Corinne Null on wed 18 nov 98
Don't these waxes take forever to dry?
At 12:45 PM 11/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Probably the best wax for pottery is hot wax. That said, there are
>reasons not to use it, the most obvious being the fire hazard and the
>breathing of the fumes.
>
>I have switched to using the liquid wax from Seattle Pottery Supply for
>my stoneware and porcelain, and Anne used Axner wax for her red
>earthenware. The Seattle wax is almost as good as hot wax, and the peace
>of mind is worth it.
>
>Better order soon as it cannot be shipped in freezing weather.
>
>John
>
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>John Tilton
>16211 NW 88th Terrace
>Alachua, Fl. 32615
>904-462-3762
>Web site: http://www.tiltonpottery.com
> mailto:tilton@atlantic.net
>
Corinne Null
Bedford, NH
USA
null@mediaone.net
Vince Pitelka on thu 19 nov 98
>Don't these waxes (hot wax) take forever to dry?
Actually, Corinne, one of the primary reasons that so many people like hot
wax is because it is almost instantaneously hard when you paint it on. You
do not have to wait before glazing, like you do with water-based wax-resist
emulsions.
As I mentioned in an earlier post, I used parafin thinned with a bit of
kerosene, heated to about 170 degrees F. in an electric frying pan. I like
the suggestion to use mineral oil or canola oil instead of kerosene. You
should be able to find a happy medium where a small amount of oil added to
the wax softens it enough so that it performs at a safe, low temperature, as
indicated above, and yet it will still be hard and non-oily on the surface
of the wares when it hardens.
- Vince
>
>
>At 12:45 PM 11/16/98 -0500, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Probably the best wax for pottery is hot wax. That said, there are
>>reasons not to use it, the most obvious being the fire hazard and the
>>breathing of the fumes.
>>
>>I have switched to using the liquid wax from Seattle Pottery Supply for
>>my stoneware and porcelain, and Anne used Axner wax for her red
>>earthenware. The Seattle wax is almost as good as hot wax, and the peace
>>of mind is worth it.
>>
>>Better order soon as it cannot be shipped in freezing weather.
>>
>>John
>>
>>--
>>John Tilton
>>16211 NW 88th Terrace
>>Alachua, Fl. 32615
>>904-462-3762
>>Web site: http://www.tiltonpottery.com
>> mailto:tilton@atlantic.net
>>
>Corinne Null
>Bedford, NH
>USA
>
>null@mediaone.net
>
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
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