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frozen and thawed glaze

updated thu 28 feb 02

 

Marianne Lombardo on wed 27 feb 02


I've been wondering if ice crystals in glaze can cause problems. I had =
my mixed batches of glazes in the cold room. When I used them last =
week, I let them sit in the warmer air until they thawed, stirred the =
glaze well, and used it.

I had pinholes on those pots. The pots had been cleaned and dust-free, =
and this firing was especially slow both up and down, with a soak of 1/2 =
hour. Too slow, too long because some stuff ran like mad.

Could be the pinholes had nothing to do with the ice crystals in the =
glaze, but it did leave me wondering.

Marianne Lombardo
Omemee, Ontario, Canada