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^1 salt

updated mon 21 feb 11

 

Suchman ceramics on sun 20 feb 11


Any thoughts on ^1 salt? How about the effects on the kiln in comparison t=
o
^6 or ^10 salt?

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Marcia Selsor on sun 20 feb 11


I did ^1 soda firing on Terra Cotta when I was at the Bray.
I liked it.
Probably not quite as hard on the brick but still has some effect.=3D20
Marcia
On Feb 20, 2011, at 9:35 AM, Suchman ceramics wrote:

> Any thoughts on ^1 salt? How about the effects on the kiln in =3D
comparison to
> ^6 or ^10 salt?
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> --
> -e-in-o'side-
> pagan by nature
>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/42169721@N04/
>=3D20

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James Freeman on sun 20 feb 11


Eric...

Both Paul Soldner and Rick Berman did work with low temperature salt firing=
,
and a google search will likely turn up lots of information. Here is a lin=
k
to an Article Rick Berman wrote in Clay Times:
http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/salku.htm . Here is Mr. Soldner's
article: http://www.paulsoldner.com/essays/lowfire.html .

Berman's article addresses just how badly the salt eats at the kiln, even a=
t
low temperatures. Soldner's website has pictures of his low-fired salt
work.

Enjoy your exploration.

...James

James Freeman

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On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 10:35 AM, Suchman ceramics wr=
ote:

> Any thoughts on ^1 salt? How about the effects on the kiln in comparison
> to
> ^6 or ^10 salt?
>
> --
> -e-in-o'side-
> pagan by nature
> >http://www.flickr.com/photos/42169721@N04/
>

Hank Murrow on sun 20 feb 11


On Feb 20, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Suchman ceramics wrote:

> Any thoughts on ^1 salt? How about the effects on the kiln in =3D
comparison to
> ^6 or ^10 salt?

I did a bit of low temp salting using Lithium chloride at Anderson Ranch =
=3D
back in the day('70's).

Did not seem to damage the kiln in subsequent fires to C10.

Cheers, Hank=3D