Connie Christensen on sun 23 feb 03
Tony wrote:
"... So if you're on an open line of credit may I suggest these sexy new
glasses from Ward's that Sheila bought me. I had been complaining that i
couldn't see the cones with the medium to heavy reduction I'm doing in the
gas kiln. She ordered from Marc these glasses that are gold plated lenses
but blue from the inside- Oberon I think is the brand name. I look like a
Texan State Trooper but the cones are as clear as cystal. ..."
Tony
I borrow them from someone in the studio every time I fire - they work
better than anything else I've tried. I'm going to have to break down and
buy myself a pair. But absolutely the best way to see the cones is as the
sun goes down it shines directly into the peeps and you can see the cones
clearly then. The problem is keeping the sun in the same position during the
firing of find a light source that strong.
The kiln shelf question: I've fired shinos quite a bit and don't kiln wash
my shelves. I usually mix up some alumina with a little bit of flour to a
heavy cream consistency and spread it on a formica board and then set the
pot on it before setting it on the kiln shelf. This isn't working as well as
it used to, I'm having little chips come off the foot of some of the pots
and stick to the shelves. I'm assuming there is some residual salt on the
shelves from the glaze.
I don't want to kiln wash my shelves because I flip them from one firing to
the next. Would running a sander across the shelves eliminate this buildup
or would spraying or brushing ITC help? Has anyone else had this problem
when firing a lot of shinos?
Connie Christensen
Denver, CO
(Just got my new kiln but have to wait until I get back from NCECA to fire
it. Bummer. It's finally being winterish here, getting a dusting of snow.)
Tony Ferguson on mon 24 feb 03
Connie,
A diamond blade grinder will do the trick--available from home depot and
others. Also, take a brick and rub it back and forth--a brick will take
some of it off as well--then grind it with 4.5 inch grinder or the like.
Make sure you dust off any residual when you are all done.
Thank you.
Tony Ferguson
On Lake Superior, where the sky meets the Lake
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Duluth, MN 55806
----- Original Message -----
From: "Connie Christensen"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 24, 2003 12:18 AM
Subject: Re: Red Pump Credit Card & shino and kiln shelf question
> Tony wrote:
> "... So if you're on an open line of credit may I suggest these sexy new
> glasses from Ward's that Sheila bought me. I had been complaining that i
> couldn't see the cones with the medium to heavy reduction I'm doing in the
> gas kiln. She ordered from Marc these glasses that are gold plated lenses
> but blue from the inside- Oberon I think is the brand name. I look like a
> Texan State Trooper but the cones are as clear as cystal. ..."
>
> Tony
>
> I borrow them from someone in the studio every time I fire - they work
> better than anything else I've tried. I'm going to have to break down and
> buy myself a pair. But absolutely the best way to see the cones is as the
> sun goes down it shines directly into the peeps and you can see the cones
> clearly then. The problem is keeping the sun in the same position during
the
> firing of find a light source that strong.
>
> The kiln shelf question: I've fired shinos quite a bit and don't kiln
wash
> my shelves. I usually mix up some alumina with a little bit of flour to a
> heavy cream consistency and spread it on a formica board and then set the
> pot on it before setting it on the kiln shelf. This isn't working as well
as
> it used to, I'm having little chips come off the foot of some of the pots
> and stick to the shelves. I'm assuming there is some residual salt on the
> shelves from the glaze.
>
> I don't want to kiln wash my shelves because I flip them from one firing
to
> the next. Would running a sander across the shelves eliminate this buildup
> or would spraying or brushing ITC help? Has anyone else had this problem
> when firing a lot of shinos?
>
> Connie Christensen
> Denver, CO
> (Just got my new kiln but have to wait until I get back from NCECA to fire
> it. Bummer. It's finally being winterish here, getting a dusting of snow.)
>
>
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