Eve Rose on tue 4 jan 11
Thank all of you for you thoughtful and useful answer. I have pasted
all the answers in a word doc for future reference. It seems that
ploppin it in a bucket in a bag will be my preferred method to begin.
Seems easiest. And although It wasn't my question the thread on wedging
gave me yet another way to save wear and tear on a damaged neck.
New question: I'm having to take the Spring and Fall semester off for
health problems. Can I let the glazes dry out and reconstitute them or
must I keep watering them. I know that some would say toss and start
over, but I'm a poor disabled student and these glazes have a lot of
many and time invested in them.
TIA
Eve
Snail Scott on wed 5 jan 11
On Jan 4, 2011, at 10:06 PM, Eve Rose wrote:
> ...Can I let the glazes dry out and reconstitute them or
> must I keep watering them...
Some glazes reconstitute better than others. The amount
of additives seems to be a factor. Commercial glazes
tend to have a lot of gum and possibly other stuff that
makes most of them a real pain to rehydrate. Homemade
glazes and glazes from dry mixes don't have those unless
you add them yourself, and without them, can be remixed
by breaking up the dried glaze into small lumps and
adding water.
Glazes with soluble materials like soda ash tend to get
weird over time, and may be better off for not being kept
wet.
A year isn't that long to keep most glazes wet, though.
Just add some extra water, seal them tightly, and tape
around the lids.
-Snail
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