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mold and slip help

updated fri 15 jun 01

 

John Jensen on thu 14 jun 01


I'm far from an expert in this field, but I noticed something in your post
that made me wonder. I'm under the impression that the reason for the soda
ash and the sodium silicate is to allow the clay to become liquid with
lesser amounts of water. Though I don't know what the proper amount of
water should be, fifty percent by weight seems pretty high.

John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery, Annapolis, Md.
mudbug@toad.net www.Toadhouse.com