jesse hull on tue 21 jun 05
1-You could experiment with adding V-Gum, but that
works like an intense version of Macaloid, which is
just a cleaner form of the bentonite your already
adding.
2-V-Gum CER may be something to try. It's really just
a mixture of about 70% V-Gum and 30% CMC. Mix the
powder(s) in hot water, let stand and then add in
place of plain water. Don't use it on plaster bats,
as the CMC will seal them.
3-There are also acrylic emulsion products. I've been
experimenting with one called APT-II. It only takes a
few drops to work, -yet still the cost may be
prohibitive.
~jessehull.
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Shazia Mirza on tue 21 jun 05
hello,,,
i and a few students of mine have jusy started to work in egyptian
paste,,,,which is quite interesting.....any idea how you can make this body
more plastic???or a recipe that is suitable for throwing small pieces???
the body we have started with is
quartz.............36
soda feldspar...........34
kaolin...................11.3
bentonite............8.2
soda ash.......5.2
sodium bi carbonate........5.2
shazia mirza
Pakistan
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Tony Ferguson on tue 21 jun 05
Shazia,
I would add 8% ball clay and see what that does. You have 8.2% bentonite and basically your claybody is a glaze. What temperature have you fired work too and has it kept its form? You may want to try adding either nylon fiber or even paper pulp (rip up some rolls of toilet paper and water them down into pulp).
Tony Ferguson
Shazia Mirza wrote:
hello,,,
i and a few students of mine have jusy started to work in egyptian
paste,,,,which is quite interesting.....any idea how you can make this body
more plastic???or a recipe that is suitable for throwing small pieces???
the body we have started with is
quartz.............36
soda feldspar...........34
kaolin...................11.3
bentonite............8.2
soda ash.......5.2
sodium bi carbonate........5.2
shazia mirza
Pakistan
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Shazia Mirza on wed 22 jun 05
hello,,,
i fire it around cone 08...will try to make it with fibres....i actually try
to (and quite successfully)spread it into flat thin sheets on the kiln
shelve itself to make it a surface like a canvas to paint on with
colorants...thanks for the tips..
shazia mirza
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Carol Tripp on thu 23 jun 05
Hi Shazia,
I did a Clayart Archives search and there is some interesting info from back
in 1996. Just go to the Archives and type in Egyptian paste in the subject
line.
http://www.ceramics.org/clayart
I also Googled it and found this page on Digitalfire. (If you aren't aware
of Digitalfire, do yourself a big favour and spend some time on this site.
It is FULL of great info.)
http://ceramic-materials.com/cermat/material/1861.html
Best regards,
Carol
Dubai
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