preeta Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 the B mix clay thread here has me wanting to try Laguna #55. our school studio only fires upto ^5. if they do make it to cone 6 it was due to an accident or malfunction. electric. they do fire their gas kiln maybe twice a semester only for reduction and they aim for ^5 but i notice it invariably goes to ^6. I find #55 or any of the other numbered are all ^6 clay bodies. can i fire #55 to ^5 and still be good for functional ware? i will have to travel some distance to buy #55 which i would rather not do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted May 28, 2016 Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 That clay has the following at cone 6: Avg. Water Absorption 1±% 1.9% You would have to email them and ask the absorption at cone 5, I don't know why they dont list it, but a simple email might produce the answer. Usually its 2-3% higher, which would put you in the 5% absorption range, which is pretty high for functional ware. I try to shoot below 1% for any functional ware clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preeta Posted May 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2016 thanks joseph that is exactly what i was looking for. i'll email Laguna and update when i hear back from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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