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New Problem Arose With A Lidded Pot


BeF23

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I have never had this happen before, but I had a lidded pot do something strange.  

I fire my lidded work together.  That is, lid on pot.  What happened was a weird kind of bubbling.  But I'm just calling it that for lack of a better term , because, 1. there were no air bubbles in the clay body and well, there just too many things directing me away from air bubbles and 2 on the lid, it looked as though the clay had been pushed together to create these small mounds, bumps, in the piece.  I might be able to find a picture if that would be more helpful.  

Can y'all tell me what caused this?  

 

b

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Hi B,

 

Welcome to the forum and Happy Holidays! A bit more information about you, your process, your firing method, etc would be helpful. Your profile is pretty empty, and I've found the forum to be most helpful when the responders know who they are responding to. I primarily work in stoneware fired to ^6 in an electric kiln. An issue I've experienced that sounds like what you're describing has been bloating stemming from underfired bisque. If you're lid is particularly tight fitting, this could be a contributing factor to bloating issues. If you're working in low fire clay or atmospheric firing I probably can't be of much help. There are a few threads about this already on the forum that you may find helpful. Check this out: http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/4904-strange-raised-bumps-on-plates-help/?hl=bloating&do=findComment&comment=44183

 

Pictures of the pots in question would certainly help diagnose and troubleshoot.

 

Best,

 

Chris

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Useful information would be a photo, what temperature you're firing at, what type of clay you are using (there are problematic types / brands that many here are familiar with), and what type of glaze.

 

But it does sound a bit like bloating, just at first glance.

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Gah, that was silly of me not to mention how I am firing or anything else, for that matter.  I might have just gone on a car forum and said, "I drive a car and it's making a noise.  What's wrong with it?"  Anyway....

 

I have an old electric kiln I converted into an updraft gas kiln.  I fire to cone6 with a red stoneware.

I'm still tweaking all the little problems I have gas firing, but 'bloating' sounds like a probable cause.  

 

Here are a couple of really horrible pictures.

 

 

thank you for responding!

 

beth

 

 

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Bloating generally is the result of the clay not out-gassing during the bisque stage -- either due to not firing high enough for the gases to burn out or by firing too fast and not allowing enough time for out-gassing. Bloating does not show until glaze firing, with the gasses trapped beneath the glaze and unable to release. So, your fix will be in the bisque firing cycle you use. Not uncommon for clay bodies high in iron oxide and/or manganese.

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