vince pitelka on sat 9 nov 02
> this response raised a question about bentonite for me - i have several
clay
> body recipes with bentonite and have been told to mix the bentonite with
> water before adding it to the rest of my dry clay mixture, but this sounds
> like you do just the opposite in glaze mixing - how do you handle
bentonite
> in clay bodies - do you add water first to the bentonite or do you dry mix
> the bentonite in with everything else and then add water?
Chris -
I usually just mix the bentonite in with one of the dry clays before I add
it to the water in the claymixer. Bentonite clumps up only if you add it by
itself. If it is dispersed into another dry clay before adding it does not
tend to clump.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
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