Diane Winters on thu 14 apr 05
In another thread, Rod wrote:
"When I fire matt glazes I always use soaps instead of regular kiln =
stilts."
Merely out of curiosity, I'm wondering why.
I think in our co-op the gas kiln potters use only soaps for all =
firings, and I'd never heard a distinctiion made based on glaze type.=20
Diane Winters, in a rush - the tax man cometh and wanteth much too much. =
Maybe they'd like some very nice tiles in lieu of money.
Rod Wuetherick on thu 14 apr 05
In another thread, Rod wrote:
"When I fire matt glazes I always use soaps instead of regular kiln stilts."
I use soaps because they are BTU's hungry. Wouldn't work for everyone but
works for me.
Opposite end of equation had a friend whose glazes were getting too
crystallized so they used regular kiln stilts, thinner shelves, didn't load
as heavy and the problem went away.
peace,
rod
Susan S on fri 15 apr 05
In a message dated 4/15/2005 1:49:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
rod@REDIRONSTUDIOS.CA writes:
> In another thread, Rod wrote:
> "When I fire matt glazes I always use soaps instead of regular kiln stilts."
>
> I use soaps because they are BTU's hungry. Wouldn't work for everyone but
> works for me.
Please forgive my ignorance but what are you talking about here with regard
to "soaps?" I'm imagining you're using bars of Dove as stilts.....
Susie
Rod Wuetherick on sat 16 apr 05
> Please forgive my ignorance but what are you talking about here with
regard
> to "soaps?" I'm imagining you're using bars of Dove as stilts.....
Smile..... Soaps are the name for a rectangular hard brick....I don't think
Dove makes them ;)
peace,
Rod
Earl Brunner on sun 17 apr 05
They are half of a regular fire brick cut length wise. When I was in Western
Samoa as a child, there was a small factory that made a brown soap in that
shape from copra (coconut). It wasn't exactly bath soap.
Earl Brunner
Las Vegas, NV
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Rod Wuetherick
Sent: Saturday, April 16, 2005 10:37 PM
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Subject: Re: Kiln stilts and matt glazes
> Please forgive my ignorance but what are you talking about here with
regard
> to "soaps?" I'm imagining you're using bars of Dove as stilts.....
Smile..... Soaps are the name for a rectangular hard brick....I don't think
Dove makes them ;)
peace,
Rod
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