Antoinette Badenhorst on mon 15 aug 11
Hi guys, I am interested in purchasing a glaze calculation program. Any
advice/ comments on where to turn?
Thanks.
Antoinette. Badenhorst
www.porcelainbyAntoinette.com
William & Susan Schran User on tue 16 aug 11
On 8/15/11 10:25 PM, "Antoinette Badenhorst"
wrote:
> Hi guys, I am interested in purchasing a glaze calculation program. Any
> advice/ comments on where to turn?
The two I would recommend:
GlazeMaster - http://www.masteringglazes.com/Pages/GM1frame.html
Insight - http://digitalfire.com/insight/index.php
I chose GlazeMaster because it was more intuitive for me and I know the
authors; John Hesselberth & Ron Roy.
Bill
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wschran@nvcc.edu
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John Post on wed 17 aug 11
Just to add to the dilemma of which glaze software to use, I prefer
glazchem by Robert Wilt.
You can download a trial of it here http://www.dinoclay.com/software/glzche=
m.html#download
I put up two youtube videos on how to enter a glaze into the database
and on how to use the "Make Suggestion" button for making materials
substitutions.
You can view those videos here...
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPostArtTeacher#p/u/2/t-STG11gBhE
http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPostArtTeacher#p/u/3/RCao5VSshzc
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
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Edouard Bastarache on wed 17 aug 11
Hello all,
I am very happy with Bob Wilt's Glazechem
Gis,
Edouard Bastarache
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----- Original Message -----
From: "David Finkelnburg"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 6:06 PM
Subject: glaze calculation programs.
> Antoinette,
> Many programs out there. I have used two, tested one others. They all
> do about the same thing, but the interface that's best for you depends on
> how you work.
> John Hesselberth's "Glazemaster" is cheap, easy and well-supported. I
> use it now.
> Insight, by Tony Hansen, is not as cheap, is more involved, but is very
> excellent. I used to use it back in the late '90's.
> Richard Burkett's Hyperglaze is also excellent. To me the logic is more
> visual, but it works essentially the same way as others far as the
> calculations are concerned.
> I prefer a database, rather than a spreadsheet, program. It will helpfu=
l
> to update the Material Data Table (MDT). When something like the analysis
> of
> Custer Feldspar changes, you will need to change the analysis of that in
> your MDT to stay current, if you want to be precise, and having the updat=
e
> be easy is handy.
> All the best,
> Dave Finkelnburg
> http://www.mattanddavesclays.com
>
David Finkelnburg on wed 17 aug 11
Antoinette,
Many programs out there. I have used two, tested one others. They all
do about the same thing, but the interface that's best for you depends on
how you work.
John Hesselberth's "Glazemaster" is cheap, easy and well-supported. I
use it now.
Insight, by Tony Hansen, is not as cheap, is more involved, but is very
excellent. I used to use it back in the late '90's.
Richard Burkett's Hyperglaze is also excellent. To me the logic is more
visual, but it works essentially the same way as others far as the
calculations are concerned.
I prefer a database, rather than a spreadsheet, program. It will helpful
to update the Material Data Table (MDT). When something like the analysis o=
f
Custer Feldspar changes, you will need to change the analysis of that in
your MDT to stay current, if you want to be precise, and having the update
be easy is handy.
All the best,
Dave Finkelnburg
http://www.mattanddavesclays.com
John Post on mon 22 aug 11
Hi Veena,
I run Glazchem on a Mac that has Windows XP installed on it. It is
the only program that I bother running Windows for.
I have a couple of ancient Dell Inspiron Laptops running Windows 95
and it works well on them too.
Glazchem is a really inexpensive program, I think it's around $35.
For around $50 you could probably pick up an older laptop running Win
XP or earlier. Ebay or a used computer store would be good places to
look.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
http://www.johnpost.us
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On Aug 22, 2011, at 8:00 PM, VeenaRaghavan@cs.com wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> Thanks for sharing your two videos on YouTube about Glazechem. Not
> being chemically oriented (it is the one class I failed in high
> school, in fact, in my student life!), I find GlazeMaster a little
> overwhelming. I wish someone had made some videos on YouTube for
> this program, as it might have made it easier to comprehend. Your
> demonstrations were very clear. I have GlazeMaster, but rarely use it.
>
> On the subject of Glazechem, I went to the web site, but there is no
> mention of Windows 7. I see that there were problems with Vista. Do
> you happen to know if it works with Windows 7?
>
> I like to tweak glazes and experiment, but having a stumbling block
> in my understanding of GlazeMaster, I find I am winging it most of
> the time, and just check on the Alumna to Silica ration to make sure
> the glaze is still durable. It is rather limiting.
>
> Once again, thanks for the demos.
>
> All the best.
>
> Veena
>
> In a message dated 8/18/2011 11:42:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, johnpost@=
WIDEOPENWEST.COM
> writes:
>>
>>
>> Just to add to the dilemma of which glaze software to use, I prefer
>> glazchem by Robert Wilt.
>>
>> You can download a trial of it here http://www.dinoclay.com/software/glz=
chem.html#download
>>
>> I put up two youtube videos on how to enter a glaze into the database
>> and on how to use the "Make Suggestion" button for making materials
>> substitutions.
>>
>> You can view those videos here...
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPostArtTeacher#p/u/2/t-STG11gBhE
>> http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPostArtTeacher#p/u/3/RCao5VSshzc
>>
>> John Post
>
>
> VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
Veena Raghavan on mon 22 aug 11
Hi John,
Thanks for sharing your two videos on YouTube about Glazechem. Not being
chemically oriented (it is the one class I failed in high school, in fact, =
in
my student life!), I find GlazeMaster a little overwhelming. I wish someone
had made some videos on YouTube for this program, as it might have made it
easier to comprehend. Your demonstrations were very clear. I have
GlazeMaster, but rarely use it.
On the subject of Glazechem, I went to the web site, but there is no
mention of Windows 7. I see that there were problems with Vista. Do you hap=
pen to
know if it works with Windows 7?
I like to tweak glazes and experiment, but having a stumbling block in my
understanding of GlazeMaster, I find I am winging it most of the time, and
just check on the Alumna to Silica ration to make sure the glaze is still
durable. It is rather limiting.
Once again, thanks for the demos.
All the best.
Veena
In a message dated 8/18/2011 11:42:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
johnpost@WIDEOPENWEST.COM writes:
>
>
> Just to add to the dilemma of which glaze software to use, I prefer
> glazchem by Robert Wilt.
>
> You can download a trial of it here
> http://www.dinoclay.com/software/glzchem.html#download
>
> I put up two youtube videos on how to enter a glaze into the database
> and on how to use the "Make Suggestion" button for making materials
> substitutions.
>
> You can view those videos here...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPostArtTeacher#p/u/2/t-STG11gBhE
> http://www.youtube.com/user/MrPostArtTeacher#p/u/3/RCao5VSshzc
>
> John Post
VeenaRaghavan@cs.com
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