Leslie Mcpherson on sun 3 dec 00
In my quest for sources that carry ITC close to Hawaii it was
suggestsed by one that a person could make their own. Any info on
this or recipes?
Mahalo...leslie
June Perry on sun 3 dec 00
Leslie, ITC is a patented product and the recipe is not public domain.
My guess is that it contains zirconium oxide, alumina oxide sodium silicate
and a bit of clay for suspension.
You can look up patents in the US Patent office site and you'll find several
patents for kiln coatings. They give the general makeup of some of these, but
you won't find a recipe.
Regards,
June
Tommy Humphries on mon 4 dec 00
I was wondering why this stuff, miracle worker that it is, costs so dang
much. I have sifted through the settlins at the bottom of the bucket and
found no gold or platinum. Less than 5 gallons for 400 bucks is a lot of
dough. Can't live without it though!
Tommy
----- Original Message -----
From: "June Perry"
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Sent: Sunday, December 03, 2000 2:08 PM
Subject: Re: ITC...recipe for similiar stuff?
> Leslie, ITC is a patented product and the recipe is not public domain.
> My guess is that it contains zirconium oxide, alumina oxide sodium
silicate
> and a bit of clay for suspension.
> You can look up patents in the US Patent office site and you'll find
several
> patents for kiln coatings. They give the general makeup of some of these,
but
> you won't find a recipe.
>
> Regards,
> June
>
>
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Michael Mandaville on mon 8 oct 01
On Sun, 3 Dec 2000 12:57:07 -0500, Leslie Mcpherson
wrote:
>In my quest for sources that carry ITC close to Hawaii it was
>suggestsed by one that a person could make their own. Any info on
>this or recipes?
>
>Mahalo...leslie
Aloha, Leslie
An outside kiln will require a mortar coating to protect it from the
weather. This mortar is applied in the same manner in which a plasterer
plasters a house. In other words, the worker begins by first stretching a
wire mesh "lathe" over the kiln. Chicken wire would be sufficient,
although something stronger might be used instead. The chicken wire should
be suspended above the kiln slightly with spacers, so that it becomes
necessary for the worker to force the mortar through the wire with a trowel
in order to apply the first insulating coat. The second insulating coat
should cover the wire, and the third coat should be mixed in such a manner
as to seal, or, in other words, waterproof, the first two. Together the
three coats should be from one to three inches thick, depending upon the
worker's preferance. Optionally, a single sealing coat might be used.
The mortar for the sealing coats can be composed as follows, by weight:
one part portland cement
one part silica sand
one part mullite
For the insulating coats, add one part crushed nut shells, or the
equivalent volume of pearlstone, sawdust, or whatever insulating ingredient
you might choose to use. In other words, pearlstone would weigh less than
crushed nut shells, so you would use less.
Aloha,
Michael Mandaville,
The United States of Texas
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