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kiln wash. is there a specification?

updated mon 18 dec 06

 

Ivor and Olive Lewis on sun 17 dec 06


Dear Bruce Girrell,=20

Thanks for your response. Give a bit of time to think about this <

> 1 It should be mechanically strong, hard and cohere well to the
> underlaying refractory materials.

Maybe it's just me, but I prefer it _not_ to do that. To me, a kiln wash
coat is a sacrificial coating. If glaze runs down on it the pot and =
glaze
should be easily removed from the shelf, taking the kiln wash with it,
thereby saving the shelf. >

Do vapour glazed pots do that to an appreciable degree?

Best regards,

Ivor