Elizabeth Copan on sun 7 feb 10
I'm re-visiting a new recipe that calls for powdered borax...
apparently I can only purchase up to 1 lb at a time from Axner, so I went=
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=3D46rom what I've gathered, "20 Mule Team" laundry borax is 100% pure bora=
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and I shouldn't need to order it from a ceramic supply shop. (right?)
(I've always had the luxury of the glaze lab and I never had to think abo=
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where borax came from!)
The other question I have is in reference to the glaze prep.
In the past, I have always added powdered borax directly to the glaze
mixture. Is it better to dissolve it in water first? (warm water or cold
water? does it really matter?)
I'm using Linda Arbuckle's reformulated recipe for "Ocean Oil" ^06-04
Lithium Carb: 21.4
EPK: 7.1
Borax: 14.3
Gerstley Borate: 28.6
Whiting: 28.6
+ Copper Carbonate: 4.3
Thank you in advance for any advice you may have!
Sincerely,
Elizabeth Copan
Studio Copan
info@elizabethcopan.com
www.elizabethcopan.com
Snail Scott on mon 8 feb 10
On Feb 7, 2010, at 6:35 PM, Elizabeth Copan wrote:
> From what I've gathered, "20 Mule Team" laundry borax is 100% pure
> borax,
> and I shouldn't need to order it from a ceramic supply shop. (right?)
Right. The supermarket has it in the laundry aisle.
> The other question I have is in reference to the glaze prep.
> In the past, I have always added powdered borax directly to the glaze
> mixture. Is it better to dissolve it in water first?
I don't bother. I do let my glazes sit for a little
while, then re-mix before testing.
-Snail
Melissa Schooley on mon 8 feb 10
Hi Elizabeth;
I shared a studio for a short while with a woman who used borax in some
incredible glazes. She found ounce she started dissolving the borax in
HOT water and adding that to the glaze, that the glaze came out very
different from when she just added the borax to the glaze recipe. Try
both and see which one you like more.=3D20
Melissa
Melissa Schooley
Raging Bowl Pottery
www.ragingbowlpottery.com
www.ragingbowl.etsy.com
www.ragingbowl.blogspot.com
Handmade Porcelain Celebrating the Art of Fine Craft
aaron cortelyou on mon 8 feb 10
This has to be old news on this board but an electric hand blender
works wonders on blending glazes to an incredibly smooth consistency.
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Snail Scott wro=
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> On Feb 7, 2010, at 6:35 PM, Elizabeth Copan wrote:
>>
>> From what I've gathered, "20 Mule Team" laundry borax is 100% pure
>> borax,
>> and I shouldn't need to order it from a ceramic supply shop. (right?)
>
> Right. The supermarket has it in the laundry aisle.
>
>
>> The other question I have is in reference to the glaze prep.
>> In the past, I have always added powdered borax directly to the glaze
>> mixture. Is it better to dissolve it in water first?
>
>
> I don't bother. I do let my glazes sit for a little
> while, then re-mix before testing.
>
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