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Alfred University Fundamentals of CeramicsTwelve Lectures explaining the science behind ceramic materials and firing them - everything but glaze making. > > > Download Lin… Started by Norm StuartLatest Reply |
Replacing Materials that Are No Longer Produced or Have Changed GreatlyIn the last couple of decades we have seen a number of materials that were in widespread use by potters suddenly go out of production. One… Started by George LewterLatest Reply |
Stocking Your Studio with Glaze MaterialsHow much to stock is a question that has to be considered and balanced by variables such as: your production output, studio space availab… Started by George LewterLatest Reply |
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Alfred University Fundamentals of CeramicsTwelve Lectures explaining the science behind ceramic materials and firing them - everything but glaze making. > > > Download Lin… Started by Norm Stuart |
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May 3, 2021 Reply by cp dunbar |
Bisque cycle for heavily grogged clayHello, I usually bisque my clay at 980C. I am thinking of changing to a heavy grog clay for bigger sculptural pieces. So, the higher the gr… Started by Olga Biff |
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Looking for a clayI have been using Standaard 182 clay - but have moved to area where I will have to special order it. I can get Laguna 436 B-Mix with grog l… Started by Carl Ray Crutchfield |
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Jul 26, 2017 Reply by Norm Stuart |
What a difference the choice of clay makes.When you evaluate a glaze you really need to test it on different clays. The following two pots were glazed the exact same way (spraying Je… Started by George Lewter |
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Aug 13, 2016 Reply by George Lewter |
Gerstley Borate in the USAGerstley borate was mined by US Borax up until around 2000, when production ceased. It was an inexpensive source of B2O3 in a fairly insolu… Started by George Lewter |
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Jul 25, 2016 Reply by Tom Anderson |
Replacing Materials that Are No Longer Produced or Have Changed GreatlyIn the last couple of decades we have seen a number of materials that were in widespread use by potters suddenly go out of production. One… Started by George Lewter |
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Jun 9, 2016 Reply by Dani Montoya |
Microwave Compatible CeramicsI've been interested if my pots are safe to use in the microwave. I have a few questions I hope someone may be able to help with. Firstly r… Started by Tom Humphries |
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Sep 25, 2015 Reply by Joseph Fireborn |
Frozen Clay??Hello! Has anyone out there had any issues with frozen clay? We moved from the north of the province to the south and I had too much clay t… Started by Barbara Howe |
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Apr 27, 2015 Reply by Barbara Howe |
Colorants for Glaze and ClayRather than reinvent the wheel when it comes to the large topic of ceramic colorants I am going to refer to the ceramics department manual… Started by George Lewter |
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Feb 17, 2015 Reply by Norm Stuart |
Talc versions at AardvarkI am just starting to put my first order together for raw materials for cone 6. The online catalog at Aardvark lists 3 different Talcs: Tal… Started by Darthe Hues |
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