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RE: Help...
Hello Lifesavers, To answer some of your questions...I live in Spring, TX, northern suburb of Houston. There are a lot of arts & crafts types around here, but so far I have not found much help for my...
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Anyone ever embed wire mesh in the clay for support?
I'm thinking of creating a guitar body in clay and wonder if anyone has ever used wire screening inside of the clay for structural support. I fire to cone 7 and assume that the wire would likely melt...
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Preserving paperclay?
Hi guys Got the recipe for paperclay from my teacher on Friday and mended my low-fired pot with it tonight. But I have lots of leftovers. She told me that paperclay goes "off" pretty quickly, but if I...
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Wanted - Kiln
My partner has just started doing pottery and she is very good at it. We are now looking for a cheap second hand kiln. We are prepared to collect so if anyone has one they no longer require and the...
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ash glazes
does anyone have any advice concerning ash glazes? The particular problem I am encountering is when applying the glaze to the bisc, having it retract and crack up, this can (not always) make for bare...
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Skutt & Son Pottery Wheel?
I have aquired an old Skutt & Son Pottery Wheel Model B. Which I plan to return to life. If any of you are familiar with it, I would like to know how the rope switch was originally attached to the...
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bisque firing stacking
As far as I can tell the cable servers are only keeping the absolute minimum storage for the news groups. My groups only keep a day if that of the postings. It is very frustrating and difficult...
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Ceramic glazes wanted - will pay good money $$$ (2023 Update)
I am a ceramic artist looking to replenish my stocks of discontinued commercial glazes. I usually work with 4oz jars but pints or gallons will be very welcome. Most of the glazes I need are Duncan and...
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Model 181 Skutt Electric Kiln
I'm buying a kiln to start an at home studio, I added the make and model to the title. I don't know much about kilns. Is this worth the craigslist purchase? Does anyone have a manual on this? Can...
 
Port-O-Kiln Manual for
Hello all, I recently inherited an old Port O Kiln model SLP-40. The problem is, it came with no manual and the number and email address I was given to order one are not working. Can anyone help me...
 
Help! with old electric kiln firing
Hi, I have a small (approx. 30 x 30 x 30cm internal) old electric kiln. I think it is about 30 yrs old and fully refurbished approx. 7 yrs ago. I fitted a digital controller last year with an...
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Spinning tiger potters wheel
Hello All: I have a spinning tiger wheel that eats drive wheels very quickly, I get about 3 pots per wheel and then the black friction stuff comes lose from the metal center part of the drive. It has...
 
Want to get rid of a kiln - Advice needed please!
I am a governor at an infant school in Essex and we have a kiln that we wish to get rid of. It is rarely used as the children use air drying clay nowadays. The kiln is by Hymus Engineering and is a 2M...
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Paragon B88B
I just bought a Paragon B88B Kiln. I was hoping to use it to fire Pottery, but based on the limited information I have found on the 'net, it seems to be more suited to "greenware", whatever that is....
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Lepidolite substitute?
Hey all, I came across an old glaze recipe that I am interested in but it call for lepidolite. I can't find it from a retailer and understand the the mining of has stopped long ago. Anyone familiar...
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sweating pots
Hello, I'm new to this newsgroup technology but love all the info! I make plant pots and waterfountains but have had two incidences of the pot 'sweating' from the base. I use a cone 6 plainsman white...
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