Chris Schafale on sun 12 dec 99
I would disagree about the following:
> As for purpose [of glaze calc software], if you want to use someone else's
> recipes, it may not be helpful. If you want to develop your own glazes,
> make them fit on different clay bodies, the software can be very useful.
I find that the glaze calc software can save me a ton of time when
using others' recipes -- I always plug them into Insight before
testing them. If I see that the expansion is way out of the range
that works on my clay, or if the alumina or silica is really low and
it doesn't seem as if the glaze would be durable, I usually don't
waste time and materials mixing up a test. I personally have very
little chemistry background (not any since high school) and I've
found the glaze calc software very helpful and easy to learn. You
can use it on many different levels, and as you learn more about the
chemistry side, it can tell you more and more. I'd say, definitely
go for it. More than any book on glazes that I've ever seen, it can
make you able to both create and evaluate glazes in a very short
period of time.
Chris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christine Laginess
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Date: Thursday, December 09, 1999 9:15 AM
> Subject: good book on glaze?
>
>
> >----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >I am trying to get a knowledge and understanding of glaze technology. I
> have
> >a hard time understanding all the conversation on this list about glazes.
> >Can anyone recommend a book out there that will teach a non-chemistry
> student
> >the basics of glaze formulation? I am not a dummy, just don't have a
> >chemistry background as of yet. I would eventually like to be able to
> >understand this "magic" so that I might be able to use glazes effectively.
> >
> >Also, do you need to understand glaze formulation or have a chemistry
> >background to use and benefit from the computer programs like digital fire
> >offers? And is there a purpose for the average ceramist to have this type
> of
> >glaze program?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Christine
> >chris1clay@aol.com
> >
>
>
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