podgen Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 When I am putting bone dry clay in water to get it to turn into slip or to reclaim it, it can make a fizzing sound. I also hear this fizzing sound if there is a little bit of clay left on the middle of a bat that had been wired off and I put water on it. I had a piece that I made that was kind of close to bone dry, but the rim warped a little due to what I left it to dry on. I decided to try to keep spraying it with water and see if I could get it workable again to round out the rim. I was able to do so after carefully spraying and coming back and spraying again. Near the end of this, around when I started to get plasticity in the rim, I was getting bubbles in that part of the clay. I'm assuming that this is the same as the fizzing that I hear when slaking down clay. What's going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Well, you made me wonder too ... I always thought it was just air being released as the clay tried to absorb the water between the dry platelets. I've read all the books I have on making your own clay and no one even mentions them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted September 9, 2011 Report Share Posted September 9, 2011 Water working its way into the pores left in the dry clay. A totally dry sponge sometimes makes a similar sound. Dip an IFB in water... really loud sound. best, ................john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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