Thrown_In_Stone Posted September 11, 2014 Report Share Posted September 11, 2014 Hi everyone,. I usually fire little decals with my logo on to the bottom of every ceramic item I produce. I have just moved from Earthenware to Stoneware after having had excellent results with Earthernware decals but after doing the decal firing on stoneware I am getting pinholes and bubbling all over the stoneware glazes (not just on the decal but everywhere). I have followed the firing schedule my decal supplier has advised which is 250ºC/hour up to 830ºC with a 15 minute soak, natural cooling. The colour of the glaze also changes slightly. The stoneware is cone 6. And the glaze is mostly Potter's choice to ^6. There are also other brands of glaze which is affected. Any Advice? Would you increase the temp of the decal firing in the hopes that it will heal over the pinholes or reduce the decal temp in the hopes that it will stop the glaze melting so much. (And what temperature would you recommend). Thanks for any help you can give. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 Need to post firing schedule, bisque fire temp and recipes before one can comment on above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrown_In_Stone Posted September 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 The Bisque is a medium speed cone 04 on smooth white stoneware. Potters Choice glazes brushed on fired to cone 6 medium speed. The glaze is perfect after the glaze firing. The only defect is after the decal fire for which the firing schedule is 250ºC/hour up to 830ºC with a 15 minute soak, natural cooling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Bridge Pottery Posted September 13, 2014 Report Share Posted September 13, 2014 If I remember right the decals I used said to go up to around 800 and this did make the glaze bubble. When I put on in a bisque (1000) they came out much better. Try adding one to a bisque firing and see if that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted September 15, 2014 Report Share Posted September 15, 2014 Not sure of the type of decals you are using but the laser transfer decals I make myself fire out beautifully by putting the transfer pieces through with my bisque loads. I use little loafers cone 6, Amaco and coyote glazes, slow bisque to cone 04, slow glaze to cone 6, no special holds or controlled ramping other than the regular pre programmed settings on my kiln controller. I put them on all the different shelves intermixed with the bisque stuff and have never had an issue with pinholing. I always recommend people to test the decals at different settings since the way my kiln fires could be vastly different than theirs. I got lucky in that they fire in with my bisque loads but have had people have to run them through by themselves at a different cone and on a differing firing schedule like a fast glaze instead. Not sure if this helps! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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