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Inquiry: Intermediate or advanced students WEEK-LONG or longerI am looking for the options this coming spring/summer/fall for taking a workshop that will help me really grow my ceramic skills and these… Started by Brenda B Hardt in Workshops, Conferences, Seminars |
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Oct 27, 2015 Reply by Norm Stuart |
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 in Glazes - Development and Adjustment |
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Oct 13, 2015 Reply by Carole Evans |
Recipes from John Britt's "The Complete Guide To Mid-Range Glazes", now in Insight-LiveJohn Britt has graciously allowed Tony Hansen, creator of Insight, to add the recipes from his book, "The Complete Guide To Mid-Range Glaze… Started by Lawrence Weathers in Glazes - Theory and Chemistry |
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Oct 6, 2015 Reply by Norm Stuart |
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 in Ceramic Materials Education |
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Sep 25, 2015 Reply by Joseph Fireborn |
Dry glaze mixingThe amaco dry glaze mixing instruction suggest 25 lbs of dry material will yield 4 gallons of glaze. Is it safe to assume 25 lbs of dry mat… Started by Robert spicer in Network User Guide |
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Sep 23, 2015 Reply by Jeff Poulter |
UnderglazesI'm new to ceramics - very new. So I bought some clay that's going to bisque fire white and assembled a slab birdhouse. I'm certainly not… Started by Joe Rader in Glazes - Application Techniques |
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Sep 22, 2015 Reply by Joe Rader |
Licorice V4I have been having some crawling issues with Licorice & read somewhere that there is a Version 4 that behaves a little better, but I ca… Started by Jeff Poulter in Glazes - Recipe Exchange |
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Sep 18, 2015 Reply by Jeff Poulter |
Dry pulling....I am just wondering if other potters do dry pulling? I know when potters are making big stuff, they'll pull and then use a blow torch to… Started by Jeff Poulter in Network User Guide |
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Sep 16, 2015 Reply by Robert Coyle |
Predicted COE (Coefficient of Expansion) - trust your actual results rather than the predicted COEOne of the helpful tips Tony Hansen of Digitalfire has passed on to me is the "calculated thermal coefficient of expansion" in Insight-Live… Started by Norm Stuart in Glazes - Theory and Chemistry |
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Sep 10, 2015 Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij) |
PorcelainI fired my first pots thrown with P-5 porcelain and was very disappointed with the results. I had plates warp and bowls go out of round. Ha… Started by Robert spicer in Firing Techniques |
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