glazenerd

Please do. Given the time period, a brave undertaking on your part. No programmable controllers in 73. The only thing I remember from 73 is Pink Floyd playing in St.Louis.

I wish I could have heard pink floyd in st louis!

Ha! I saw them in 69 at Connie mac stadium in Phila. in a thunder /lightning storm. very cool.

LT: think you misread my post. The COE is one graph, and CEC/ alumina is a separate graph.

Ooo Kaaay.    

Still, such a correlation would be nice.  Measure CEC and get a COE as a bonus. 

Interesting thought, but sodium, potassium and calcium all exchange at different rates. I do think you could work a loose table off of spars. I have enough data tables, might run that over the winter. My next article is due out in August? I think. The one after that will make your lights go on. <teaser ad>

Great project...good for you! That will be a fine and useful addition to the literature for ceramics. 

you are well on your way to becoming the new go-to source for everything ceramic!

Somehow the address of my rabbit hole has leaked out.

You do eat it, but only a little over three pieces...

Are these three pieces squared?

Naturally...

lol.... im gonna start doing this with currie grid tiles cause im about to go make like 15-20 more of them. gonna change their name to glaze cakes, or maybe waffles are more accurate. glaze waffle.

You eat those with relish ??

I relish the thought!

More power to you. 

Nice. I am about to fire some clay myself. Fun Times!

Very funny (grog/John).  Tempting to run out and buy some Grogzilla and mix it into Southern Ice. 

what book by what chemist?

Fine Ceramics, Technology and Applications: F.H. Norton 1970

West, Lawrence, and Johnson worked on the "water hull" concept, sometimes referred to as the "solvated layer."  The basis of modern slip principles.

Horton introduced the "stretched membrane" theory of plasticity in 1948

Tom, don't you have an editor really close by, isn't your wife in the publishing business? 

Correct Min. All the more reason I found the unsolicited offers to help most generous. Some technical review will still be required. 

Gotcha. Yes, potters have to be some of the most kind and generous people I know!

I hope you had a great holiday.   Denice

TY Denice. We did our usual, had a local eatery cook up all the food and deliver it. That way, we get to sit around and visit without anyone having to actually work.

Glad your well. Flu is a nasty beast.

Lots of Calcium chloride over and under sodium dichromate. I haven't fired the zinc chloride yet. Snowing again. Brought in the materials from the kiln shed to fabricate the chamber of mt raku kiln. Too much to do, so little time. 

Thanks. I like it too.

M

We hit 85 today. That's above normal.

Hahahaha that's what always happens to my plans. Today I shall throw! Clean the studio instead. Today I shall clean! Spend hours throwing. At this point when I decide what I want to do I should just laugh hysterically and go sleep under the studio table for a couple hours.

I fired a glaze firing Saturday it was 70 here. I'll be ready for another glaze firing by next weekend.

Ty Giselle, Joseph, Ron.

Oh dear! On a positive note she has family to help.

Yes, you will get there! Gotta start somewhere. With me it was very small cylinders that I started with, I didn't make decent bowls till about six months ago.

Sure you will get there..Keep making mistakes,you'll learn more...i use to do more often..Practice Practice and Patience will count !!

awesome.

Oh, Bill said, "if you are going to throw a lot, use soft clay". That was my primer. Now I'm loving it. Best wishes.

Yeah, I've been doing this for fifteen years, and I still run into issues. And many times, it isn't me, but the clay. I use a clay that is far too stiff. You'd think I'd learn, but yet...

Best of luck in your endeavor. You'll ge there.

Ty Mark- Benz.

The ions of art and craft! Well said glazenerd.

so i have been contemplating this, and I think you need a 6x6 dance floor in the middle of the studio so when a good song comes on you can just drop what your doing and break down. for example:

If you're really feeling groovy you can mirror the ceiling so your disco ball really lights up the place.

And, glazenerd, it's life I'm high on. Thank you very much. LOL

Isn't that amazing!

I am learning that more and more each day. Thanks for the reminder.

Guess I have to wait another week, the delivery truck broke down yesterday.

Hope you get some good results.

I am going to the Hawthorne mill later this week. Trying to arrange meetings with Gold Art and Red Art plants. Many products available that are not sold to us.

Nice!