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wollastonite in jun glazes

updated fri 22 jun 12

 

Inge Nielsen on sun 17 jun 12


Hello,

Does anyone have a Jun recipe to share which calls for wollastonite instead
of whiting, please? And would anyone be willing to help me work out how to
replace whiting with wollastonite in these recipes below?
Jun 2 (by Matthew Waite, from Michael Bailey=3DE2=3D80=3D99s *Oriental Glaz=
es*, =3D
=3DE2=3D80=3D9CJUN 3=3DE2=3D80=3DB3)

Potash 44

Colemanite 1

China clay 1

talc 4

whiting 20

Quartz 30

100

Black iron oxide 1 %


Jun 4 (from Nigel Wood, *Chinese Glazes)*

Potash 45

Silica 29

Whiting 11

Dolomite 6.5

Gaolin 5

*96.5*

Red Iron oxide 1.5

Bone ash 2


You may reply on or off list - Thank you in advance.


Regards,


Inge

http://mypottery.blog.com/glaze-tests-and-recipes/10-jun-chun-glaze-tests/

ronroy@CA.INTER.NET on thu 21 jun 12


Hi Inge,

I can do the conversion for you - what will you use for colemanite - =3D20
what kind of spar will you use? and what kind of kaolin do you have? =3D20
and what kind of talc?

RR

Quoting Inge Nielsen :

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have a Jun recipe to share which calls for wollastonite ins=
=3D
tead
> of whiting, please? And would anyone be willing to help me work out how=
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to
> replace whiting with wollastonite in these recipes below?
> Jun 2 (by Matthew Waite, from Michael Bailey=3DE2=3D80=3D99s *Oriental Gl=
azes=3D
*, =3DE2=3D80=3D9CJUN 3=3DE2=3D80=3DB3)
>
> Potash 44
>
> Colemanite 1
>
> China clay 1
>
> talc 4
>
> whiting 20
>
> Quartz 30
>
> 100
>
> Black iron oxide 1 %
>
>
> Jun 4 (from Nigel Wood, *Chinese Glazes)*
>
> Potash 45
>
> Silica 29
>
> Whiting 11
>
> Dolomite 6.5
>
> Gaolin 5
>
> *96.5*
>
> Red Iron oxide 1.5
>
> Bone ash 2
>
>
> You may reply on or off list - Thank you in advance.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Inge
>
> http://mypottery.blog.com/glaze-tests-and-recipes/10-jun-chun-glaze-tes=
=3D
ts/
>