Ceramic Design Group on sat 5 jan 02
on 1/5/02 2:41 PM, John Post at waverock@C3NET.NET wrote:
>> -Some threads have focused on "we need recipes!" What I would posit is that
>> what you really need are some books, a small inexpensive test kiln, good
>> coffee,.......
>
>> Respectfully,
>> Jonathan
>
>
> I just have a few questions about your suggestions for developing glazes...
>
> Does it matter if I use Decaf coffee or regular? Instant, Electric perc or
> Drip?
Full high test only, lattes accepted!
> If my coffee causes my glaze to crawl do I need to calcine it?
Yes, but only if it is decaf
> My coffee tends to settle to the bottom of my mug, Do I need to flocculate
> it or deflocculate it?
Again, only if it is decaf, or worse, that freeze dried stuff!
> Is that coffee for cone 6, cone 10 or raku? Gas or Electric Stove?
Cone 6 if you read Ron and John's book. Cone 10 if you have Val's Handbook,
and raku if you have Steve Branfman's books
> What if I can only pitfire my coffee, will it still be food safe?
Vince should answer this one!
> Do I need to wear a respirator when I make my coffee?
Yes
> I want to drop the firing time in my microwave from 3 minutes down to 2 when
> firing my coffee, Do I need to add more fluxes to do this?
You need to add Coffee Mate.
> Will my coffee leach into my glaze?
Probably
> Do you know of any labs that can test my coffee to make sure it is foodsafe?
No
> If my coffee freezes in my studio this winter can I just thaw it out and
> reuse it?
Some probably do!@
> Can I put my coffee on a Giffen Grip to stir it, or would that be cheating?
Cheating for sure!
> Does it matter if I make art or craft or functional pottery while I drink my
> coffee?
Yes
> I like my coffee with 2% Milk and 2 packets of Nutrasweet? Do I have any
> legal rights regarding the recipe for my coffee? Can I patent this
> recipe?
Not a chance in hell
>
> I have a very complex ritual for drinking coffee involving rolling out of
> bed, with may hair all sticking up, reading a newspaper and eating sticky
> glazed donuts...Is there anyway that I could convey the social significance
> of this ritual to potters living in the far east or are the cultural
> barriers to understanding this too steep to overcome? If they don't fully
> understand my ritual, how will they ever make a significant coffee mug?
You will never make a significant coffee mug. Its all been done before and
there is no such thing as creativity. Its all been exhausted, its like
getting to the end of the internet.
>
> John Post
> Sterling Heights, Michigan
>
> ps...everything Jonathan said in his original post was right on the money..
>
> ...and who wouldn't want a book from Ron and John, sheesh..these guys could
> double the cost of the book and it would still be a bargain...especially
> when I think of how much I have paid for some college classes where I
> learned a lot less than I have here.
> Thanks to all of the folks who dispense their knowledge and wisdom so freely
> and cheerfully...
Thanks for this post!
Jonathan
John Post on sat 5 jan 02
>-Some threads have focused on "we need recipes!" What I would posit is that
>what you really need are some books, a small inexpensive test kiln, good
>coffee,.......
>Respectfully,
>Jonathan
I just have a few questions about your suggestions for developing glazes...
Does it matter if I use Decaf coffee or regular? Instant, Electric perc or
Drip?
If my coffee causes my glaze to crawl do I need to calcine it?
My coffee tends to settle to the bottom of my mug, Do I need to flocculate
it or deflocculate it?
Is that coffee for cone 6, cone 10 or raku? Gas or Electric Stove?
What if I can only pitfire my coffee, will it still be food safe?
Do I need to wear a respirator when I make my coffee?
I want to drop the firing time in my microwave from 3 minutes down to 2 when
firing my coffee, Do I need to add more fluxes to do this?
Will my coffee leach into my glaze?
Do you know of any labs that can test my coffee to make sure it is foodsafe?
If my coffee freezes in my studio this winter can I just thaw it out and
reuse it?
Can I put my coffee on a Giffen Grip to stir it, or would that be cheating?
Does it matter if I make art or craft or functional pottery while I drink my
coffee?
I like my coffee with 2% Milk and 2 packets of Nutrasweet? Do I have any
legal rights regarding the recipe for my coffee? Can I patent this
recipe?
I have a very complex ritual for drinking coffee involving rolling out of
bed, with may hair all sticking up, reading a newspaper and eating sticky
glazed donuts...Is there anyway that I could convey the social significance
of this ritual to potters living in the far east or are the cultural
barriers to understanding this too steep to overcome? If they don't fully
understand my ritual, how will they ever make a significant coffee mug?
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
ps...everything Jonathan said in his original post was right on the money..
...and who wouldn't want a book from Ron and John, sheesh..these guys could
double the cost of the book and it would still be a bargain...especially
when I think of how much I have paid for some college classes where I
learned a lot less than I have here.
Thanks to all of the folks who dispense their knowledge and wisdom so freely
and cheerfully...
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