Sue Clery on mon 21 may 01
I am trying to make a soda ash solution to soak bisque pieces in. I have
some information that said to mix 6 cups of water and 1 cup of soda ash, and
boil until the solution is clear. I did this and boiled it for over an hour
with no result.
Does anyone know anything about this?
Dannon Rhudy on tue 22 may 01
At 09:47 AM 5/21/01 -0400, you wrote:
>I am trying to make a soda ash solution to soak bisque pieces in. I have
>some information that said to mix 6 cups of water and 1 cup of soda ash, and
>boil until the solution is clear. I did this and boiled it for over an hour
>with no result........
>
To make a saturated solution of soda ash, boil the WATER, and mix
soda ash in until the soda ash begins to precipitate out.
This solution can then be brushed or otherwise applied to
your bisqued work.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
Lesley Alexander on tue 22 may 01
Can't remember the percentage of soda ash, but I once soaked a piece in
soda ash solution overnight. It dried to a thick mossy mat, fired (^10)
to a green pile of sludge. Lesley, from her collection of boo-boo's.
Sue Clery on thu 24 may 01
FYI--I have, extremely successfully, completed pieces that were soaked in
soda ash in the past. I only soak for about 3-5 minutes, though, and fire
to ^6. I work with a red clay, so the soda ash reacts with the iron to give
the clay body a wonderful sheen!
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Subject: soda ash solution
Can't remember the percentage of soda ash, but I once soaked a piece in
soda ash solution overnight. It dried to a thick mossy mat, fired (^10)
to a green pile of sludge. Lesley, from her collection of boo-boo's.
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Chris Clarke on fri 25 may 01
Just a suggestion about soda ash -- I keep mine in a hot pot. When I unplug
it and it cools much of the ash precipitates out and makes a big solid mass
on the bottom. When I heat it back up it dissolves with a little coaxing.
It's very convenient. chris
temecula, california
chris@ccpots.com
www.ccpots.com
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