Caroline and Hedley Saunders on thu 25 mar 99
I am an amateur who would like to experiment with my own glazes. As yet I
don't have any raw glaze materials or equipment. I am concerned at the cost
of a balance and wondered if anyone on Clayart had any suggestions. In
order to make tests I need to be able to measure accurately very small
amounts.
Caroline
Devon, England
delphin@eclipse.co.ukX
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Brian Crocker on fri 26 mar 99
G'day Caroline,
Just a word from the colonies. The Land of Oz.
When I first started , a million years ago, I made up a primative set of scales,
the balance type with a pan on each side [used 2 bowls from soup ladels].
I took some coins to the post office and had them weighed and they were my
weights. The balance was used for about 3 years and all of my glazes worked
nicely..
Hope it works for you,
Kind regards,
Brian C. [The Crockers from St.Agnes Cornwall]
At 07:38 AM 25/03/99 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I am an amateur who would like to experiment with my own glazes. As yet I
>don't have any raw glaze materials or equipment. I am concerned at the cost
>of a balance and wondered if anyone on Clayart had any suggestions. In
>order to make tests I need to be able to measure accurately very small
>amounts.
>Caroline
>Devon, England
>delphin@eclipse.co.ukX
>Remove the X from the address (there to keep spam spiders at bay)
>
>
Brian Crocker
4 Erica Street,
Tea Tree Gully 5091,
South Australia,
Australia. {e.mail} crocker@dove.com.au
" When a Potter Gives or Sells Pots. Part of a Life is Given Also " CR
OC.
Annabelle Dunbar on sun 28 mar 99
Caroline,
I have used a "shot or powder balance" obtained from a local gun shop. May
not be too easy to find in UK now! It is extremely accurate and weighs in
'grains' which can be easily converted to grams/ounces. The small removable
pan is made of some sort of alloy and should be kept dry or it corrodes. It
cost about one tenth of an electronic scale. Hope this of some help
Ian Dunbar
Kilncraft Pottery & Gallery; in the heart of the Stellenbosch Winelands,
Cape Province, S.A.
-----Original Message-----
From: Caroline and Hedley Saunders [SMTP:delphin@eclipse.co.uk]
Sent: 25 March 1999 02:38
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: Weighing Glaze Ingredients
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
I am an amateur who would like to experiment with my own glazes. As yet I
don't have any raw glaze materials or equipment. I am concerned at the
cost
of a balance and wondered if anyone on Clayart had any suggestions. In
order to make tests I need to be able to measure accurately very small
amounts.
Caroline
Devon, England
delphin@eclipse.co.ukX
Remove the X from the address (there to keep spam spiders at bay)
Lee Love on mon 29 mar 99
The Glazechem software I downloaded at the ClayArt site will convert from
weight to volume. This might be a way to mix glazes using kitchen
measuring cups.
/(o\' Lee In Saint Paul, Minnesota USA 0
\o)/' mailto:Akitajin@hachiko.com
'http://hachiko.com
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