will edwards on thu 28 dec 00
Hello,
Good to hear from you Chris, and about time! :)
G spar and 3134 are not exactly close enoguh to keep the simplicity at th=
e
same level that I used.
Frits are valuable and most likely will come down in price once we get th=
e
hang of it all. The shift here is ease of use and consistency that frits =
are
noted for. I will say this Chris, I can tell you that 3134 and 3124 can n=
ow be
bought at $50.00 bucks for 50 lb's. So thats not that bad.
e.mail me privately and I will give you the supplier unless the whole gro=
up
wants it?
Also you need the boron here in particular but we could provide that in o=
ther
ways, right? Yes, but then we are changing the ease of making this glaze.=
Gertsley held a lot of peoples attention because it was like this particu=
lar
mix of mine. It was generally the main ingredient in many glazes and it w=
as
almost a glaze within its self. Little extras added and some magical proc=
ess
would happen.
Also GB would do a good job in the bucket for you for awhile. That is unt=
il
the solubles started breaking out and then you would see some variances l=
ike
spitting on the shelves and crystals in the mix etc.
Frits are stable and used in tile making and ceramics like toilets and ot=
her
commerical goods. The expectations from such quality and their ability to=
keep
QC in check is much higher than many dug up materials and since they are
produced using exacting materials each time you are bound to have almost
perfect results when you keep a data base of ingredients up to snuff. (Sa=
y
that in a southern drawl)
As a past manufacturer of artist clorants I can attest to the fact that
companies that produce materials such as that do not just guess at it. Th=
ey
have many ways to determine that the finished product is right before it =
go's
on the road. (Ferro should send me a check for this)
Always remember that computers are a new toy to play with and newer techn=
ology
and materials are being born everyday. Glazes shouldn't be held to a stan=
dard
that they work only if they are fired to ^10 or higher. Don't get me wron=
g, I
used to fire cone 10 and I still love some of the colors that reduction g=
ives
at that range. I also love the ones I get now and especially those that I=
bet
you can't tell apart from a ^10 reduction without close inspection. Sever=
al of
my glazes have fooled the old timers that fire in wood and gas. Ned Berry=
can
attest to this.. His work has been presented in Southern Living Magazine(=
tm)
and I wrote him his very own recipe because he wanted a glaze that would =
work
in his gas fueled kiln where he has a cool area to fill.
All we can do is try. Any try I do!
William Edwards
Alchemist - I turned gold into worthless lead once. Tried it again and go=
t
aluminum. It must have been the water?
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