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Would those of you who have used it please give your opinions on Patch-a-tach?  I have a piece that I'm pleased with except that 1 foot did not stay attached after bisquing..  I've tried spooze and paper clay which didn't work.  Any opinions would be appreciated.  Lin

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I have had success using a stiff non-runny glaze to fuse pad feet to bisqued objects in the glaze firing, but only when the piece is loaded into the kiln so that gravity is working in your favor!

 

Glaze the spot where the foot will go. Glaze the top of the foot that will connect to the piece.  Add a glop of Elmer's glue to keep the foot in place while handling. The glue will burn out before the glaze starts to melt. 

(N.B. I fire at cone 10 in a gas kiln).

 

If gravity isn't working for you to keep things in the proper place, the probability of making a mess is significant. 

 

LT

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on the jar patch a tach only talks about ^04. while they do say bisque i consider that only good for greenware, not bisqueware that you fire higher than ^04. it worked pretty well when i used it for glazefire at ^04 which i consider low fire. 

 

but if you are firing over ^04 it does not work very well. i have had better luck with matte glazes at our school studio because in our studio the matte is the most stable glaze. 

 

also in your case gravity will play an important part.

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