Stephani Stephenson on mon 10 feb 03
I have found a good source of finely milled granite, and other stone to
be the gravestonecarver.
the dust is collected in bags, very fine grained, ready to use as a
glaze additive.
Stephani Stephenson
Carlsbad CA
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Dannon Rhudy on tue 11 feb 03
Stephani said:
> I have found a good source of finely milled granite, and other stone to
> be the gravestonecarver....fine grained, ready to use > .....
I get granite at the stone carver's, too. There is sometimes a bit
of marble/limestone dust in it and so on. Here, in this small town, they
just have a big vacuum that pulls the dust out and dumps it in a
heap at the outside back of the building. They think it odd, but
don't at all mind that I help myself from time to time. I've taken
them some mugs glazed with some of the dust. I do believe that
they just think I'm peculiar.
regards
Dannon Rhudy
David Hendley on tue 11 feb 03
The dust I got from the monument (grave stone) company was
extremely refractory.
I think it is because they sandblast the designs and text, and the
used silica sand ends up with the blasted granite.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> > I have found a good source of finely milled granite, and other stone to
> > be the gravestonecarver....fine grained, ready to use > .....
>
John Baymore on thu 13 feb 03
Janet,
Sorry, but I am having difficulty with this particular do-it-yourself
exercise! But then again, I suspect that what one person regards as
granite, is not what others would equate with the word... <
Hi. I use a commercial porcelain ball mill jar with standard porcelain
milling media. The granite dust from our local quarry (New Hampshire IS
the "Granite State") takes ablout 6 hours to mill to less than 120 mesh. =
The rock from this quarry is typically used for large buildings and such.=
Your milage may vary .
Best,
..............................john
John Baymore
River Bend Pottery
22 Riverbend Way
Wilton, NH 03086 USA
603-654-2752 (s)
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