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gerstly borate substitutions

updated tue 4 jul 00

 

Helen Bates on wed 23 feb 00

Someone was asking about gerstly borate substitutions. I have some URL's from
Clayart archives and elsewhere that may help.

Specifically, regarding the Clayarts discussion list archives:

http://www.potters.org/category028.htm

The base url is http://www.potters.org and from the clayart archives
link you get to the materials subheading under which is the gerstley
borate listing which you then follow to the list below:

Contains the following headings:

materials - gerstley borate

updated thu 10 feb 00

# date subject
1 9 feb 00 conversion between gerstley borate and frit 3134
25 7 feb 00 gerstley borate
1 4 feb 00 gerstley borate oil spot raku
7 25 jan 00 my search for gerstley borate
1 25 jan 00 substituting frits for gerstley borate - it's not all that
8 25 jan 00 substituting frits for gerstley borate - it's not all that simple
2 25 jan 00 substituting frits for gerstley borate, etc.
1 25 jan 00 synthetic gerstley
1 17 jan 00 substituting frits for gerstley borate - it's not all that
1 15 jan 00 substituting frits for gerstley borate - it's not all that simple
1 8 jan 00 gerstley borate/cadycal?
1 6 jan 00 gerstly borate. an endangered species
1 27 nov 99 frits / gerstley borate substitute ?
2 12 aug 99 once soaked gerstley borate question
1 8 aug 99 john post re: glaze test questions/adjusting gerstley
1 7 aug 99 glaze test questions/adjusting gerstley
1 27 may 99 analyses of neph sy, gerstley b
1 16 jul 98 gerstley borate-tony h.
2 14 jul 98 gerstley stuff-correction
1 11 jul 98 gerstley borate stuff
4 8 jun 98 gerstley borate substitute
1 27 may 98 gerstley blues
8 24 apr 98 gerstley borate substitute???
13 4 apr 98 gerstly borate
2 2 apr 98 floating blue/gerstley borate
1 31 mar 98 gerstly borate and fickle glazes
2 26 sep 97 searching for gerstley mines
8 13 aug 97 any glaze and gerstley borate
4 6 aug 97 one more time for gerstly borate, please....
9 27 jul 97 berry rust and gerstley borate
1 27 jul 97 gerstley borate flocculation and how to correct.
1 22 jul 97 berry rust and gerstley borate - specks in screen
1 22 jul 97 gertsley borate
2 21 jul 97 another gerstley borate inditement
1 19 jul 97 ghastly nastys
2 19 jul 97 why i like gerstley borate
5 18 jul 97 why i don't like ghastly borate
1 17 jul 97 ghastly
1 13 jul 97 ghastley borate and packard hells
1 13 jul 97 ghastly gerstley
4 24 apr 97 problem glazes and ghastly borate
5 30 mar 97 borate a flux or not
1 28 mar 97 calcined gerstley borate
1 27 mar 97 calcined gerstley borate adjustments
2 8 feb 97 epsom salts used to prevent problems with gerstley borate in
1 22 dec 96 ceramics library & gerstley borate question
2 13 jun 96 replacement for gerstly borate?
++++++++++++++
http://digitalfire.com/education/material/gerstley.htm
http://digitalfire.com/education/material/syntheticgerstleyborate.htm
http://www.studiopotter.org/articles/art0009.htm
http://www.ceramicsearch.com/oxide/o-0101v1.htm
http://users.lanminds.com/~drewid/Glaze_FAQ.html

Sincerely,

Helen
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Brad S. Reitz on mon 26 jun 00


Fellow clayarters,

I usually just lurk in the shadows of the list, but with my supply of GB
running out, I'm now desperate for information and will risk it! I've
read the postings about Murrays and Laguna Borate and got the feeling that
results have been inconsistent, at best. Aardvark Clay is selling
"Cadycal" that can be used with the addition of some calcium and magnesium
as a sub, however, I have never heard of it. I am also wondering if
anyone will be selling Gerstley like they still are Albany slip. At this
point, I would buy it! Any help from the list would be appreciated.

Brad Reitz
In hot Las Vegas where pots dry way too quick!

miriam on tue 27 jun 00


I've just come from my supplier, who said Ferro is coming up with a
frit substitute for gerstley borate shortly. I don't know how you might
get in touch with the folks at Ferro, but this is a thought.
Mimi in NJ

"Brad S. Reitz" wrote:
>
> Fellow clayarters,
>
> I usually just lurk in the shadows of the list, but with my supply of GB
> running out, I'm now desperate for information and will risk it! I've
> read the postings about Murrays and Laguna Borate and got the feeling that
> results have been inconsistent, at best. Aardvark Clay is selling
> "Cadycal" that can be used with the addition of some calcium and magnesium
> as a sub, however, I have never heard of it. I am also wondering if
> anyone will be selling Gerstley like they still are Albany slip. At this
> point, I would buy it! Any help from the list would be appreciated.
>
> Brad Reitz
> In hot Las Vegas where pots dry way too quick!
>
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JIMV062@AOL.COM on sun 2 jul 00


Not positive..But, I think that Trinity Ceramics in Dallas still has Gerstley
Borate also.....

MJurist@AOL.COM on sun 2 jul 00


Brad:

Last time I was at Seattle Pottery Supply they still had GB. They are at
206-587-0570.

Michele