Marcia Selsor on sat 5 dec 09
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Marcia Selsor
> Date: December 5, 2009 9:18:22 PM CST
> To: jeanne wood
> Subject: Re: wax and alumina
>
> I use about a teaspoon of Alumina Hydrate in a half a cup of liquid
> wax. I use Aftoosa wax for this. I put this mix on
> lids on porcelain and procelain feet. It reduces and fusing on lids
> and no grabbing on feet to shelves. I don't bother with this mix for
> stoneware.
> Marcia
>
> On Dec 5, 2009, at 6:40 PM, jeanne wood wrote:
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>> Hi Everyone,
>> I was wondering if anyone would share their successful combination
>> of liquid wax resist to alumina hydrate for use on the base of
>> bisqueware? Either in percentage or parts would be great information.
>> A similar request is for a material to suspend the alumina in the
>> wax, so it doesn't hard pan?
>> I haven't been able to find anything useful in any of my books.
>> thanks,
>> -Jeanne W.
>> In Idaho
>>
>
> Marcia Selsor
> http://marciaselsor.com
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Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
Marcia Selsor on sun 6 dec 09
Begin forwarded message:
> From: Marcia Selsor
> Date: December 6, 2009 8:09:09 AM CST
> To: claybuds@ATT.NET
> Subject: Re: wax and alumina
>
> yes, I thin the wax with water as well. It is easier to brush if
> thinned.
> Marcia
> On Dec 5, 2009, at 9:51 PM, claybuds@att.net wrote:
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>> I use two tablespoons of 200 mesh alumina to a cup of emulsified
>> wax. I also thin the mix with water, about an eighth to a quarter
>> cup per cup of wax. The alumina does hard pan a bit, but I don't
>> find it settles rock hard, and when it's mixed into the wax, it
>> stays fairly well in suspension with an occasional stir. I also
>> have another container of just wax for the rest of the base. I use
>> alumina wax just on the foot. 325 mesh alumina will also work, and
>> stays very well in suspension, but I like the larger grain size
>> that 200 mesh supplies. I also mix four handfulls of alumina to one
>> handfull of ball clay for my wash for the shelves, mixed VERY thin
>> with lots of water. That way it's alumina against alumina between
>> the bottom of the foot and the shelf, and this has worked for me
>> for cone 10 porcelain for decades.
>>
>> David Beumee
>> Lafayette, CO
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>>
>> -------------- Original message from jeanne wood
>> : --------------
>>
>>
>>> Hi Everyone,I was wondering if anyone would share their successful
>>> combination of liquid wax resist to alumina hydrate for use on the
>>> base of bisqueware? Either in
>>> percentage or parts would be great information.A similar request
>>> is for a material to suspend the alumina in the wax, so it
>>> doesn't hard pan?
>>> I haven't been able to find anything useful in any of my books.
>>> thanks,
>>> -Jeanne W.
>>> In Idaho
>>
>
> Marcia Selsor
> http://marciaselsor.com
>
>
>
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Marcia Selsor
http://marciaselsor.com
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