Megan Ratchford on thu 29 nov 01
Howdy to all! Does anyone have or know where I can get a printout of =
the chemical analysis for these two borates? We're down to our last 100 =
pounds of gerstley and need to start running tests! (grin)
Thanks in advance!
Megan
PS Still haven't tried the new slip ideas. Just been firing and firing =
and firing.
Bobbruch1@AOL.COM on sat 1 dec 01
I think you can still purchase Gerstley Borate from Laguna Ceramics. My
supplier claims that the people who have tried substituting Laguna Borate for
GB have not felt that it is a completely adequate sub.
<<<<< Megan writes: Howdy to all! Does anyone have or know where I can get a
printout of the chemical analysis for these two borates? We're down to our
last 100
pounds of gerstley and need to start running tests! (grin). Thanks in
advance! Megan
PS Still haven't tried the new slip ideas. Just been firing and firing and
firing.
Ababi on sat 1 dec 01
I am not so sure that the Laguna borate is the best solution.
Here is the link:http://digitalfire.com/gerstleyborate/substitutes.shtml
What bothers me about the Laguna boa rte is the 8.1% of alumina. it
makes it hard to use with an appropriate add of clay and fire it in
raku.
I use it, as a material, according to it's analysis not according to
it's
name
Ababi
---------- Original Message ----------
>I think you can still purchase Gerstley Borate from Laguna Ceramics.
My
>supplier claims that the people who have tried substituting Laguna
>Borate for
>GB have not felt that it is a completely adequate sub.
><<<<< Megan writes: Howdy to all! Does anyone have or know where I
can
>get a
>printout of the chemical analysis for these two borates? We're down
to
>our
>last 100
>pounds of gerstley and need to start running tests! (grin). Thanks in
>advance! Megan
>PS Still haven't tried the new slip ideas. Just been firing and
firing
>and
>firing.
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