clorenzetti Posted September 11, 2017 Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 hi everybody, i'm a ceramic designer from michigan currently living in the netherlands. I would like to adapt one of Val Cushing's earthenware recipes to materials I can access in Europe. I think I have access to most of the chemicals expect for the Frit. Also I was wondering if there was an equivalent to EPK in Europe. E.P.K. (Plastic Kaolin) --- 10 Grolleg China Clay --- 20 Ball Clay --- 10 (Ferro) Frit # 3124 - 10 Talc - 10 Wollastonite - 10 Molochite - 30 + 2% Bentonite From what I gather so far the Molochite is pretty expensive from where I'm ordering it (Keramikos.nl) Cushing-LowFireClay.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I think kaolin is china clay in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamas Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I don't know about the Netherlands, but the most common Ferro frits are available here in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted September 12, 2017 Report Share Posted September 12, 2017 I am struggling trying to understand why molochite is even in this low fire recipe. Molochite is a calcined, high temp grolleg. (Cone10-12) Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 1 hour ago, glazenerd said: I am struggling trying to understand why molochite is even in this low fire recipe. Molochite is a calcined, high temp grolleg. (Cone10-12) Nerd It's a sculpture body, so they want it toothy. Val Cushing knew his stuff. I would trust his recipes to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clorenzetti Posted September 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 8 hours ago, glazenerd said: I am struggling trying to understand why molochite is even in this low fire recipe. Molochite is a calcined, high temp grolleg. (Cone10-12) Nerd Maybe there are other reasons as well, but I know one reason is to maintain the whiteness of the body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clorenzetti Posted September 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 found a helpful frit comparison chart http://shop.clay-planet.com/frits.aspx VC-white earthenware-mineral-compostion.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted September 13, 2017 Report Share Posted September 13, 2017 Neil: the body is rather obvious in application. 10% would be tooth, 30% would be dentures. Clore: you are approaching it in the right way: comparing chemistry to the closest chemistry. Perhaps ask your local supplier if they have a product anywhere related to a finer mesh grog. Molochite is sold 120-200-325 mesh. The recipe does not state which mesh, although in the States 200 is the most widely available. Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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