Michael Flaherty on thu 9 jun 11
Has anyone ever tried crystalline glazes at 03 or lower? Have any result=
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you'd like to share? Is there any technical reason it couldn't be done?
ivor and olive lewis on fri 10 jun 11
Dear Michael Flaherty,
I am aware that people are making Crystalline glazed pots firing to Cone 6
and see no reason why it should be impossible to devise a recipe that would
mature at Cone 03 and throw down a decorative crystal suspension during
cooling. But it is possible this melting point may only be achievable by
using undesirable raw materials.
As a research project you would need to select materials appropriate to the
task. These should exhibit the following properties.
One should melt below cone 3 and act as a solvent for all other ingredients=
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One should be a glass former
Two ingredients must react chemically to form a new stable compound. This
new compound should have the ability to grow in two dimensions to make
decorative figures as the glaze solution cools.
I suggest you read Herbert H. Sanders, "Glazes for Special Effects", ISBN
0-8230-2134-3.
Good luck with your venture.
Ivor Lewis,
REDHILL,
South Australia
William Melstrom on mon 13 jun 11
Clayart Digest - 9 Jun 2011 to 10 Jun 2011 (#2011-162)Ivor Lewis' answer =
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is excellent.
The Sanders book that Ivor mentions contains recipes for chromium red =3D
crystalline glazes which mature at cone 014-010. Ivor mentioned =3D
"undesirable" materials -- chromium red crystalline glazes contain about =
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80% red lead. I have tested these recipes and got good and interesting =3D
results.
The Sanders book also contains molybdenum crystalline glazes that mature =
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as low as cone 3, but I have not tried these.
Both the molybdenum and chromium crystalline glazes produce true =3D
macro-crystals. Sanders also contains aventurine glazes which mature at =
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cone 06, but I consider these to be micro-crystalline glazes, not =3D
macro-crystalline.
The Crystalline Glaze Forum is specifically dedicated to crystalline =3D
glazes. The focus is on zinc-silicate macro-crystalline glazes, but all =
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things crystalline are welcome. =3D20
http://s3.excoboard.com/crystal
William Melstrom
Moderator, Crystalline Glaze Forum
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a.. single firing
a.. Re: single firing (06/09)
From: DJ Brewer =3D20
b.. Re: single firing (06/10)
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b.. The Family of Glaze
a.. Re: The Family of Glaze (06/10)
From: ivor and olive lewis
c.. Low Temperature Crystalline Glazes
a.. Low Temperature Crystalline Glazes (06/10)
From: ivor and olive lewis
d.. Re; I've been busy
a.. Re; I've been busy (06/09)
From: David Woof
e.. assessment stuff
a.. assessment stuff (06/10)
From: Nils Lou
f.. Family of glaze--again
a.. Family of glaze--again (06/10)
From: Lili Krakowski
g.. "The truest eye"
a.. "The truest eye" (06/10)
From: Lili Krakowski
h.. education dismantling
a.. education dismantling (06/10)
From: sharonia628
i.. Just what do standardized tests test anyway?
a.. Re: Just what do standardized tests test anyway? =3D
(06/10)
From: paul gerhold
j.. ability of seeing/story
a.. ability of seeing/story (06/10)
From: mel jacobson
k.. FW: I've been busy
a.. FW: I've been busy (06/10)
From: Ric Swenson
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