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plaster in a kiln was- re: recycling clay in a large studio

updated mon 8 jul 02

 

Michelle Lowe on sun 7 jul 02


At 06:34 PM 7/6/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Yikes! I would NEVER put plaster in a kiln! It can be heated carefully in a
>regular oven if it's necessary, but the temp shouldn't exceed 170F degrees.
>
Not to say that the bats should be fired but...

Plaster molds can be used in a kiln for glass slumping/molding.

Mishy


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