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Randy's Red = first try

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updated 5/16/2012

$9 Annual Paid Membership is Coming June 1, 2012

New members who join during the month of May of 2012 will be asked to pay during their first login on or after June 1. For most existing members who joined prior to May 1, 2012, your membership will renew, and you will be asked to pay on the first day of the  anniversary month of your joining the network. If you joined C6P on April 29th, 2009, your renewal date is April 1, 2013. If you joined June 3, 2011 your renewal date is June 1, 2012. On that day a paywall will appear asking you to pay your $9.00 (US) annual membership fee via PayPal. Those not wanting to pay for membership will still be able to see most of the information on the site, but will not be able to comment, communicate with members, or to post anything. You don’t have to belong to PayPal to use your credit card through them.

For a long explanation of this and other upcoming changes, and a place to give your feedback on these issues, see the discussion Growing Pains.

Cone6pots World Raku Party

  • Date - August 11, 2012
  • Location - Multiple regional locations around the globe.
  • Objective - Meet and enjoy time with other C6P members, fire pots together and submit pictures to the network for all to enjoy.
  • Hosts still needed to organize regional instances of the party. The window of opportunity will close soon for announcing your new venue, getting organized, and getting guests to sign up and to take on some of the tasks to make your event successful. 
  • Guests must sign up to attend any venue of the Raku Party.
  • Sign up TODAY.
  • location - Duck Lake in South Central Michigan hosted by George Lewter
  • location - Oran Park, New South Wales, Australia hosted by Jan Wallace

The  Insight-Live Glaze Recipe Database for the cone6pots Group

Is an included benefit of your membership in the cone6pots network. You must join the Insight-Live User group here on the network to get your Insight-Live login credentials. Insight-Live is not just a list of glaze recipes. It is a fully interactive database where you can add pictures and notes about your results with a given glaze, and add to a centralized store of knowledge about  how a glaze can behave in a variety of different circumstances.

George Lewter - network creator

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Robert Johnson replied to Mike's discussion Ash glaze recipes
"Mike: Try putting a simple ash + water mixture over some of your other glazes--on the top half of the pot, because it will drip and run. Also try some fake ash glazes: The best ones I know are Hanna's Golden Fake Ash and Andie's Golden…"
21 minutes ago
Jan Wallace replied to John Talbot's discussion Building a Raku kiln
"Hi John, In my experience steel does break down with heat work and over a short time, becomes weak, crumbles and disintegrates, hence the need to use ceramic buttons and proper kanthal wire to fasten the fibre to the side of the kiln. Kanthal wire…"
2 hours ago
George Lewter replied to John Talbot's discussion Building a Raku kiln
"They make woodstoves out of sheet steel that operate with hot spots up to around 1800-1900. I think an oil drum or galvanized trash can could make a sound shell for a fiber kiln. I would still use ceramic buttons on nichrome wire to support the…"
3 hours ago
John Talbot posted a discussion

Building a Raku kiln

I was surfing the internet and came across a foreign site that had a wood fired raku kiln built out of a barrel drum and it got me thinking that I could do that.  I began researching it a little bit more and it brought up some questions about the quickest and best ways of piecing it together.  I came to the conclusion that I could piece it together and rivet it together with steel rivets.  Is that feasible?  From my research steel can resist temperatures of up to 2500 degrees Fahrenheit.  Am…See More
5 hours ago
George Lewter added a discussion to the group Insight-Live User Group
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Insight-Live Glaze Database Training

Judging by the number of members who have signed up to use Insight-Live, and then not logged-in, or only logged-in once, it appears there is some hesitancy or level of intimidation navigating to and/or using the application.  It is actually quite easy to use as databases go, and with a little guidance, users should be pretty comfortable with its basic functions in just a couple of 60 minute sessions of group training, and a bit of practice between the sessions. There is plenty of documentation…See More
11 hours ago
Renee Arthur and Muditis Pottery are now friends
20 hours ago
George Lewter posted a blog post

Big Changes at the cone6pots Network

The following message was broadcast to all members on May 12, 2012. It is reprinted here for members to easily access and refer to, and for those whose email address may have changed, or whose spam filters may have blocked the message. . .There are a number of things that are changing and events at the C6P network that all members should be aware of.As of June 1, 2012 there will be an annual fee of $9.00 (US) for membership. There is a detailed discussion of the rationale for the fee and its…See More
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Profile IconKevin Garceau, Katherine Bir, Jenifer and 2 more joined Electric Cone 6 & Other Ways w/ Clay
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shona clarkson posted a discussion

colour in glazes

I am using the recipe of 20% kaolin 20%silica 20% wollastonite 20% fritt 4113 or 4108 ferro frits 20% potash feldspar Plus up up 4% copper carb. my problem is that I am getting a very pale green almost like a celedon. I am looking for a stronger green.question do I use more copper? is the calcium stopping the copper colour in the wollastonite?. shonaSee More
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Karen Mandeville joined George Lewter's group
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Fire It Once

Single Fire for Fun, Profit, and a Smaller Carbon Footprint
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Jenifer posted photos
yesterday
George Lewter posted a discussion

Insight-Live Glaze Database Training

Judging by the number of members who have signed up to use Insight-Live, and then not logged-in, or only logged-in once, it appears there is some hesitancy or level of intimidation navigating to and/or using the application.  It is actually quite easy to use as databases go, and with a little guidance, users should be pretty comfortable with its basic functions in just a couple of 60 minute sessions of group training, and a bit of practice between the sessions. There is plenty of documentation…See More
yesterday
Jan Wallace commented on pauline purdum's photo
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LG-40 and HF-21 Amaco

"I recently made a heap of the slab templates to push into foam. I love how they turn out and your dish looks great Pauline."
Monday
Jan Wallace commented on pauline purdum's photo
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Houses and houses

"I love this. I used to work in real estate and yes, it would be perfect. Idea..... it would also be a perfect gift for the real estate agent to give the new home owner!!!"
Monday
Profile Iconhydrophanous, Tammera, Jason Mowery and 2 more joined Electric Cone 6 & Other Ways w/ Clay
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Purchase Mastering Cone 6 Glazes by John Hesselberth & Ron Roy, Glazes Cone 6 by Michael Bailey, The Potters Book of Glaze Recipes by Emmanuel Cooper, or Making Marks by Robin Hopper, all available at amazon.com

Harbor Freight is a great place to find unbeatable prices for better HVLP spray guns and serviceable economy models, as well as detail guns, all tested by our members for spraying glazes, as well as compressors to power the guns. As yet no one has tested and commented on the remarkably inexpensive air brushes at harbor freight.

The critter siphon gun is a spray alternative that is well liked by some of our members, and is available at amazon.

Amazon is also a competitive source for photo light tents for shooting professional quality pictures of your work. They also have the EZ Cube brand favored by several of our members. You might also want to purchase the book Photographing Arts, Crafts and Collectibles . . .

Following are a few scales useful for potters:

Weighmax Top-class Stainless Steel 6KG 13LB Digital kitchen scale, ... $19.99

American Weigh Black Blade Digital Scale, 1000g X 0.1g $11.08 

For the non-digitally inclined the old standard Ohaus Triple Pro Mechanical Triple Beam Balance, 2610g x 0.1g, with Tare $169.00

And finally a low cost clone of the OHaus. The Adam Equipment TBB2610T Triple Beam Mechanical Balance With Tare Beam $99.62

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