Nicky S

@oldladywill do ..... thank you

@Minim sure I have replied .... but don’t seem to see .... Thank you for your invput ...... I have not fired the test tiles as of yet .... As I wanted to resolve the issues that I have:Ie underglazes very thin and stain rather thick But thank you Think I’ll just stick to different clays and forget about colors ( learning issue a bit of a problem :)

@oldlady.... Thank you for your input .... not quiet sure where to see your test samples (?)

@MinHi Min ...... Yes mixed stain powder and underglaze powder with 60% slip (and 10% stain or underglaze ) Slip is same body as the pots are made from.Αll premixed from same body

HELP ..... ... Trying to get back to ceramics .I’ve just finished mixing a small quantity batch of stains and underglazes with slip ( same clay bodies nothing else ) I’ve used 60 % slip to the ratio of about 10% stain to both stain and underglazes But have found that the underglaze slips are much thinner than the stain slips .Consistencies are different .Most stains seems to be thicker than underglazes Aside from black and purple which are def thinner . How to rectify ......???? Do I add more slip or stain to thicken ??? Or is it more complicated than I imagine . ? Bare in mind I am not adding anything else ie frits etc Thank you Nicky

@MinHi Min ........ Did not dilute underglaze (good shaking ) Waited as each coat dried . Found that two coats doesn’t give me the opaqueness I’m looking for . Don’t use cones

@Roberta I only use blacks on these .I’ve tried using stains ( on greenware ) .But was not happy with the results either

About cone 6 ( from what I understand ) . But why would some work and others not ? Could this then mean different heat on top bottom shelves ?

Hi Must be beginners luck ....... Second unsuccessful firing .These are thin porcelaine slabs .That I coated with three layers of underglaze. And fired to 1240 degs .Some came out okay and others had these blister effects Any thoughts would be appreciated Thank you Nicky

@Bill KielbYes will definitely do next time . Thank you

@Bill KielbThank you .........Had a feeling might have been too thick .And make a note of clear glazes need to be thinner . Guess I’m learning the hard way .So yes think I will have to learn to do “test tiles”

Hi ...... Did a glaze firing using black and white porcelain , using the same transparent glaze On the white it sat very well On the black came out milky with spots ( tho was told this glaze works well on black porcelain as doesn’t give a brown color after firing ) The other issue I had with the black porcelain is that the glaze stayed quiet wet after dipping ,and did not adhere on rims well Thank you Nicky

@liambesaw Think I have to give that a miss .... Way to advanced for me .Tho did look it up Thank you . Nicky

@Min Thank you Min .......... Appreciate your input and help .Will keep on trying .

@liambesaw Would just like to make sure that I understood well .Porcelain slip can be used on bisque fired stoneware . But not on greenware or leatherhard stoneware clay Thank you Nicky