Fadra Hepner on mon 10 jul 06
Hello all-
quick question:
What do the commercially prepared glazes have that makes them so darned har=
d and chip resistant before firing? Also: Although they get stinky, they =
seem to have a long shelf life.=20=20
I may be giving private lessons to a youngster and would like to mix up=20
2-4 glazes for both of us to use. I don't have a working kiln at home, so =
I will need to transport the pots to be fired. (This is where the durabili=
ty of the commercial glazes would be nice.)
I hate painting glaze and pouring from a small container-you get too man=
y drips and crappy glazing this way, so I prefer to mix up 10000 gram batch=
es. With limited time to make pots, I'm afraid the glaze might get funky o=
n me before I have a chance to use it all...
Suggestions?
Thanks,
Fadra
Mom and teacher in MO
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Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery on mon 10 jul 06
Add 2% CMC to the dry batch, dry-mix well. Add hot water, mix well with
a spoon, allow to sit an hour or so, then sieve. To stop the
stinkyness, add a few drops of chlorine bleach. This should give you a
nice hard coat. You do want the glaze thicker than usual; the CMC slows
down drying, so less sticks to your pot. Thicker glaze counteracts
that. If you decide that you do want to paint on the glaze, test to see
how many coats you'll need--it all depends on the glaze and how thick
it is.
Lynn
On Jul 10, 2006, at 6:41 PM, Fadra Hepner wrote:
> Hello all-
> quick question:
> What do the commercially prepared glazes have that makes them so
> darned hard and chip resistant before firing? Also: Although they
> get stinky, they seem to have a long shelf life.
> I may be giving private lessons to a youngster and would like to mix up
> 2-4 glazes for both of us to use. I don't have a working kiln at
> home, so I will need to transport the pots to be fired. (This is
> where the durability of the commercial glazes would be nice.)
> I hate painting glaze and pouring from a small container-you get
> too many drips and crappy glazing this way, so I prefer to mix up
> 10000 gram batches. With limited time to make pots, I'm afraid the
> glaze might get funky on me before I have a chance to use it all...
>
> Suggestions?
> Thanks,
> Fadra
> Mom and teacher in MO
>
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