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"Thanks Gina, Your comments align with my thinking pretty closely. One of the glazy f…"

George Lewter replied Feb 2, 2019 to Should We Stay or Should We Go Now

16 Dec 28, 2019
Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij)

"The Insight-live database records the last date that you signed in, the last date yo…"

George Lewter replied Jan 23, 2019 to Should We Stay or Should We Go Now

16 Dec 28, 2019
Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij)

"I recommend this glaze. I have never seen it cloudy, yellow, or blue, (though it wil…"

George Lewter replied Mar 10, 2018 to Finding the perfect clear

7 Sep 2, 2018
Reply by Donna Kat

"Just got an email from Tony that he fixed the ownership issue. Let me know if you se…"

George Lewter replied Oct 16, 2015 to recipe owner

12 Oct 28, 2015
Reply by Norm Stuart

"It looks to me like we're down to only about 12 pages (15 recipes per page) of recip…"

George Lewter replied Feb 9, 2015 to How to prevent database pollution or how to clean up the insight-Live data. Your views please.

39 Feb 10, 2015
Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij)

"I want to send out a big THANK YOU to those who have taken on the task of cleaning u…"

George Lewter replied Feb 8, 2015 to How to prevent database pollution or how to clean up the insight-Live data. Your views please.

39 Feb 10, 2015
Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij)

"The initial setup of the C6P group database was accomplished with a batch import of…"

George Lewter replied Feb 4, 2015 to How to prevent database pollution or how to clean up the insight-Live data. Your views please.

39 Feb 10, 2015
Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij)

"Thank you, Marina for your question, Tony has been working on the image search featu…"

George Lewter replied Jul 24, 2014 to photo added to recipe does not link back to recipe

3 Jul 25, 2014
Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij)

"C6G cone 6 glaze C6S cone 6 slips and engobes C6B cone 6 clay bodies"

George Lewter replied Jul 24, 2014 to Glaze Recipe Formatting Standards.

18 Mar 8, 2018
Reply by Norm Stuart

"Thanks again for your contributions to the database and your subsequent work! For no…"

George Lewter replied Dec 26, 2012 to Questions about Insight-Live.com

20 Jan 8, 2013
Reply by Donna Kat

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