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testing for chemicals

updated sat 10 oct 09

 

Linda Mccaleb on thu 8 oct 09


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John Hesselberth on fri 9 oct 09


On Oct 9, 2009, at 12:12 AM, Linda Mccaleb wrote:

> Hello ClayArters,
> Hope you are having a good evening.
> Can anyone tell me of a good and inexpensive lab to send samples
> of glazes to for testing? I don't know of any labs in my area. Maybe
> there are some in the Dallas area. I live in Texas. Anything North
> of Dallas is closer than South.
> Thanks again, I do contribute to the questions when I have a good
> answer, but someone usually beats me to it.
> Linda
>

Hi LInda,

Brandywine Science Center in Kennett Square, PA does that kind of
testing at potter-affordable prices. Go to

http://www.bsclab.com/bsclab_pottery.htm

Then give them a call. They are a small outfit and very easy to talk to.

John

P.S. I help set BSC up in this business when I was doing the research
for Mastering Cone 6 Glazes and was getting such poor service from
another lab (now out of business). But I get nothing back from them
except the same good service they give to everybody.