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Babs

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  1. Would the clay you are using be unsuitable for these raku glazes? Havent lookwd at your images If pots. Could be "Absolutely naked raku " technique:-)))
  2. Couple of areas where clay can be sensitive to fast heating, also slow at start, or even candling if you not sure of moisture content and clay thickness. Some folk hold somewhere around 700-800 °C to drive off xhemically bound water but if you havent had to up until now, I wouldn't start. Let's know how you go,centainly save on energy and time.
  3. Run it up as you would for your normal bisque i.e.the same ramps until I'd say 600°C then proceed as for your normal glaze firing ramps to goal temp/ cone.
  4. Bloating? Usually a sign of being overfired.
  5. Are those whits spots holes in the drum? Looks too far gone for me to touch. The metal us really pitted. Have you seen it with the auger turning? Can't see this pugmill lasting or even working for long.
  6. Some if the crazed old pots you see are stained over time whilst the ones stained by the potter are distinct in their depth of colour and size of craze pattern.
  7. Were your pots warm when you wiped? If not you may not be getting as much ink in the craze lines.
  8. Yes a hood with flue will, but hoods generally to suck up fumes on inside firing, not needed outside firing, can't remember the physics behind it. Why chimneys have a specific design. Seconary and primary air intakes .
  9. Wondering if a pipe chimney would draw more air through, and damper needed for sure.
  10. There aas a thought that smearing your statue with yoghurt would hasten the mould etc growth on it...
  11. Looks like an abused item if only 4yrs old. The bottom element is stuffed, the other ekement is sagging, bricks/ kiln have been cracked or?? That corroded stain on controller and electric box mesh is a concern, what would the inside of that box look like I wonder. So price 2 elements and pyrometer as minimum outlay of $ Ask for a photo of inside of control box.... Havent really studied closely but these things are glaring and signalling avoid imo
  12. From the little bit of exposed handle it is a rough clay or had a grogged slip brushed over. The colouris the glaze breaking on these areas imo.
  13. Concisely put! What I was alluding to...not as articulately.....
  14. Are your mugs and affected bowls thinner walled than your other ware? Are some or all affected? Could some be drier before the second dip?
  15. Can't remember details but on the grounds that most folk heat their pareafin was too high, sone advised adding a bit of lavendar oil to the wax bath . As soon as oil is smelled, lavendar wax is hot enough and thermostat should be set at that temp. Still poses prob on burn off in kilnn but not when waxing pots. Church candles here too.
  16. If not dopping bisque or wiping down with damp sponge then if liner glaze will be thicker than outside glaze if applied first. Perhaps a test with a play with this aspect may help. The flaws are beautifully round though
  17. That's getting up there! What firing range is written on the bag? Do as Kelly suggests but I'd be tempted to do just a couple as could be unsuccessful. Won't turn out like a pot bisqued to C 06 or 04. Would be nearing the end if its firing range at C 3 and if red clay the coloyr wiuld be pretty dark.
  18. Test the black mentioned above by Min. The cobalt may bleed in certain conditions and some glaze movement, at C 6 a great black.
  19. There is a product which folk mend bisqueware with but I cant remember the name of it, big help, eh?
  20. Well you could play the game and offer to send him more money in case he is financially wrecked! Scammers abound, just saying. Not digitally savvy, an Intermediary may be intercrpting orders and money , if so your offer may bring the eel from its burrow! Not the forst time some liwCclife has taken over a dead petsons id
  21. Is it a damp area? Loiks like the outside profile and inside profile neans a pretty thick area which if any dampness lurked inside the pot wall at that point could cause a blow out if it was close to an element, flame?
  22. What a great story and such a fine example of helping others along a difficult road for many.. That young potter has been given such a selfless gift , hope it is infectious.
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