Potters & Sculptors - Making Rock from Mud
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Green Pooling Blue glazeI bought a beautiful glaze called Green Pooling Blue from Glazemixer.com. It had been posted there without a recipe listed. Now Glazemixer… Started by Mary Lou Eshelman |
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Nov 30, 2016 Reply by Tileworks |
Can one predict the appearance of a glaze? (part I: The Si/Al ratio)What do I mean by 'appearance': Will it be glossy, matte, satin matte, stony dry? What I don't mean by 'appearance': the color, the shade,… Started by Daniel Spruyt |
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Oct 19, 2016 Reply by Tom Humphries |
Once firing alumina replacementI've recently experimented with raw glazing and once firing. My glaze was very flaky and I experienced lots of crawling. I was glazing the… Started by Tom Humphries |
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Jul 5, 2016 Reply by Norm Stuart |
Mason stains, or what?I'm trying to achieve a red glaze, I don't want to go down the "Iron Red" route and so I've tried a couple of commercial preparations, boug… Started by Ayjay |
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Jun 6, 2016 Reply by Joseph Fireborn |
Crater or Lava glaze helpHi all, I'm new to the group and 've been trying to get a good crater glaze with big crater holes and it's driving me crazy because all my… Started by Susanne Scher |
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May 4, 2016 Reply by Susanne Scher |
Copper reds in oxidation using silicon carbideThese are some recent results. Started by Ian Hall-Hough |
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Mar 11, 2016 Reply by Joseph Fireborn |
Iron Glazes and Achieving Red Color in OxidationFollowing is an extract from John Sankey's Website with detailed instructions on achieving iron reds.Summary Red iron oxide Fe2O3 decompose… Started by George Lewter |
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Jan 8, 2016 Reply by juli long |
Slip and Hakeme DecorationBeen reading a lot about Jim Malone, Mike Dodd, and to some extent Phil Rogers regarding treatment with slip using finger trailing or Hakem… Started by cp dunbar |
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Substitution possibility questionI'm hoping to make up a glaze (eggplant) that I stumbled upon a few months ago, but don't have the main element on hand. I hate to buy a s… Started by Carole Evans |
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Oct 13, 2015 Reply by Carole Evans |
Historic tile glaze reproduction: any ideas?Started by Nancy Krug |
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Jul 16, 2015 Reply by Nancy Krug |
Low cost flat lapping disc can be used on you potters wheel if you, drill bat pin holes in it, and provide a trickle of water to cool it. At amazon.com, 120 grit for aggressive material removal. Click the image to purchase
Members have had great things to say about John Britt's new book, Mid-Range Glazes. Click the image to buy from Amazon.com
Purchase 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. Mastering Cone 6 Glazes by John Hesselberth & Ron Roy is now out of print.
Harbor Freight is a great place to find unbeatable prices for better HVLP spray guns with stainless steel parts 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 . . .
If you are up to creating videos of your work or techniques you might want to invest in a flip video camera
Following are a few scales useful for potters. Your final price could be less or more - things change.
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
ebay is a great alternative for many tools and the equipment used in the ceramics studio - kilns, wheels, extruders, slab rollers are often listed there both new and used.
If you just want to spout off, it is best accomplished as a blog posting. If you want to get more guidance and ideas from other members, ask a question as a new discussion topic. In the upper right corner of the lists for both types of posting, you will find an "+Add " button. Clicking it will open an editor where you create your posting. 4/16/2014
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