Ron Hensen on thu 11 apr 02
My students and I have used heavy duty alum. foil from the grocery store =
for cone 06 firings. The key is to use a double layer of foil, course =
sawdust, rock salt and several handfuls of cat food. We have also tried =
garbage ( leftover raw veggies, banana peels etc.) but not as successful =
as cat food. The foil will still be in a film that breaks as soon as you =
touch it when you open the kiln but if you have packed it fairly tight =
you will get great colors. Oak leaves also work well! I also spray =
future floor wax on the finished pieces that is diluted 1/2 with water.
Russel Fouts on fri 12 apr 02
Ron
>> My students and I have used heavy duty alum. foil from the grocery store
for cone 06 firings. The key is to use a double layer of foil, course
sawdust, rock salt and several handfuls of cat food. We have also tried
garbage ( leftover raw veggies, banana peels etc.) but not as successful as
cat food. The foil will still be in a film that breaks as soon as you touch
it when you open the kiln but if you have packed it fairly tight you will
get great colors. Oak leaves also work well! I also spray future floor wax
on the finished pieces that is diluted 1/2 with water. <
I think you may have tested what I mentioned earlier. Doing workshops in
the states I discovered that you can easilly get a thicker grade of
aluminium foil than I can get here. It's pretty stiff. In the workshops,
I recommend doubling it up, mainly because people are inexperienced with
wrapping and are more likely to tear the foil. I think this heavier
foil, especially if it's doubled, might stand up to higher temperatures.
Mine, on the other hand, if I go over 650c it developes holes. Even when
doubled.
Are you sure that fragile film you describe isn't letting out some of
the volitile materials? I'm assuming that you're doing this in an
electric as well.
Russel
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