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Help! Accidentally Glazed Together My Pieces


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I have a piece with a lid that accidentally got glazed together after firing. Is there any remedy for this? Such as, is there some sort of chemical I can buy or home remedy for "unsticking" my two pieces? Otherwise, I will have to try to take a chisel or something and try to pry the pieces apart. I would appreciate anyone who can shed some light on this! Thank you!

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Guest JBaymore

If it is seriously glazed together.... no joy.  As in a whole layer of glaze on the lid flange.

 

If it is a SLIGHT tiny tack.... that can be remedied SOMETIMES.

 

Which is it?

 

best,

 

.............john

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You really have two clear choices, leave it as it is and love your new paperweight; or, have at it with a wooden rolling pin or piece of closet pole.  I use a 12 inch piece of old closet pole and start by gently tapping it all around the edge.  The gentle tapping ramps up as needed to achieve the goal of separation.  I have never ruined a piece doing this and if I were to break one, it would be too bad, so sad, but at least I wouldn't have to look at it and be reminded of it for the next zillion years.  My husband always cringes when he sees me to it, but so far I've been successful.  In this case however, prevention is worth a pound of cure  :D  

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I use an old wooden claw hammer handle, and gently tap around the lid. Sometimes, you can put jars in the freezer overnight, then run hot water over the lid while tapping. If you know that you have glaze on the gallery of the lid, it probably won't come off.Then you smash the entire thing and start over.

TJR.

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Go with the wooden dowel, hammer handle, or small paddle and donk away...lightly at first and rotating the piece a little at a time, with a little more vigorous strike as you contine around the rim.  Hopefully, at some point the donk becomes a dink and the change in pitch will give you a clue that the lid is either free...or cracked/broken.  It happens.

 

Good luck!

-Paul

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Put a towel or soft padding on a table. Pick up your pot by the lid knob or handle. Just an inch above the table. Use a rubber or wood mallet. GentlyTap the vessel, not the lid, while rotating it slowly. You can actually hear it separate. If the piece isn't irrevocably bonded together, this usually works. If that doesn't work, you can try getting a little water inside, place the piece in a microwave for 30 seconds or so, then try the tapping again.

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