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"Clear Base Blue ^6   http://www.wpapotters.blogspot.com/2010/11/cone-6-oxidation-res…"

Norm Stuart replied Apr 16, 2013 to Slow Cooling

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"Another typical difference between slow-cooling at 185 F/hr and 50 F/hr with White B…"

Norm Stuart replied Apr 16, 2013 to Slow Cooling

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"Another typical difference between slow-cooling at 185 F/hr and 50 F/hr with Jayne S…"

Norm Stuart replied Apr 16, 2013 to Slow Cooling

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"Vee's Tenmoku Gold also slow-cooled at 50 degrees F per hour. But EPK is replaced wi…"

Norm Stuart replied Apr 15, 2013 to Slow Cooling

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"Vee's Tenmoku Gold - adapted to eliminate the use of Cornwall Stone. More costly at…"

Norm Stuart replied Apr 15, 2013 to Slow Cooling

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"107.0%   Ron Roy  Sapphire Blue 37.0%  Frit 3134 26.0%   EPK 17.0%   Silica 16…"

Norm Stuart replied Apr 15, 2013 to Slow Cooling

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"Using wood-fired glaze recipes, from John Anthony's Red Hill Pottery site, I discove…"

Norm Stuart replied Apr 15, 2013 to Richard Busch article - Wood fired look from elec kiln

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"The Witness Cone 7 was fired with the Cone 6 program - which gives us a perfect Cone…"

Norm Stuart replied Mar 13, 2013 to Witness Cones always indicate one cone hotter than Bartlett Controller V6-CF

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"We have a inexperienced people firing the kiln so one reason I bought the Cress E-23…"

Norm Stuart replied Mar 13, 2013 to Witness Cones always indicate one cone hotter than Bartlett Controller V6-CF

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"Most of these scales have too many openings to saran-wrap - I tried. It would be nic…"

Norm Stuart replied Mar 6, 2013 to Digital Scales

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