Craig Dunn Clark on thu 11 dec 03
Michele, years ago I was not happy with the results I was getting from
the few premix glazes that I used while still in school. They were not
Laguna though and I have no reason to think that they don't have a
consistent product which has probably been used to successfully glaze tens
of thousands of pots. Otherwise they would'nt be in glaze biz.
What I ended up doing was mixing my own glazes. Been doing it ever
since. I believe it imparts a quality that I just don't see in premix glazes
not to mention the savings in cost. You are correct....pre made glazes are
expensive. I can see why you would want a different response than the good
ole you kinda gotta expect some inconsistencies despite our best efforts.
A good place to start if you are not familar is Ron and Jons book
"Matering Cone Six Glazes." It's dynamite!
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 st
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
mudman@hal-pc.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michele D'Amico"
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 11:49 AM
Subject: Re: Laguna Glaze
> Jon,
> I think it's terrible to have the attitude that getting a bad batch of
> glaze 'comes with the territory'. Pre-mixed glazes are expensive and then
> finding them impossible to use is wasteful in terms of time and money.
> When you sell a product you've manufactured you are implying a level of
> quality and responsibility. When I buy a mixed glaze I assume there has
> been some quality control. When I first mixed the glaze I saw the
> problem, contacted Laguna, got no reply, tested the glaze, sieved it 3
> times, added epsom salts, added water, contacted Laguna again, got no
> reply, sieved 3 more times, tested again. I contacted Laguna a third time
> and BEGGED for a reply. By the time someone responded I was,
> frankly, 'done' with trying to use the glaze.
> How many other people are out there who are not on clayart who are also
> having this problem? I really think Laguna needs to re-examine some of
> the ways they are doing things.
> Michele D'Amico
> damicom@cruzio.com
>
>
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