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  1. Hi Jason, check out KINGSLEY NORTH they have all sorts of polishing supplies. I get all of my lapidary supplies from them. Graybeard
  2. I couldn't see your pics, but you have the A team helping you. All I can add is vacuum the heck out of the kiln before you try to fire it. Good luck. Graybeard
  3. Thanks guys, much appreciated. Hulk, I've been thinking along the same lines, keeping moist spots might keep the hermit crabs happy they do like to dig. Graybeard
  4. Hi, thanks for any help. If I fire a cone 6 clay to cone 6 will it be waterproof or will I need to glaze it. (Small water dish for a terrarium) Stay safe Graybeard
  5. For the help with the underglaze question. Now, does anyone have a source for an "anti gravity glaze or clay" so when I drop a form it wouldn't hit the floor and break........... Again thanks. Graybeard
  6. Thanks for the reply. So you didn't fire the underglaze then apply the clear and fire it again?
  7. Worked myself into a corner. I'm using an amaco velvet underglaze that requires a clear gloss glaze over it. My question is Do I put the clear over the underglaze then fire or do I fire the underglaze then put the clear over the underglaze and fire again?? Don't have time to experiment. Thanks for any help Graybeard
  8. Nice duck! Your grand kids did a great job. I would give it 2 weeks before even thinking about firing. Go slow its too special to risk wrecking. Good luck Graybeard
  9. Could be out gassing Perhaps the pitting is caused by the fact that the bisque fire wasn't hot enough to allow the clay to completely out gas so when you glaze fired the remainder bubbled through the glaze leaving the pinholes. Graybeard
  10. Hi All I Need more 7 1/2 inch square bats and the only place I can find them is clay king, has anyone done business with them lately? What are they like to deal with? Thanks Graybeard
  11. Just a thought. When I had problem with pin holes in my glaze it was caused by out gassing because my bisque fire was not complete (not hot enough?) When I raised the bisque temp that took care of it. Like I said, just a thought. Stay safe, Graybeard
  12. Will skutt honor the repair or will you have to have one of their technicians install the new cord? Have you contacted them about what happened? I hope it works out for you. Graybeard
  13. Hi guys My little test kiln tends to fire a little low, the fire cone just starts to be bend. (I'm not able to load a pic but its less then 1/4 the way down) Is there any way to estimate how much of a hold needs to be added at the end of the program to compensate for this? (or is just a crap shoot) Stay safe Graybeard
  14. Hi Mudified, thanks for the reply! yeah I got it home in our mini van padded with moving blankets. Breaking it down and moved into my studio was no problem. The test fire was ok too. Couldn't have gone better! Stay safe Graybeard
  15. Yes it is. What I'm trying to say is that if you don't make sure the lever is pulled back ALL THE TIME, when the wheel is turned off the cone will put a dent in the "tire" and the wheel will develop the thump that Neil was talking about. It really is a great wheel IMHO stay safe. Graybeard
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