Bruce Davis on sat 8 jul 06
I know this is off the original topic which was for a low-fire matte glaze,
but I had been looking for a cone 6 transparent matte glaze for a single item
and thought about writing to Clay Art to try to find a recipe. But, I was
at Dogwood Ceramics in Gulfport and noticed a new line of Spectrum Nova
glazes. It had a Clear Satin formulated for dipping. So, to save time I bought a
1/2 gallon bucket of it. It worked out very well even though it had a very
faint sheen to it. Anyway it was close enough to matte for my purposes. I
don't know how they get satin/near matte without losing transparency but it
works.....
Best regards,
Bruce Davis, Mud Run Pottery
Gulfport MS
_http://bdavis6129.blogspot.com/_ (http://bdavis6129.blogspot.com/)
bdavis6129@aol.com
MudFire - Luba & Erik on sun 9 jul 06
We've been using dixon clear satin and loving it. It fits all of the
Standard and Miller clay bodies we have, and has a beautiful satin texture,
without losing the transparency. Also great with small amounts of colorant
mixed in. And even works well over most underglazes. Here's the recipe if
anyone is interested.
Dixon Clear Satin
100
Gerstley Borate
2.94
Magnesium Carbonate
2.94
Whiting
22.35
Neph Sy
22.65
EPK
20.3
Flint
20
Frit 3124
8.82
Cheers,
Luba
MudFire Clayworks and Gallery
Open Studio * Gallery * Workshops
www.mudfire.com
175 Laredo Drive
Decatur, GA 30030
404-377-8033
Ron Roy on mon 10 jul 06
Satin because it is high Calcium and a silica to alumina ration of about 6
- slow cooling will make it less shiny and more opaque.
It is short of silica so my guess would be it is an unstable glaze - there
are no toxins present but it will probably dull over time if you use it
where it can come in contact with acidic foods.
There is very little boron present so it may not be fully melted - so if
fired higher it may be more shiny.
RR
> Dixon Clear Satin
> 100
>
> Gerstley Borate
> 2.94
>
> Magnesium Carbonate
> 2.94
>
> Whiting
> 22.35
>
> Neph Sy
> 22.65
>
> EPK
> 20.3
>
> Flint
> 20
>
> Frit 3124
> 8.82
Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0
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