Lili Krakowski on wed 5 apr 06
I have a few recipes that call for CMC gum and some that call for Vee
gums...I know the CMC is organic, and I have read it can get
aromatic....Question: Does it matter which gum one uses? And if so why?
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Taylor Hendrix on wed 5 apr 06
Dearest Mama Lili:
I brush several times every day, honest, but that is not going to help
me with veegum which is in fact a mineral (smectite) similar to bent.=20
I JUST looked this up because --no foolin'--I've been making up flash
cards for myself and was debating whether to add these 'exotic' raw
materials to the rotation. I'm guessing it doesn't get as stinky as
CMC which is prone to stinky?
your pal,
Taylor, in Rockport TX
On 4/5/06, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> I have a few recipes that call for CMC gum and some that call for Vee
> gums...I know the CMC is organic, and I have read it can get
> aromatic....Question: Does it matter which gum one uses? And if so why?
>
Hank Murrow on wed 5 apr 06
On Apr 5, 2006, at 5:34 AM, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> I have a few recipes that call for CMC gum and some that call for Vee
> gums...I know the CMC is organic, and I have read it can get
> aromatic....Question: Does it matter which gum one uses? And if so
> why?
Dear Lili;
Vee Gum Cer is Vee Gum Tee with added CMC, so it will spoil in time due
to organics. I use Vee Gum Tee in my shinos (1.5%) to allow them to
hold more than the normal amount of water and promoting thick
application and 'sheeting' when I shake the excess off the piece. this
gives me the lovely drifts and passages of firecolor you can see in my
shinos(which are without soda ash). Go to www.wlotus.com and click on
my name from the artists' list at the bottom of the page. The
"Migrations" series shows this prominently.
I use Vee Gum Tee in lesser amounts in nearly all my glazes(3/4%).
Cheers, Hank in Eugene
www.murrow.biz/hank
Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery on wed 5 apr 06
They actually do different things. Veegum is a suspender, like
bentonite (use 1%). CMC suspends to some extent, although it isn't
really used for that; it also slows down the drying time of a glaze
(allowing you to paint on layers of glaze) and gives you a tough,
non-powdery surface (very useful if you paint decoration over a glaze,
like in majolica). I use 2% for a glaze I want to actually paint onto a
piece in an even layer, and 1/4 of 1% if I just want to have a durable
surface to paint decoration onto and for pieces that will be handled a
lot. I add the veegum and CMC dry, into the dry materials, mix well,
then add water.
As to it getting aromatic--yes! I add a glaze disinfectant to glazes
that have a lot of CMC so that it doesn't end up smelling like rotten
eggs. A couple drops of clorox works fine.
Lynn
On Apr 5, 2006, at 8:34 AM, Lili Krakowski wrote:
> I have a few recipes that call for CMC gum and some that call for Vee
> gums...I know the CMC is organic, and I have read it can get
> aromatic....Question: Does it matter which gum one uses? And if so
> why?
>
>
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> Lili Krakowski
>
> Be of good courage
>
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David Woof on wed 5 apr 06
Taylor, Lili, A " healthy shot" of household clorine bleach is a simple
cure for stinky gums, cmc included. Taylor, just be wary when you brush
your teeth. smile
David
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