Min Posted March 31, 2015 Report Share Posted March 31, 2015 Thought I would share what I have found to work for marking test tiles easily and cheaply. The Dixon (Hi-Heat) China Marker pencil in brown lasts through ^7 oxidation firings on my test tiles. It stays clear and legible and is way cheaper than the ceramic underglaze pencils. ($7- for a dozen china pencils on Amazon versus around $12 for one ug pencil) It's kind of waxy so doesn't smear or rub off if you wipe glaze drips off bottom of test tiles. It doesn't leave any ghost marks on the kiln shelves. It does burn out with glaze overtop but for test tiles it's brilliant. Haven't fired it hotter than ^7 so don't know if it will do ^10 but I think it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flowerdry Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks, Min. I'll bet this resourceful group can come up with some other uses for this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted April 1, 2015 Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks for the info I'm going to order some. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted April 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2015 Thanks for the info I'm going to order some. Denice I don't know where you are but I can also buy them one at a time at office supply stores where I live. Since you peel the paper down and not sharpen them they seem to last for ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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