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Colemanite and spodumene in glazes
Started this discussion. Last reply by Norm Stuart Mar 6, 2021. 1 Reply 0 Likes
Hallo,Is there anyone who can give me some advice on using colemanite and spodumene in glazes?I have read that use of colemanite can cause some problem in glaze if colemanite is present in big…Continue
Wood ash from pellet stove
Started this discussion. Last reply by Luca Feb 27, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Is there anyone who uses the ash produced by pellet stoves and has experience on its use? I'm wondering if there are any problems using this ash: I got the impression that the ash is coarser than the…Continue
New recipes I would like to try. Ideas or advice?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Luca Feb 27, 2021. 2 Replies 0 Likes
I bought the different dry raw materials and a precise scale, for this reason this time I weighed the ingredients precisely. However, I still use a very dense ash slip instead of dried ash: drying…Continue
First experiment with wood ash glazes
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Last year I decided to resume my passion for modeling clay and in particular stoneware and porcelain clay. I decided to specialize in single firing (I had a book taken in Scotland several years…Continue
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Norm Stuart replied to Luca's discussion Colemanite and spodumene in glazes
"Become familiar with Digitalfire, a great source for most ceramic chemistry answers.
https://digitalfire.com/material/colemanite
https://digitalfire.com/material/spodumene"
Luca replied to Luca's discussion New recipes I would like to try. Ideas or advice?
"Thanks
I'm trying to use only a little of pheatine. The shop that gave me it said that can have a little of flux effect.
In my first experiment I did not use pheatine and the glazes were quite good.
I fire at 1240°C: I think it can be…"
Luca replied to Luca's discussion Wood ash from pellet stove
"Thank you Norm Stuart for your replay,
at the moment I prefer to use washed ash for some different reason: one is that it is less dangerous and give me less problems with glazes, the second is that I'm trying to use as a substitute of…"
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Colemanite and spodumene in glazes
Hallo,Is there anyone who can give me some advice on using colemanite and spodumene in glazes?I have read that use of colemanite can cause some problem in glaze if colemanite is present in big concentration (decrepitation). What can be the maximum concentration that give not big problems? 10%?If my firing is slow is it possible that this problem will be less?About spodumene: I have seen that can be better to wash it and that big concentration can determine some "wave" In the glaze. Is this…See More
Norm Stuart replied to Luca's discussion New recipes I would like to try. Ideas or advice?
"Pheatine paste may itself be bentonite and water.
Fire some pheatine paste by itself. If it leaves no trace, it is an organic suspender rather than mineral like bentonite.
Smcetites like bentonite contain fluorine which is an important flux, without…"
Norm Stuart replied to Luca's discussion Wood ash from pellet stove
"Washing the Ash
There are two differing views on whether or not ash should be washed. When it’s washed, various soluble alkaline materials are removed in solution with the washing water, and many feel that they’re throwing away precious…"
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2) than forum will open an other window and you press "scegli file" (written in your…"
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