
still...> > A material that's more dense than another in a formula will be =
more > prevalent if the formula is measured by volume but meant to be > mes=
aured by weight.> > Volume (Mel's coffee can method) will certainly work if=
the formula > is meant to be expressed that way, but they are not intercha=
ngeable.> > Most glaze formulas are represented in weight measures (grams, =
> pounds, whatever), even when they're expressed as percentages; it's > sti=
ll 25% of a (say) 2000 gram batch.> > That's my take.> > And I mean that si=
ncerely.> > Regards,> Maurice
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