sargeant on sat 15 nov 97
Hi i just recently moved to Texas from Canada fortunatly i ended up at a
place called the ART STUDIO in Beaumont
The studio has a wonderful clay department and a truly inspiring director
in Greg Busceme
This summer we built two new kilns for the studio a salt kiln and a gas
reduction
We have fired the salt kiln about eight times but we still seem to be
having problems with getting a kiln wash that is easy to apply
We use alumina mixed with a small amount of ball clay to help keep it
suspended in water
any sugestions would be apreciated
Noel Sargeant
kurt wild on sun 16 nov 97
sargeant wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi i just recently moved to Texas from Canada fortunatly i ended up at a
> place called the ART STUDIO in Beaumont
> The studio has a wonderful clay department and a truly inspiring director
> in Greg Busceme
> This summer we built two new kilns for the studio a salt kiln and a gas
> reduction
> We have fired the salt kiln about eight times but we still seem to be
> having problems with getting a kiln wash that is easy to apply
> We use alumina mixed with a small amount of ball clay to help keep it
> suspended in water
> any sugestions would be apreciated
>
> Noel Sargeant
Noel: I don't understand why you use a kiln wash We don't (Mel & I at
the "farm"). We wad the pieces with a mix of half kaolin and half
alumina hydrate and scrape our shelves (rub vigorously with a broken
piece of silicon carbide kiln shelf) after each firing. We often dip
the end of posts in a thin mix of the wadding mix ("smart pills").
Craig Martell on sun 16 nov 97
At 09:57 AM 11/15/97 EST, Noel wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>We have fired the salt kiln about eight times but we still seem to be
>having problems with getting a kiln wash that is easy to apply
>We use alumina mixed with a small amount of ball clay to help keep it
>suspended in water
>any sugestions would be apreciated.
This wash works well in salt and doesn't peel.
alumina hydrate(100mesh) 75%
kaolin 25%
Apply a thin coat over existing coats prior to each firing. When the
buildup is over a quarter inch or so remove all wash with a wire brush head
on an angle grinder and start over.
regards, Craig Martell-Oregon
Kathi LeSueur on mon 17 nov 97
<the "farm"). We wad the pieces with a mix of half kaolin and half
alumina hydrate and scrape our shelves (rub vigorously with a broken
piece of silicon carbide kiln shelf) after each firing. We often dip
the end of posts in a thin mix of the wadding mix ("smart pills").>>
I don't know why anyone washes shelves at all. I don't. I know my glazes, wax
properly, and just set them on the shelf. If the shelf starts to warp I can
just flip it over. Haven't washed shelves in 20 years.
Kathi
Jennifer Rhinesmith on tue 25 nov 97
Noel: I have always made my own kiln wash and it consists of 50% Silica
and 50% EPK. I have never used it in a salt kiln, but it works great in a
gas and in electric kilns. Hope that helps, Jennifer in Alpine, Tx
Jennifer Rhinesmith
Vida Nueva Art Center & Coffeehouse
Alpine, Tx
On Sat, 15 Nov 1997, sargeant wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi i just recently moved to Texas from Canada fortunatly i ended up at a
> place called the ART STUDIO in Beaumont
> The studio has a wonderful clay department and a truly inspiring director
> in Greg Busceme
> This summer we built two new kilns for the studio a salt kiln and a gas
> reduction
> We have fired the salt kiln about eight times but we still seem to be
> having problems with getting a kiln wash that is easy to apply
> We use alumina mixed with a small amount of ball clay to help keep it
> suspended in water
> any sugestions would be apreciated
>
> Noel Sargeant
>
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