jonathan byler on wed 26 may 10
I have our new soda kiln up and running (needs a few tweaks), and now
all I need is a recipe for wadding to prop the pots up. anyone?
also, does anyone have a favorite shino recipe for spraying the inside
walls?
thanks,
jon
jonathan byler on wed 26 may 10
plain flour as in baking flour?
On May 26, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Steve Mills wrote:
> Hi Jon,
>
> My basic wadding recipe is the one on page 89 of Phil Rogers book
> Salt Glaze:
>
> Alumina Hydrate 2 Parts
> Kaolin 0.5
> Ball Clay 0.25
> Grog 0.25
>
> To this I add enough plain flour to make it plastic.
>
> Hasn't let me down yet.
>
> Steve M
>
>
>
>
> On 26 May 2010 23:25, jonathan byler wrote:
> I have our new soda kiln up and running (needs a few tweaks), and now
> all I need is a recipe for wadding to prop the pots up. anyone?
> also, does anyone have a favorite shino recipe for spraying the inside
> walls?
>
> thanks,
> jon
>
>
>
> --
> Steve
> Bath
> UK
> www.mudslinger.me.uk
>
> Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional!
Steve Mills on thu 27 may 10
Yes, it adds elasticity - a little bit of "springyness", retains its shape
during the firing, and is easier to remove afterwards. We make up the wads,
touch them onto a damp sponge, and stick them to the pot. They stay there
long enough for it to be placed on the shelf. Some people I know lick them
(!), I don't! The little bit of flour helps with this technique.
Another technique we've used is to make up the mix (minus the flour), roll
it out into a sheet, cut little discs out, and pre-fire them to a high-ish
bisc temp.
This makes for faster loading, but is no good for wadding lids onto jars
etc.
Steve M
On 27 May 2010 00:41, jonathan byler wrote:
> plain flour as in baking flour?
>
> On May 26, 2010, at 6:32 PM, Steve Mills wrote:
>
> Hi Jon,
>>
>> My basic wadding recipe is the one on page 89 of Phil Rogers book
>> Salt Glaze:
>>
>> Alumina Hydrate 2 Parts
>> Kaolin 0.5
>> Ball Clay 0.25
>> Grog 0.25
>>
>> To this I add enough plain flour to make it plastic.
>>
>> Hasn't let me down yet.
>>
>> Steve M
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 26 May 2010 23:25, jonathan byler wrote:
>> I have our new soda kiln up and running (needs a few tweaks), and now
>> all I need is a recipe for wadding to prop the pots up. anyone?
>> also, does anyone have a favorite shino recipe for spraying the inside
>> walls?
>>
>> thanks,
>> jon
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Steve
>> Bath
>> UK
>> www.mudslinger.me.uk
>>
>> Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional!
>>
>
--
Steve
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional!
Paul Herman on thu 27 may 10
Jon,
I use this recipe in the wood fire and the salt chamber.
By volume, measure out :
1 fireclay
1 kaolin
1 grog or silica sand
Wedge this up to a soft mushy state and then add in 1 measure of fine
to medium sawdust. The sawdust will stiffen up the mix.
I don't recommend alumina in the mix. It sometimes leaves a white mark
that is unpleasant, and hard to grind off. It's also a lot more
expensive than kaolin or fireclay.
good firing,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
Doyle, California US
www.greatbasinpottery.com/
On May 26, 2010, at 3:25 PM, jonathan byler wrote:
> I have our new soda kiln up and running (needs a few tweaks), and now
> all I need is a recipe for wadding to prop the pots up. anyone?
> also, does anyone have a favorite shino recipe for spraying the inside
> walls?
>
> thanks,
> jon
Steve Mills on thu 27 may 10
Hi Jon,
My basic wadding recipe is the one on page 89 of Phil Rogers book Salt
Glaze:
Alumina Hydrate 2 Parts
Kaolin 0.5
Ball Clay 0.25
Grog 0.25
To this I add enough plain flour to make it plastic.
Hasn't let me down yet.
Steve M
On 26 May 2010 23:25, jonathan byler wrote:
> I have our new soda kiln up and running (needs a few tweaks), and now
> all I need is a recipe for wadding to prop the pots up. anyone?
> also, does anyone have a favorite shino recipe for spraying the inside
> walls?
>
> thanks,
> jon
>
--
Steve
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional!
wileyhill on fri 28 may 10
For the wood kiln I use=3D20
2 kaolin
1 silica
1 alumina
I don't use grog, or combustibles. I've found that =3D
grog/sand/combustibles seems to make the wads fall apart or leave a =3D
gritty residue. people seem to like that. Mine pop off in one piece- =3D
no cleaning needed after. A good friend- who happens to be moving to =3D
Seagrove in a bus very soon- taught me that, and it works better than =3D
all the other experiments I've tried.
I roll up wads, and use a tiny (tiny) drop of white or wood glue. Latey =
=3D
wood glue- because that's what I have. I dip one wad in the glue, and =3D
dab out the glue spots for the other wads- that's enough glue. The wads =
=3D
stay in place- even if I have to reposition pots. I play a little =3D
tetris with pots on occasion, and this helps immensely.
Seriously- now I see people trying to pre-fire wadding and other tricks. =
=3D
What I'm doing is so simple for me, not sure why I bothered with what I =
=3D
was doing before. I like the wadding still pliable when I use it- or =3D
else you can't properly level the pot on the shelf.
Try a few recipes and methods- it's simple to whip up test batches. =3D
Different recipes lead to different flashing in atmosphere kilns.
-pH
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