I'm setting up my new studio, mixing some glazes and get my first glazes unloaded. I was shocked at the Waterfall Brown as it wasn't anything like it had always been and I hadn't bought new chemicals. I was stumped until I finally realized that I had hit a 2 when it should have been a 3 when typing…
I found that I had a 2013 glazechem database.There are hundreds of recipes. I extracted the recipes for you folk. The files were so large that this software would not accept even one of them as attachments. So, I put them on google drive. The links to download these .html files are below. Your…
I have noticed that glazes often tend to either react when layered or are quite stable and do not mix. If anyone has any insights into the chemical reactions I would like hear. It seems like there are times you would like to encourage two glazes to interact with each other.I have heard of some…
This is the place for all things Ian Currie Grid Test Method.Feel free to post:1. Questions2. Tiles you have made and interesting things you discovered3. Alternate methods4. Anything related to this topic!
Does anyone have a suggestion for a glossy, or semi-gloss, green glaze? Preferably transparent. I did locate a couple of glazes in the Insight Live Group database that might work and will try testing them; Buck Sea Green 2, Frogpond Green (with copper carb), Hesselberth Floating Green.Thanks
I fired a bisqued Laguna #80 clay test ring consisting of a nutmeg base coat (brushed on) all the way around the ring and 9 glazes brushed-on in patches over the nutmeg. I am quite taken with the luscious surfaces and coloration that developed. The kiln was soaked for 1/2 hour after the kiln…
I came across a set of calculations for Viscosity and surface tension from oxide composition. Has anyone used these types of calculations to get useful glaze information?
I'm fiddling with the idea of doing mocha diffusion over the top of glazes so that they come through sharper. To do this, I need a reliable, very high ball clay cone 6 glaze as a starting point for further adjusting with Insight. Any recommendations would be appreciated
Has anyone had trouble with MC6 Caribbean Sea Green? On my first test tile, it looked as if it vaporized. I did not have vent on the kiln at the time and I follow the firing schedule per the MC6 book (kiln sitter though).My next batch, (with a vent) I put a test tile on the top shelf along with…
Jane- try it again- used it many times- never crawled- a beautiful glaze!
Collaborate on building an online list of well documented glaze recipes, with application and firing methods. Strong photo documentation. Only glazes that are mature at cone 6 will be included.
Testing the glazes, and identifying their problems and fixing them. Also, if there are obvious issues just by looking at a glaze recipe (like high barium, insufficient clay to suspend or harden, too much feldspar (which causes crazing), too much clay (causing crawling, peeling), hard-to-get materials, non-specific materials, etc) then it needs to be fixed as part of the testing I would say.
Tony Hansen included links below to procedures for a few glaze tests that could be done. Another good one would be to appraise the rate at which it settles, how hard is the dry layer, the water content of the slurry, the viscosity, these could be measured with commonly available tools.
Links:
Thermal shock test
Melt flow test
Glaze hardness test
Glaze leaching test