mel jacobson on mon 2 oct 00
spooze. or as the japanese say...sooobuta..sweet and sour.
it is easy to remember. vinegar and sugar.
i use any old sugar, kero, honey, mixed with equal amounts of
any vinegar. i add some of my normal clay slip to the mix.
i make brown and a pure white, using porcelain. it is good to
have two on hand.
store them in glass jars, watch the spill, makes the cover impossible
to get off.
kevin caufield swears by `magic water`...i just not have used it yet.
sodium sil and soda ash with slip.
flames:
i have fired a 40 cubic foot natural gas kiln in a residential neighborhood
for 40 years... never have had smoke or flame from the chimney.
new neighbors do not even know i have a kiln. (we were the first
here many years ago.)
smoke and flame usually indicates bad firing practice.
now, wood fire is another thing. lots of smoke and flame.
we confine that to the farm...miles from anyone.
and, our nearest neighbor is a full time potter...he does not care.
fact is, when he sees smoke he trots over, as he knows we are
around and firing. time for coffee, or a beer. (great guy.)
mel
FROM MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA, USA
http://www.pclink.com/melpots (website)
options in porcelain on mon 2 oct 00
Mel,
You said you don't have smoke when firing. My first
reduction firing I had lots of smoke between 600-900
F. about 20 minutes of it. Next firing started in the
wee hours of the morning so as not to alarm the
neighbors. Didn't notice any smoke this time - could
have been napping between timer rings.
So my question is, does wax smoke or was it the small
amount (tablespoon) of motor oil added to the wax that
was burning? Any ideas?
Ronda in Virginia
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