Eleanora Eden on sat 13 jan 07
Hi Sam and all,
I looked at macaloid the other day and it was $7/lb instead of $1/lb
for bentonite. Is it better than bentonite as a suspender?
.25% is so much less than the 2% you usually see for bentonite,
and would make up for the difference in price right there!
Eleanora
>I don't use my glazes every week either.
>I use macaloid (sp?) as my suspender,
>0.25% in every glaze.
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Maid O Mud on sat 13 jan 07
Hi Eleanora (et al ;-)
I really do use only 0.25% and find it works extremely
well. I personally find it works better than Bentonite
(based on my work, my glazes). Price has never
been a factor - though when you point it out, it surely
is the cheaper solution.
HTH
Sam Cuttell
Maid O'Mud Pottery
RR 1
Melbourne, Ontario
N0L 1T0
CANADA
"First, the clay told me what to do.
Then, I told the clay what to do.
Now, we co-operate."
sam 1994
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scuttell@ody.ca
On Behalf Of Eleanora Eden
Hi Sam and all,
I looked at macaloid the other day and it was $7/lb instead of $1/lb for
bentonite. Is it better than bentonite as a suspender?
.25% is so much less than the 2% you usually see for bentonite, and would
make up for the difference in price right there!
Eleanora
>I don't use my glazes every week either.
>I use macaloid (sp?) as my suspender,
>0.25% in every glaze.
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Lynn Goodman Porcelain Pottery on sat 13 jan 07
On Jan 13, 2007, at 2:41 PM, Eleanora Eden wrote:
> Hi Sam and all,
>
> I looked at macaloid the other day and it was $7/lb instead of $1/lb
> for bentonite. Is it better than bentonite as a suspender?
>
> .25% is so much less than the 2% you usually see for bentonite,
> and would make up for the difference in price right there!
>
> Eleanora
>
>
>> I don't use my glazes every week either.
>> I use macaloid (sp?) as my suspender,
>> 0.25% in every glaze.
I use both in my glazes--2% of bentonite and 1% of macaloid. If I
forget one or the other, I get settling. If I HAD to use only one,
I'd use bentonite, but I really get better results with both. If you
don't have fritts in your glazes, it probably doesn't matter, but
since I use so much fritt, I need both.
Lynn
Lynn Goodman
Fine Porcelain Pottery
Cell 347-526-9805
www.lynngoodmanporcelain.com
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