Taylor Hendrix on mon 12 apr 10
Hey, the latest barium dust up got me thinking why I couldn't find my
supply of barium yesterday when I was putting my chemicals back up on
my shelves. I may have never purchased any. I only fire to cone 6 ox
anyway, so I went to my H&H and I read something interesting.
Barium carbonate will form the barium crystals that are so yummy when
there is at least a little bit of reduction. What say the glaze
maestros on the list? I was wondering if barium glazes really work
well at cone 6 ox and if strontium carb. has the same need of a slight
reduction in order to react properly. H&H confused me as directly
after their explanation of the need for some reduction they present a
Cooper barium glaze for oxidation. Drr.
Interesting stuff. Oh yeah, while I was putting my chemicals in their
new containers and organizing things I noticed I had enough manganese
to kill a horse.
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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James Freeman on mon 12 apr 10
Taylor...
I'm certainly not a glaze maestro, but I use barium carbonate in cone
6 electric kiln firings. I get the same wonderful surfaces I used to
get in cone 10 reduction gas firings.
For whatever it may be worth.
...James
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On Mon, Apr 12, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Taylor Hendrix wro=
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te:
> Hey, the latest barium dust up got me thinking why I couldn't find my
> supply of barium yesterday when I was putting my chemicals back up on
> my shelves. I may have never purchased any. =3DA0I only fire to cone 6 ox
> anyway, so I went to my H&H and I read something interesting.
>
> Barium carbonate will form the barium crystals that are so yummy when
> there is at least a little bit of reduction. What say the glaze
> maestros on the list? I was wondering if barium glazes really work
> well at cone 6 ox and if strontium carb. has the same need of a slight
> reduction in order to react properly. H&H confused me as directly
> after their explanation of the need for some reduction they present a
> Cooper barium glaze for oxidation. Drr.
>
> Interesting stuff. =3DA0Oh yeah, while I was putting my chemicals in thei=
r
> new containers and organizing things I noticed I had enough manganese
> to kill a horse.
>
>
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> wirerabbit1 on Skype (-0600 UTC)
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
>
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