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baby blue or carolina blue?

updated sat 26 mar 05

 

Randy McCall on thu 24 mar 05


Does this glaze look about right for a opaque baby blue glaze cone 6?

Gerstley Borate 53
Kaolin 21
Silica 26

Cobalt Carb .5
RIO 2
Tin 7
Randy

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Ron Roy on fri 25 mar 05


Hi Randy,

It has to be opake with all that tin - if the blue is too much cut it down
- best to do a short line blend with1/4 cobalt carb to 1/2.

I may even be a durable glaze.

RR


>Gerstley Borate 53
>Kaolin 21
>Silica 26
>
>Cobalt Carb .5
>RIO 2
>Tin 7
>Randy
>
>Pottery Web Site
>members.tripod.com/~McCallJ/index.html
>South Carolina
>
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