Ron Wright on thu 15 jan 98
First I would like to thank Ron Roy for all the time he takes to respond
to the group. I read all of his posts and have learned a great deal.
Sometimes I feel like a kid sneaking into a movie theater.
I have just tested a batch of Post's PMSP-4 clear glaze from the
GlazeBase at cone 6. It came out cloudy, and when I whipped out my new
field microscope (another great idea from the group) I found that it was
full of tiny bubbles. The comments on this glaze states that it is
transparent with no bubbles. How did I screw this up?
Post's PMSP-4
cone 6-7-8
clear gloss
Ferro Frit 3134 40.13
Wollastonite 15.73
EPK 18.06
Flint 19.66
I also tested 2 white variations that came out great (no bubbles) and 1
purple variation that came out grey, oh well.
Ron Wright
Shiresham Pottery - Chicago
http://www.concentric.net/~wrright
Ron Roy on fri 16 jan 98
Thanks Ron -
This glaze only totals 93.56 - am I playing with a full deck?
On the subject of bubbles - I don't know much about this subject - but - I
am beginning to think this is not a problem of the CO2 coming out of
whiting - i notic that Louis doesn't either - and her is a glaze with the
only siniicant Loss On Ignition in the clay - maybe 15% at most. I have
noticed in my own experiments the same thing - bubbles in glazes with
wolastonite instead of whiting. Are there other factors involved?
I an going out of town for tree weeks so I can'r persue this now - but when
I get back (Feb 11) I would like to explore this further.
Ron - would you remember to resend me this post when I get back - please!
>First I would like to thank Ron Roy for all the time he takes to respond
>to the group. I read all of his posts and have learned a great deal.
>Sometimes I feel like a kid sneaking into a movie theater.
>
>I have just tested a batch of Post's PMSP-4 clear glaze from the
>GlazeBase at cone 6. It came out cloudy, and when I whipped out my new
>field microscope (another great idea from the group) I found that it was
>full of tiny bubbles. The comments on this glaze states that it is
>transparent with no bubbles. How did I screw this up?
>
>Post's PMSP-4
>cone 6-7-8
>clear gloss
>
>Ferro Frit 3134 40.13
>Wollastonite 15.73
>EPK 18.06
>Flint 19.66
>
>I also tested 2 white variations that came out great (no bubbles) and 1
>purple variation that came out grey, oh well.
>
>Ron Wright
>Shiresham Pottery - Chicago
>http://www.concentric.net/~wrright
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Lili Krakowski on sat 17 jan 98
Bubbles tend to be caused by gasses that don't quite make it out before
the glaze has healed--i.e. hardened.
They may come from your clay--bisquing higher may help; they may come from
your glaze--an ingredient that creates a lot of gasses; it may come from
too fast firing/cooling. Soaking may help, or fire more slowly
altogether.
As I do not know what is in your glaze I cannot help more. Good luck.
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> First I would like to thank Ron Roy for all the time he takes to respond
> to the group. I read all of his posts and have learned a great deal.
> Sometimes I feel like a kid sneaking into a movie theater.
>
> I have just tested a batch of Post's PMSP-4 clear glaze from the
> GlazeBase at cone 6. It came out cloudy, and when I whipped out my new
> field microscope (another great idea from the group) I found that it was
> full of tiny bubbles. The comments on this glaze states that it is
> transparent with no bubbles. How did I screw this up?
>
> Post's PMSP-4
> cone 6-7-8
> clear gloss
>
> Ferro Frit 3134 40.13
> Wollastonite 15.73
> EPK 18.06
> Flint 19.66
>
> I also tested 2 white variations that came out great (no bubbles) and 1
> purple variation that came out grey, oh well.
>
> Ron Wright
> Shiresham Pottery - Chicago
> http://www.concentric.net/~wrright
>
Lili Krakowski
Jeanne Stolberg on mon 18 sep 00
I just fired a batch of plates that came out all ruined - where I painted
stains on top of a white glaze, the stained area is all bubbly like bad
acne. Have successfully done this for many years, but on a different white
glaze, fired to ^9 ox. So I suspect the new glaze I'm using and firing to ^6
ox is not reacting well with the stains (but my tests were ok!) Do you think
a fluxing agent will help? Even the cobalt carbonate wash bubbled a little,
but not as bad as the mason stains. (Kiln didn't overfire - witness ^6 was
bent just right. Fired in 8 hours)
However, I do remember having some new difficulty with one particular stain
on my old glaze. Just chalked it up to being applied too thick, but maybe it
was a new batch of that stain (???? - It hadn't caused me trouble before).
But there are 1001 variables to factor in, huh.
Anyway, guess I'll go try to figure this out - as the plates were for a
special order (dang. special orders cause too much grief - don't think I'll
do any more). Thanks for listening.
-Jeanne in Alaska
becky schroeder on tue 25 sep 01
i know you will all be jealous but not only did my dad have the complete
recordings of mitch miller but I had a set of Lennon Sister paperdolls.
>
>we must explain to the children.
>
>lawrence welk had a bubble machine....it sent out
>streams of bubbles when they did a waltz.
>
>he would say...anaone anatwo, ana bubble machine.
>
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mel jacobson on tue 25 sep 01
we must explain to the children.
lawrence welk had a bubble machine....it sent out
streams of bubbles when they did a waltz.
he would say...anaone anatwo, ana bubble machine.
it is rather ethnic, rather garrison keilor...or, at least
where garrison got a great deal of his ammo for his
accent. lawrence welk really laid it on thick with his
nordic accent. and the bubble hair. the girls must have
had head aches.
it was a big schmaltzy production show. the old folks just
loved it. my mom and dad would dance through the house.
i just would stare at the floor. they did a great many moon beam
songs, and sorta religious.
a bunch of kids at hopkins high school built a bubble machine
in the 70's and it work a charm.
they had a powerful fan blowing on a big motorized disc with different
sized circles cut in it...it ran through a big tub of soapy water.
we laughed until we ached.
i guess i designed the dumb thing...typical of the pottery teacher.
we did a great many things like that. also built a big mirrored ball
for dances. we used a `johnny jump up` rubber ball and covered
it with epoxy and then mirrors...it weight about 90 pounds.
had it bolted to a rotisserie motor. had about 20 colored lipsidles
with a tight beam on the ball. gave `me` a headache.
if you cannot have fun with high school kids...you are very dull.
and my god, did we have fun. made good pots too.
mel
the dog is under my feet. she went to grad school while
we were in yellowstone. she is even smarter now.
sorry i did not call folks in billings, and custer s.d. and red lodge.
we just could not stop, and did not want to invade with a gang
of four. next time. actually spotted marcia selsor pots in a gallery
in billings. nice...really nice.
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
Joseph Herbert on wed 26 sep 01
The reason behind the bubble machine was the Welkian conceit of producing
"Champaign Music." It certainly was bouncy and fizzy, as the bubbles in the
wine might be. The demographic of his show was probably more toward beer or
no alcohol at all. Probably his worst crime was making us watch on of the
Mouskateers (Bobby, the dancer) grow thicker and slower and older, just as
we were. Regardless of how you feel about his music, he is an American
success story, riding an accordion to cult hero status. His is a show that
refused to die as much as Startrek is.
"Bubble me up, Scotty"
Joseph Herbert
Klyf Brown on wed 26 sep 01
I saw an article not long ago in the paper. In a town where they have
a noise ordinance against playing loud thumping music in public,
particularly those autos known as thumpmobiiles. This kid was
brought in front of the judge for playing his thumpmobile too loud. The
judge found him guilty and sentenced him to sit in a room for a number
of hours and be forced to listen to LOUD Laurence Welk.
True poetic justice.
I am sure an adequate lawyer could have it thrown out as cruel and
unusual punishment.
I don't recall the buble machine included as part of the punishment.
Klyf Brown
New Mexico
9/25/01 8:43:29 PM, mel jacobson
wrote:
>we must explain to the children.
>
>lawrence welk had a bubble machine....it sent out
>streams of bubbles when they did a waltz.
>
>he would say...anaone anatwo, ana bubble machine.
>
>it is rather ethnic, rather garrison keilor...or, at least
>where garrison got a great deal of his ammo for his
>accent. lawrence welk really laid it on thick with his
>nordic accent. and the bubble hair. the girls must have
>had head aches.
>
>it was a big schmaltzy production show. the old folks just
>loved it. my mom and dad would dance through the house.
>i just would stare at the floor. they did a great many moon beam
>songs, and sorta religious.
>
>a bunch of kids at hopkins high school built a bubble machine
>in the 70's and it work a charm.
>they had a powerful fan blowing on a big motorized disc with
different
>sized circles cut in it...it ran through a big tub of soapy water.
>we laughed until we ached.
>i guess i designed the dumb thing...typical of the pottery teacher.
>we did a great many things like that. also built a big mirrored ball
>for dances. we used a `johnny jump up` rubber ball and covered
>it with epoxy and then mirrors...it weight about 90 pounds.
>had it bolted to a rotisserie motor. had about 20 colored lipsidles
>with a tight beam on the ball. gave `me` a headache.
>
>if you cannot have fun with high school kids...you are very dull.
>and my god, did we have fun. made good pots too.
>mel
>the dog is under my feet. she went to grad school while
>we were in yellowstone. she is even smarter now.
>sorry i did not call folks in billings, and custer s.d. and red lodge.
>we just could not stop, and did not want to invade with a gang
>of four. next time. actually spotted marcia selsor pots in a gallery
>in billings. nice...really nice.
>From:
>Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
>web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>
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John Hesselberth on wed 26 sep 01
on 9/25/01 10:43 PM, mel jacobson at melpots@PCLINK.COM wrote:
> we must explain to the children.
>
> lawrence welk had a bubble machine....it sent out
> streams of bubbles when they did a waltz.
>
> he would say...anaone anatwo, ana bubble machine.
For anyone who is really curious, reruns are still on cable regularly. If
you can't find it just visit any nursing home and walk down the halls
checking out what is playing on the TV sets. It won't take you long to find
it.
Regards, John
Web site: http://www.frogpondpottery.com Email: john@frogpondpottery.com
"The life so short, the craft so long to learn." Chaucer's translation of
Hippocrates, 5th cent. B.C.
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John & Susan Balentine on wed 26 sep 01
hee hee---I like to blow bubbles at the beach. While sitting on the beach I let the breeze
blow through my wand. I AM GETTING SOME INTERESTING LOOKS NOW>>>> SUSAN>>CAPS LOCK IS STUCK
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