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miller 510 from laguna pinholing question cone 10 reduction

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Alex Solla on sun 15 jun 03

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Seeing as how Craig Martell hasnt jumped in on this one yet, I will offer HIS words of advice to me a few years ago.... BISQUE hotter and slower. Gotta get the gunk out. A good clean hard bisque goes a long way toward eliminating pinholes.

cheers,
Alex Solla


Richard Aerni wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:01:09 -0700, Tony Ferguson
wrote:

>Howdy,
>
>My buddy has a firing with many pinholed glazes. This
>does not happen with his stoneware but with the new
>clay body from Laguna Miller 510 which is a white
>stoneware. Has anybody had any problems with
>pinholing with this clay body and if so how did you
>fix it? He fired to a hard cone 10.
>
Tony,
Miller 510 is one of my standard studio bodies. I've never had a problem
with any of my glazes pinholing when used over it, but then, I don't know
anything about your friend's glazes or firing methods.
I also fire to a hard cone 10, and the only heads-up I would give him is
that is the extreme upper limit of that clay...perhaps if he went over to
11 the clay is becoming overvitrified.

So, don't know, can't say, just my thoughts...
Best,
Richard Aerni
Bloomfield, NY

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Tony Ferguson on tue 17 jun 03

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Thanks to all you responded on the clay question.

Expecially a big thanks goes out to Laguna for sending out a Laguna
representative who came to my booth at the Cambridge Pottery Festival and
answered my question. Talk about service!!!!!!!!!


Thank you.

Tony Ferguson
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Solla"
To:
Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 6:35 AM
Subject: Re: Miller 510 from Laguna pinholing question cone 10 reduction
firing


> Seeing as how Craig Martell hasnt jumped in on this one yet, I will offer
HIS words of advice to me a few years ago.... BISQUE hotter and slower.
Gotta get the gunk out. A good clean hard bisque goes a long way toward
eliminating pinholes.
>
> cheers,
> Alex Solla
>
>
> Richard Aerni wrote:
> On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 21:01:09 -0700, Tony Ferguson
> wrote:
>
> >Howdy,
> >
> >My buddy has a firing with many pinholed glazes. This
> >does not happen with his stoneware but with the new
> >clay body from Laguna Miller 510 which is a white
> >stoneware. Has anybody had any problems with
> >pinholing with this clay body and if so how did you
> >fix it? He fired to a hard cone 10.
> >
> Tony,
> Miller 510 is one of my standard studio bodies. I've never had a problem
> with any of my glazes pinholing when used over it, but then, I don't know
> anything about your friend's glazes or firing methods.
> I also fire to a hard cone 10, and the only heads-up I would give him is
> that is the extreme upper limit of that clay...perhaps if he went over to
> 11 the clay is becoming overvitrified.
>
> So, don't know, can't say, just my thoughts...
> Best,
> Richard Aerni
> Bloomfield, NY
>
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