Deborah Thuman on sun 11 nov 07
My first teacher, after much experimentation, discovered the best thing
to stir glaze was a cheap toilet brush.
Deb
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Charles on sun 11 nov 07
I have to agree, I used to use the big paint stirrers from Lowe's, but now I head to the dollar store. I can use them to seive glazes or simply stir, but it gets EVERYTHING back into the mix!
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--- On Sun, 11/11/07, Deborah Thuman wrote:
> From: Deborah Thuman
> Subject: [CLAYART] One more way to stir glaze
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Date: Sunday, November 11, 2007, 12:21 PM
> My first teacher, after much experimentation, discovered the
> best thing
> to stir glaze was a cheap toilet brush.
>
> Deb
> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
>
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Anne Doyle on mon 12 nov 07
i buy these...
http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/00073973
For about 1$, i find they are much better quality than the dollar store
ones and they come in a variety of colours and sit perfectly in their
holders.
I have one for each glaze, glaze name clearly marked on the handle and the
handy holder. When glazing is all done they get a wash and go back on the
bottom shelf with the braun mixers for small batches. I also use a paint
mixer on the drill when first mixing glazes or for ones that hardpan. But
during glazing its these ikea brushes for a quick stir every now and
again. Its a system that i find stops glazes getting contaminated with
traces of colorants that might remain in the brush. This way each glaze
has its own stirrer. Just like each chemical has its own scoop...
Anne Doyle, in Saint-Sauveur where it bitter cold and we've left it late
to put up a new Tempo and we're gonna pay for it this morning... and OMG,
only 19 days left til my first crafts fair!! What am i doing reading
Clayart?!
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