clifton wood on wed 6 aug 03
hi, all.
here's another village idiot question about glazes.
i know how little i know about chemistry, and it's frightening.
i've been using some new-to-me glazes this summer. did some over / under tests, with
some cool results.
i remembered reading somewhere about folks who took 2 favorite glzes and mixed them
together, then used.
so -
if i have 2 stable glazes, thanks to ron & john
and i mix them together in any proportion
i would intuitively assume that the mixture would be stable.
is this true?
thanks.
sabra
rainy in rochester ny
Ababi on thu 7 aug 03
Hello Sabra!
In general if we move to the field I am expert, cooking, you are right:
If you will mix chocolate cake with lemon cake all made with natural and
good indrigiants you will have the best lemon - chocolate cake.
However if you will mix the best cake with the best pizza you might
regret!
Therefore make small batches and test!
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Oh! I forgot!
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To my students I always give this example:
"Tea with milk: Good ( if you are in the UK)
Coffee with milk good ( If you are not Ababi)
But tea with coffee Ich!
In ceramics" I tell them "The mixing of the glaze (I mean side by side
- the area where the two glazes are connected - covering each other) -
unlike the tea and coffee- is the best most beautiful part of the glazed
ware."
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Or say it more poetic:
The war between the components of the two glazes is making the ware more
beautiful! Even more: About the mor ask Ron!
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About being frightened of glazing: I add here from a letter I have sent
yesterday off list to a clayarter:
> Once I asked a potter (when an advise was requested) what did she/he
knew >about pottery just to know where to begin. That potter was
embarrassed and did >not answer.
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>I resent a letter saying that with my formal education I can be a
bellboy: I am >polite and know English!
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I am sure that many more are bellboys like me! - at least concerning
chemestry
So there is nothing to worrie about just do not kill your clients!
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=85.Not rainy and terrible hot in Kibbutz Shoval ( easten of N.Y.C.)
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Ababi Sharon
Glaze addict
Kibbutz Shoval Israel
ababisha@shoval.org.il
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http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910
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http://www.matrix2000.co.nz/Matrix%20Demo/Ababi.htm
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-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of clifton
wood
Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 6:02 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: stable glaze a + stable b =3D stable c?
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hi, all.
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here's another village idiot question about glazes.
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i know how little i know about chemistry, and it's frightening.
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i've been using some new-to-me glazes this summer. did some over /
under tests, with
some cool results.
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i remembered reading somewhere about folks who took 2 favorite glzes and
mixed them
together, then used.
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so -
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if i have 2 stable glazes, thanks to ron & john
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and i mix them together in any proportion
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i would intuitively assume that the mixture would be stable.
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is this true?
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thanks.
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sabra
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rainy in rochester ny
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Ron Roy on thu 7 aug 03
Hi Sabra,
I don't know of any testing to prove that - but I would bet a lot hard cash
on it.
What can happen - with some combinations - is running - so test to make
sure and protect your kiln shelves.
RR
>here's another village idiot question about glazes.
>i know how little i know about chemistry, and it's frightening.
>i've been using some new-to-me glazes this summer. did some over / under
>tests, with
>some cool results.
>i remembered reading somewhere about folks who took 2 favorite glzes and
>mixed them
>together, then used.
>so -
>if i have 2 stable glazes, thanks to ron & john
>and i mix them together in any proportion
>i would intuitively assume that the mixture would be stable.
>is this true?
>thanks.
>sabra
Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
Phone: 613-475-9544
Fax: 613-475-3513
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