africaunusual@MWEB.CO.ZA on sat 17 jun 00
Di
I will share the Frosty Crystal with pleasure and would acknowlege
the creator of same if I could remember what book I got it from.
A word of caution though, my basic ingredients are quite a bit
different from those in the US and you might not get the same
results. Worth a try though. Also thanks for your epihanic
discoveries! Will give those a try too.
Frosty White Crystal ^5 (but it will go to ^8)
Neph Sye 42
Whiting 10
Zinc Oxide 18
Silica 30
Bentonite 3%
Toni M
On 16 Jun 2000, at 14:58, Diane G. Echlin wrote:
> Oh, I can relate to this post so keenly!
>
> But I had an epiphany (actually, 2) about Floating Blue after my last couple of
> firings.
>
> 1. It does not like flat, absolutely smooth horizontal surfaces. I have started
> adding throwing rings to the bottom of my wide platters, and the glaze is much less
> likely to crawl.
> 2. When I made a batch using powdered Rutile, it was nowhere near as nice as when I
> use Dark Milled Rutile. I have no idea what the difference is, and it may be
> circumstantial, or there may be no real dif, or maybe the goddess I set on the kiln
> during that firing appeased the kiln gods, but I will swear by the Dark Milled
> Rutile from now on.
>
> And now a request...would you mind sharing the Frosty White Crystal you mentioned?
> yours in frustration over %#@*&%!!! FB
> Di
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