Deborah Thuman on sat 28 jun 08
I need to put numbers on the front of my house. Just in case we ever
have to call 911, it would be nice if they could find my house. I live
in a desert where winter lasts 6 weeks and will get a bit below
freezing overnight. It gets a bit hotter than 100 for a couple weeks
in the summer. This part of the house faces south and is in full sun.
We get 8 inches of rain in a wet year and 3 inches of snow in a bad
winter. Snow lasts until 10:00 AM before it's all melted. So far this
year, we've had less than a half-inch of rain.
I'm working with ^04, ^6 and ^10. Which would be the best choice for
the numbers for the front of the house and what is it about that clay
that makes it the best choice? One idea floating about in my head is
to use the Laguna brown clay with a clear glaze. I wouldn't have to
worry about color fading. I think.
Deb Thuman
http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5888059
Heather Pedersen on sun 29 jun 08
My understanding is the critical thing is that the clay be fired such
that its water absorption is below a certain percentage.
Smaller is better, but I don't know what the cusp absorption is (5%?).
There is a fairly simple test that was posted here last week by
someone who is trying to collect that information on a myriad of
clays. Hopefully they will chime in, or perhaps you can find the
message.
The test involved boiling a clay test coupon in water for a day (or
two) and comparing its pre-boiled weight to its post-boiled weight.
-= Heather Pedersen
On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Deborah Thuman wrote:
> I need to put numbers on the front of my house. Just in case we ever
> have to call 911, it would be nice if they could find my house. I live
> in a desert where winter lasts 6 weeks and will get a bit below
> freezing overnight. It gets a bit hotter than 100 for a couple weeks
> in the summer. This part of the house faces south and is in full sun.
> We get 8 inches of rain in a wet year and 3 inches of snow in a bad
> winter. Snow lasts until 10:00 AM before it's all melted. So far this
> year, we've had less than a half-inch of rain.
>
> I'm working with ^04, ^6 and ^10. Which would be the best choice for
> the numbers for the front of the house and what is it about that clay
> that makes it the best choice? One idea floating about in my head is
> to use the Laguna brown clay with a clear glaze. I wouldn't have to
> worry about color fading. I think.
>
> Deb Thuman
> http://debthumansblog.blogspot.com/
> http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5888059
>
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