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hot wax!!! cold wax!!!

updated wed 27 jan 10

 

Dan Hill on tue 26 jan 10


Hi all.

I know this discussion has gone around before but I am wondering if there i=
s
any type of cold wax emulsion or other product out there that actually
works. I have tried the products available locally from the 2 pottery suppl=
y
firms in Toronto with little success. I have thinned them, used them thicke=
r
etc. but they seem to require a loooooog time to dry to the point where the=
y
actually resist the glaze and give a nice crisp line.

I do brushwork on bisque as well as waxing between glazes for my Soda
firing and it makes me crazy to have to wait days for the process to work.

Any suggestions of a product that works would be appreciated, I don't reall=
y
want to go with hot wax if I can help it.

Dan Hill
Hill Pottery
Wilno, Ontario, Canada
Soda firing workshops 2010
July 17 and 18th , Sept 18 and 19th.