Ceramic Design Group on sun 27 jan 02
on 1/27/02 5:13 PM, artimater at artimater@ATTBI.COM wrote:
> Jonathon said:
> Grolleg
> is a non-plastic kaolin.
>
> Yeah but, does it get any whiter once it's fired?....So the object of the
> game(with me) is to add just enough of something to make it workable; I mix
> Armadillo's Grolleg with Armadillo's porcelain half and half.....I also like
> that translucency....Do you know of something I might add that might boost
> it....I realize you might not know Armadillo clay.....Just asking generally...
> Oh yeah, do some of those very plastic kaolins you mentioned have a name?
>
Hey Arti:
That's the issue. Grolleg fires very white which is why it serves as the
base for some porcelain blends that you see on the market. Add ball caly to
it, especially the wrong ones and you compromise the translucency. Its a
trade off.
There is talk of a new imported French kaolin much like Grolleg but more
plastic that will soon be on the US market. Thats all I know at this time.
I would be remiss in my judgement if I would suggest that you could add
something to an already existing formulated body to make if more
translucent.
See my next post regarding other kaolins.
Jonathan
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artimater on sun 27 jan 02
Jonathon said:
Grolleg
is a non-plastic kaolin.
Yeah but, does it get any whiter once it's fired?....So the object of =
the game(with me) is to add just enough of something to make it =
workable; I mix Armadillo's Grolleg with Armadillo's porcelain half and =
half.....I also like that translucency....Do you know of something I =
might add that might boost it....I realize you might not know Armadillo =
clay.....Just asking generally...
Oh yeah, do some of those very plastic kaolins you mentioned have a =
name?
TIA
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