Crusty Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Mayco glazes... Mug #2 is already gone, Mark was correct.. A big handed fella loved it... im keeping the other 2... Me and Cindy were like kids on Christmas morning, im 43 and I cant remember the last time I was that excited... its our first glaze firing.. most of the ware was pretty good but we had trouble with stains that were layered kind of in a blotchy pattern.. they turned black with a light sheen .. a few bowls and a couple mugs didn't have enough glaze on them and didn't cover the mug or gloss up properly.. The kiln fired like wicked beast with 2 sections ... thanks for looking and any input you may have for us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Congratulations. There's nothing quite like opening the glaze kiln. Each time, is like Christmas morning. I even get excited about seeing my student's projects, come out of the glaze firing. What clay body and Cone are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Moon white / ^8 - the glazes can be fired from ^6 to ^10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Congratulations. Now you are completely hooked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Hooked, o you bet we are... ideas were dancing through our heads last night and this morning... Clay is so relaxing and enjoyable for us.. I guess a little rewarding to.. when you have your soul mate doing it with you, it takes it to a different level.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 congratulations! Great looking pots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Thanks Stephen... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 I was just asking about the clay and cone, because of the bare clay, at the bottom. I was going to say if it's low fire, you could go a lot further down. Obviously with mid to high, you want that buffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 yea, I been practicing throwing off the hump.. that way I can get that nice Hsin Lin foot.. I get a lot more S cracks from it, doesn't seem to matter how much I compress the bottom.. probably because its drying so fast rite now and its a thicker than normal base.. im going to have to put up some plastic.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Terrific! Compressing on the hump is a different game. Go on , get back to WORK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 For the bare clay at the bottom, there has been another thread that talks about various solutions, but I incise a line, or trim 4/5 millimetres up the side of the mug, a couple of mill deep. It gives a straight line to glaze up to, and a line to sponge excess glaze from. It also seems to "pause" a runny glaze and make it stop at the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crusty Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 thanks Chilly, I have no clue why I didn't do that... I see it all the time on videos.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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