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under fired top shelf pyro conesMy c5 cones, too shelf only does not fire to maturity. The below shelves all fire to maturity. I plug top peep at 1000degrees and turn off… Started by Billie in Firing Techniques |
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Jun 19, 2015 Reply by Norm Stuart |
OverfiringDoes anyone have experience with their kilns over firing? It seems that most struggle with under firing. Started by Shelley Bauer, Blue Apple Studio in Firing Techniques |
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Jun 19, 2015 Reply by Norm Stuart |
Recipe of Reliable matt (very) yellow cone 6 glazeDoes anyone have a reliable recipe of a Matt yellow (strong yellow)cone 6 glaze? I'm starting to make my own glazes and my attempts with a… Started by Danielle Gouvea Costa Resende in Glazes - Recipe Exchange |
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Jun 16, 2015 Reply by Harold Roberts |
Post firing/glazing repairsI have made a vessel sink for a guest bathroom. With this design there is no need for holes for the faucet and handles, the only plumbing a… Started by Marla Stroup in Altering and Decorating Forms |
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Jun 11, 2015 Reply by Marla Stroup |
Any recommendations for a potter's wheel?Okay Ladies and Gents, I've been at a school of the arts for almost 3 years and have been using their equipment in exchange for teaching c… Started by Cyndy Littleton in Pottery Equipment |
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Jun 4, 2015 Reply by George Lewter |
Dry glaze applicationHello! I read a post about dry glaze application. I cannot find it now, but wanted to ask how do you apply these dry glazes, for example to… Started by luis goldfarb in Glazes - Application Techniques |
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Jun 3, 2015 Reply by Norm Stuart |
Want to spray unsieved glazes?If you want to have speckled glazes where the specks are generated by particles in the glaze, you should not ball mill or sieve the glaze.W… Started by Daniel Spruyt in Glazes - Application Techniques |
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Jun 3, 2015 Reply by Daniel Spruyt |
Dry Glazes, Slips, Terra Sigilatta and Engobes for Cone 6 - Recipes and TechniquesNote 8/32/2014 from George Lewter - added the words "Slips" and "Terra Sigilatta" to make this topic more inclusive of the non-melted mater… Started by Jan Wallace in Glazes - Recipe Exchange |
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Jun 2, 2015 Reply by Norm Stuart |
Assad BlackHas anyone tried out Assad Black from John Britt's Mid-Range Glazes? There is a photo of one of Christa Assad's pieces on page 140 and the… Started by Gina Skillings in Glazes - Development and Adjustment |
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Jun 1, 2015 Reply by Gina Skillings |
Copper Sulphate - what' it good for?Hi all, I was working on my shopping list for the local ceramics supplies store and saw Copper Sulphate listed under coloring oxides. It… Started by Chantay Poulsen in Glazes - Theory and Chemistry |
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May 15, 2015 Reply by Marina Reijsmeijer (Kleierij) |
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