Tom Yocky on wed 15 aug 01
I've been searching for a kiln wash recipe so I can
make it myself and stop buying it premade. I'm sure
everybody out there knows one but me.
Thanks
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Tom Buck on wed 15 aug 01
the common wash is 50/50 epk/silica. Mine is:
35 EPK; 32 Alumina hydrate; 17 Kyanite; 16 silica sand. the last
three should be 50-70 mesh.
Rob Tetu gives this one: 50 Alumina hydrate; 25 silica sand; 25 EPK.
also you can use coarse silica sand and/or alumina hydrate as a
"lubricant" on the shelf to allow for movement of big pieces.
good pots peace. TomB.
Tom Buck ) tel: 905-389-2339
(westend Lake Ontario, province of Ontario, Canada).
mailing address: 373 East 43rd Street,
Hamilton ON L8T 3E1 Canada
John & Susan Balentine on wed 15 aug 01
Hi Tom , Try this one out.
50% silica
25% kaolin(EPK)
25% calcined kaolin
The calcined kaolin helps the kiln wash not crack off the shelf after being fired
over and over. Later--Susan in North Carolina Mts.
Tom Yocky wrote:
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> everybody out there knows one but me.
> Thanks
>
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Terrance Lazaroff on wed 15 aug 01
Tom;
Try the archives;
There are some good recipes there.
Terrance
Martin Howard on thu 16 aug 01
Collect 'silver' paper, tinfoil etc. But that in the kiln in a saggar or
bowl with a lid.
It will come out as aluminium powder. Wear a mask!!
Add that 50/50 or thereabouts to a clay that fires higher than the clay you
normally use in the kiln. I had some stoneware clay and as I only use
earthenware, it was just right for making a kiln wash.
Make it into a liquid and cover the shelves with several thin washes.
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
http://www.webbscottage.co.uk
Ray Gonzalez on thu 16 aug 01
the kiln wash recipe that i have used forever is, like tom buck said, 50epk
50 silica. i throw in a handfull of alumina hydrate for good practice. i
guess that is just what tom mcmillin taught me when i studied with him so
that is what i continue to do. no rhyme or reason. never hurts to add more
refractory material i guess. great durable wash. i thin it a little and
spray it to get a uniform finish on my personal shelves. call me what you
like... i like em to look clean.
ray gonzalez
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Subject: looking for kiln wash recipe
> I've been searching for a kiln wash recipe so I can
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> Thanks
>
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Des Howard on thu 16 aug 01
Tom
By weight
90% zircon flour
10% plastic kaolin (any)
Put on with a cheap 2" brush as a very, very thin wash, not as a paint.
Handles alkali vapour well (woodfiring, salt/soda containing glazes)
Des
ps My usual driveway guarantee applies.
Tom Yocky wrote:
> I've been searching for a kiln wash recipe so I can
> make it myself and stop buying it premade. I'm sure
> everybody out there knows one but me.
> Thanks
--
Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
LUE NSW 2850
Australia
Ph/Fax 02 6373 6419
http://www.luepottery.hwy.com.au
Chris Clarke on fri 17 aug 01
I apply my kiln wash with a roller, small pile for smooth walls. Works very
well. Make sure it's thin and wipe away from edge of the shelf. Takes no
time at all. chris
temecula, california
chris@ccpots.com
www.ccpots.com
Paul Taylor on sat 18 aug 01
Dear Tom
Depends what you want the wash for . Glyn Hugo in Suffolk England used
to use a layer of silica sand, at the other extreem my glazes are not
expected to run so I put some aluminum Hydroxide and china clay in a bucket
of water probably more alumina than china clay and some vinegar to prevent
the slop settling and paint the thinness of coats ( so you can hardly see
it ) which stops dishes etc sticking.
However it would have to be half an inch thick to save the kiln shelves
from my students at the art school, but I encourage them to take chances
with local materials that can have some unpredictable results. I sometimes
use ceramic paper when I suspect a problem or I am firing something very
precious but some of the more spectacular run-offs have fused even that to
the shelf - out with the angle grinder.
Regards from Paul Taylor
http://www.anu.ie/westportpottery
Alchemy is the proof that economics is not a science.
> From: Ray Gonzalez > Reply-To: Ray Gonzalez
> Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2001 15:13:40 -0700
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: looking for kiln wash recipe
>
> the kiln wash recipe that i have used forever is, like tom buck said, 50epk
> 50 silica. i throw in a handfull of alumina hydrate for good practice. i
> guess that is just what tom mcmillin taught me when i studied with him so
> that is what i continue to do. no rhyme or reason. never hurts to add more
> refractory material i guess. great durable wash. i thin it a little and
> spray it to get a uniform finish on my personal shelves. call me what you
> like... i like em to look clean.
>
> ray gonzalez
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tom Yocky"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2001 12:36 PM
> Subject: looking for kiln wash recipe
>
>
>> I've been searching for a kiln wash recipe so I can
>> make it myself and stop buying it premade. I'm sure
>> everybody out there knows one but me.
>> Thanks
>>
>>
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