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Single firing Done!
Well I unloaded the kiln and was amazed how many pots came out with such few flaws. One poor little pot was glazed and reglazed so many times that I was never planning on firing it, just playing with...
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Where is Les Hayworth??
Les, where'd ya go? Les was my tech support guy at Laguna clay, but I don't see his name on the contact page anymore. Sa
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How dose one "fill in" the cracks on a crackle glaze?
I searched the site for answers, but not even sure I pose the question right. I accidently was send a very nice white crackle glaze from Laguna Clay, Something I probably would never consider, but I...
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mystery material
I have this bag of material out in the shed that I inherited from another potter. The bag says DESERTALC 51. Does anyone out there know what this is? My guess is that it is some form of talc, but I...
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borax
Hi Everyone, When a glaze recipe calls for borax, is that the same thing as what I can get at the grocery store called 20 mule team borax in the laundry department? Thank you for any help you can give...
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17 years ago
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using glass in an electric kiln
Hello, As I mentioned in my previous post I have recently picked up a scutt 818-p kiln. It has an additional wired ring. I have been wanting to get back into pottery for many years now after taking...
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Disposing of Glazes
I mix my own glazes from dry ingredients, and therefore often have small test batches that just don't work out. My question is what is the proper way to dispose of these glazes? My first instinct is...
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dried out glazes
Hullo, I have just got myself a second hand kiln and it came with a few boxes of glazes. Quite a few of these glazes are completely dried out. Is it possible to rehydrate them? Thanks
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rubber sealing rings
Hi everyone I have been asked by a friend if I can find a UK supplier o rubber sealing rings for the pottery she makes. Any suggestions will bemost welcome. Bo -- redpiperbob
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17 years ago
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Water as reduction medium
Hello everybody, Yes I'm new. This is not only for the group but also in the pottery world. My interest is actually Paperclay and I'm trying hard to organise myself around this subject. The question...
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craft or fine art or what?
I don't know if I'm going to open up a hornets' nest - whether it be craftily or in a fine art style. Please, where does the line - if indeed there is one - come between the two? This afternoon I was...
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My portfolio..
please feedback.. :) Delafranco Photography: Drone, lifestyle, Urban and portraits.
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Blue ceramics
No: not cobalt. Some while ago, I saw a photograph of a porcelain vase with a blue shadowgram image. I assumed that this was a cyanotype image (the father of the engineers' blueprint), and was...
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Single Fire Cone 6 Oxidation
I have posted this in the single firing group and no one seems home so I'm reposting here. I'm about to dive into single firing. The only issue I see is Oxidation has a rather flat and dull pallet in...
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donut method
I have been trying to use the donut method for attaching a bat for making plates, but my bats always slide very easily when I start centering, no matter how hard I push the bat onto the donuts. Does...
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