Cat Yassin on tue 12 nov 02
I make these enclosed pieces that have rice in them and the rice makes a
pretty sound inside. I would like to re-glaze some pieces that already have
the rice inside and its no small task to get the rice out. Does anyone know
if I just re-fire the piece with the rice inside what will happen? If it just
burns away, that would be ideal. If they clump together into a big mess, that
would not be good. I'm inclined to think that they will just burn up.
Thanks in advance!
-Cat Yassin
San Antonio
Lily Krakowski on tue 12 nov 02
wait a minute. You put rice into glazed pots. The rice is raw and the pots
have been cooked. You essentially want to burn out the rice. Seems to me
that you will create a lot of smoke, and ensuing reduction, which is not
great for the elements if you fire electrically.
However it also seems to me that rice must burn at a fairly low
temeperature. I mean it always burns when I forget it when I am boiling it.
Can you p'haps put the pots in a burn barrel and just do something akin to a
pit firing that would burn the rice out and let you then refire the pots
KEEPING IN MIND THAT THE RICE ASH WILL ACT AS ASH AND FLUX YOUR INNER
GLAZES.
Cat Yassin writes:
> I make these enclosed pieces that have rice in them and the rice makes a
> pretty sound inside. I would like to re-glaze some pieces that already have
> the rice inside and its no small task to get the rice out. Does anyone know
> if I just re-fire the piece with the rice inside what will happen? If it just
> burns away, that would be ideal. If they clump together into a big mess, that
> would not be good. I'm inclined to think that they will just burn up.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> -Cat Yassin
> San Antonio
>
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Cat Yassin on tue 12 nov 02
In a message dated 11/12/2002 3:56:42 PM Central Standard Time,
mlkrakowski@CITLINK.NET writes:
> However it also seems to me that rice must burn at a fairly low
> temeperature. I mean it always burns when I forget it when I am boiling
> it.
> Can you p'haps put the pots in a burn barrel and just do something akin to
> a
> pit firing that would burn the rice out and let you then refire the pots
> KEEPING IN MIND THAT THE RICE ASH WILL ACT AS ASH AND FLUX YOUR INNER
> GLAZES.
>
The inside of the pieces are not glazed. Normally I put tiny rice size fired
clay inside to make the sound (high-fired porcelain sound is quite lovely). I
only used rice this time because I was short on time and clay pieces to put
inside. Now that you mention it, I am concerned about the rice burning
affecting the elements - didn't consider that! Thanks Lili
-Cat Yassin
San Antonio
Russel Fouts on wed 13 nov 02
Cat,
>> The inside of the pieces are not glazed. Normally I put tiny rice size fired clay inside to make the sound (high-fired porcelain sound is quite lovely). I only used rice this time because I was short on time and clay pieces to put inside. Now that you mention it, I am concerned about the rice burning affecting the elements - didn't consider that! Thanks Lili <<
It doesn't sound like you have enough rice in those pieces to do any
harm to your elements. I wouldn't sweat it if I were you.
How much is in there anyway, a table spoon? Less?
Russel
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