LinR
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A group of potters I belong to used to do a raku firing as a fund raiser. The members would make items in advance. We would haul all our equipment out to the site of a local fair and the public would buy a piece or 2, glaze under instruction of a member. The pieces would be dried on the lid of one of the 2 kilns we had going and put into the fire when ready. I don't think we ever had an explosion. Lin
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Thank you everyone for the info you have given me. Who knew that someone in the UK would know Richler Pass? But as we are in BC that is a good probability. All this information is very useful and will help us sort out what we should keep and what goes.
Yes we make our own glazes but as a group and individual members do not have access to these chemicals. I suspect we will want to get rid of anything that is Toxic. Unwanted chemicals will be offered to members who do make their own glazes in their own studios and then to other organizations which have pottery classes.
Thank you so much,
Lin
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I belong to a organization of potters that has been in existence for about 55 years. Over that time retiring members have donated their chemicals to the Club and some of these have been used and some have been shoved to the back of the cupboards. We work in a studio in a public building. As we are going through a big reorganization of the studio we want to identify the uses of some of these materials we have been given and work out if they are of use to us or if we need to find a new home for them. I will list the materials and if anyone can help me as to their use I would greatly appreciate that. Or faling that is there a site I could consult? We use glazes that fire to Cone 6.
Aluminum oxide
Barnard clay
Black iron oxide
Burnt sienna
Burnt umber
Calcium carbonate precipitated
Chromite
CMC gum
Iron ferrite
Kaolin calcined
Kaolin Tile 6
Kaolin Pioneer
Kona Feldspar
Lincoln fire clay
Magnesium oxide
Monarch china clay
Mullite
Red Art Clay
Richler Pass Ash
Saggar clay
Tennessee Ball Clay
Thompson China Clay White silica - coarse
White silica - coarse
Many thanks, Lin
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Callie, I'm cheering for Sue. Another lovely person who is a very active member of the Fraser Valley Potter's Guild a group I belong to. However I'm really looking forward to seeing the whole group and what they might do. Lin
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Going into the CBC scheduling sites the information is that the show will air winter 2024. Lin
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On leather hard clay, wax all over. Draw through the wax with a needle tool or your favorite tool. Apply the under glaze and wipe off the excess. Lin
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And don't sand over the sink! That will plug up your drains in no time. Sand outside if possible. wear a mask and just be aware of the negatives of dust. Lin
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Oh yay! indeed. If you get a date please let us know. Thanks for this info. Lin
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Place a piece of cotton on the plaster slab, then your clay for recycling on that. You still get the water absorbed by the plaster without the clay coming in contact with the plaster. Lin
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I did a lot of clay work with my grandkids when they were little. Sometimes I had to make sure that joints were well enough joined and sometimes I would help them hollow out thick pieces. All came through the firing Lin
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Thanks for posting this. Interesting research into a sad subject.. What a potter he was. Lin
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I like the change that has been made today. The previous couple of weeks was not as good with several posts on the same subject. I prefer the variety. Lin
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Greenbarn is where the group get their materials. I'll check again with the glaze chair. $400 was what I was told. Lin
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I belong to a group that has used the following recipe for Red Tenmouku for something like 30 years. It has been reliable at cones 5&6, electric and gas and on the various clays we use. As we all know the price of lithium has gone sky high and a 5 gallon bucket will now cost in the region of $400. Is there a less costly ingredient that we can use in the place of the lithium or can someone recommend an equally reliable Tenmouku for mid fire?
Red Tenmouku
Cornish stone 73.5
Whiting 9.6
Colemanite 3.3
Red Iron Oxide 9.1
Lithium 4.5
Thanks for your help.
Lin
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Is the unglazed area at the bottom just a narrow band? If so it is usual not to glaze a pot right down to the bottom. It is hard to cover a large unglazed spot as it is hard to make the glaze stick. As above, if you did not make the pot you have no idea what temperature to fire it. If it is just a narrow band at the bottom and if it rally bothers you I would use a permanent marker as close to the colour of the vase as possible on the unglazed clay. Lin
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And make sure your pot has no dust or oil (from your fingers) on it before you glaze. Lin
QotW: How many times a month/year do you fire your kiln/s?
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I think I will be firing my kiln for the last time tomorrow. At 84 it is getting too hard to lift those full shelves into my 7cu ft Olympic 5 burner updraft kiln. I think I'll go back to doing my firing at the studio that my group runs. Lin