Michael Wendt on wed 10 mar 10
Patty,
why not construct a microbat system like mine? It makes
small pots much easier and since I make a boatload of small
pots, loss rates need to be very low.
Check it out at:
http://www.wendtpottery.com/clayart.htm
Anyone can build this system cheaply just by looking at
mine. Stop in and visit us any time in Lewiston, Idaho.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Funny how the "Fire as I do" mentality shows itself in the
Crystalline Glaze
world. When asking for help I often get "the solution is to
fire at cone
10". But then years ago when I asked Mel about S cracks
when throwing off
the hump his curt reply was "wrong clay body". I am as
committed to
porcelain as I am to cone 6. But I still love you Mel.
Patty Kaliher
mel jacobson on wed 10 mar 10
i don't know a soul that looks down at any temperature of firing.
we are growing past that fast.
we all fire at a temp we want to fire at. i have been having great
joy at cone 13. but, that is just me.
my kiln is on now, cone 10+. same as always.
i am not ready to drop my temp yet. but, many are saving gobs of
propane by dropping to cone 6. that is called a business decision.
some actually think about that sort of thing.
the old cowboy, big balls folks are mov'n on fast. and, to hell with them.
many were very destructive to the profession. the old, `fire like me, or
you are a dork` mentality.
great pots are made at every temperature both oxy and reduction. but, only
by folks that study, experiment and have passion.
temperature competition is bs.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
Patty on wed 10 mar 10
Funny how the "Fire as I do" mentality shows itself in the Crystalline Glaz=
e
world. When asking for help I often get "the solution is to fire at cone
10". But then years ago when I asked Mel about S cracks when throwing off
the hump his curt reply was "wrong clay body". I am as committed to
porcelain as I am to cone 6. But I still love you Mel.
Patty Kaliher
Lee Love on thu 11 mar 10
On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Patty wrote:
> Funny how the "Fire as I do" mentality shows itself in the Crystalline Gl=
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> world. =3DA0When asking for help I often get "the solution is to fire at =
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Here is one string with Ron speaking against "food safe"
earthenware and Jon Pacini supporting it:
http://www.potters.org/subject77363.htm
> 10". =3DA0But then years ago when I asked Mel about S cracks when throwin=
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off
> the hump his curt reply was "wrong clay body". =3DA0I am as committed to
> porcelain as I am to cone 6. =3DA0But I still love you Mel.
I don't think the cone temp has much to do with it.
Porcelain is harder to work with off the hump, but there are things
you can do to deal with "S" cracks, short of adding molochite or fiber
(Pete explained that grog weakens clay in the fired state):
Try not to leave water in the bottom of the pot.
Compress the bottom on the hump with a rib or thorwing stick.
You can compress again, after the clay has stiffened up a bit, by
putting the pot on the wheel head, table or banding wheel, and using a
rib on the inside.
Flip the pot so the rim does not dry ahead of the bottom.
I think the kind of clay makes a lot of difference. You could try
other clays in that temperature range.
Mashiko clay is very sandy, so is forgiving related to drying.
Mixed particle size helps both in the drying and the fired state.
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
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