Carolynn Palmer on thu 10 sep 98
Previously someone posted on this list the directions and proportions for
adding epsom salts to a glaze to keep it from settling on the shelf.
Would you please email me this information. I just cannot find it in the
archives and I have a new glaze that turns into cement in the bottom of the
bucket when left standing.
Thanks in advance.
Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
OWLPOTTER@aol.com
Edouard Bastarache on fri 11 sep 98
Hello Carolynn,
you may dissolve 2 tablespoons of Epsom salt in hot water and add it
slowly to each gallon of liquid glaze and stir well; or dissolve a certain
amount of it
and add it slowly until the desired effect is obtained, a well suspended
glaze batch.
Later,
Edouard Bastarache
edouardb@sorel-tracy.qc.ca
http://www.sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb/
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> De : Carolynn Palmer
> A : CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Objet : Epsom Salts - need help
> Date : 10 septembre, 1998 09:20
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Previously someone posted on this list the directions and proportions for
> adding epsom salts to a glaze to keep it from settling on the shelf.
>
> Would you please email me this information. I just cannot find it in the
> archives and I have a new glaze that turns into cement in the bottom of
the
> bucket when left standing.
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
> OWLPOTTER@aol.com
Cheryl L Litman on fri 11 sep 98
Carolynn,
Maybe someone more experienced can jump in here but I learned that adding
2% bentonite with the dry materials would be a better choice to keep the
glaze in suspension than adding epsom salts.
Cheryl Litman
Somerset, NJ
email: cheryllitman@juno.com
On Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:20:53 EDT Carolynn Palmer
writes:
>----------------------------Original
>message----------------------------
>Previously someone posted on this list the directions and proportions
>for
>adding epsom salts to a glaze to keep it from settling on the shelf.
>
>Would you please email me this information. I just cannot find it in
>the
>archives and I have a new glaze that turns into cement in the bottom
>of the
>bucket when left standing.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
>OWLPOTTER@aol.com
>
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John Hesselberth on fri 11 sep 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Previously someone posted on this list the directions and proportions for
>adding epsom salts to a glaze to keep it from settling on the shelf.
>
>Would you please email me this information. I just cannot find it in the
>archives and I have a new glaze that turns into cement in the bottom of the
>bucket when left standing.
>
>Thanks in advance.
>Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
>OWLPOTTER@aol.com
Carolynn,
First make sure there is some clay in your glaze recipe; epsom salts
won't flocculate the glaze without clay being present. If there is no
clay, add a couple percent bentonite.
Then make a saturated solution of Epsom salts in water. Just keep add
Epsom salts to, say, a pint of water, until no more will dissolve. Then
I start by adding 1 tablespoon of saturated Epsom salt solution per 1000
grams of dry glaze. If that works fine. If the glaze still settles, add
another tablespoon. Do it carefully and slowly though. If you add too
much you can turn the glaze into gel. You will have to find the right
level for your particular glaze recipe; each can require a different
amount. Hope this helps.
John Hesselberth
Frog Pond Pottery
Pocopson, PA 19366 USA
EMail: john@frogpondpottery.com web site: http://www.frogpondpottery.com
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Don Prey on fri 11 sep 98
In a message dated 09/10/98 6:24:54 AM, you wrote:
<adding epsom salts to a glaze to keep it from settling on the shelf.
Would you please email me this information. >>
Carolynn, Some folks add the salts in dry form to the glaze batch as it is
being made. Others, myself included, add it as a liquid after the batch has
been mixed and screened. I make up an epsom salt solution (500 grams to one
liter of water) and SLOWLY add to the glaze batch while stirring briskley.
It doesn't take much. I usually don't pour right from the bottle, but from
the bottle cap. While adding, note the viscosity of the glaze and you will
soon see a marked increase. That is the time to stop adding.
Don Prey in Oregon
Bob Wicks on sat 12 sep 98
Epson salt additive is not critical to a glaze suspension. Start by trying 1
tablespoon to two quarts glaze.
Bob
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