liambesaw
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Just a reminder that cone 6 is what that kiln is rated for at the top temperature. It'll only reach that temperature with new elements, it's more of a bisque/low fire kiln
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It's a little beat up but not too shabby. It's a cone 6 kiln so good for bisque and low fire as is. Not sure why there's an l&l manual there if it's a Skutt.
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Wow great! Thanks
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I was just trying to say that mark loves what he does every day, and has made a life of it. As a Potter he has a pretty special opportunity to "retire" from maybe the grind of soap dishes and coffee mugs, and just make what he likes instead.
I mean... Pottery is what a lot of the retired folks here have decided to focus on in retirement, so I stand by it, there's plenty of time to retire when you expire.
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6 hours ago, Mark C. said:
Right now I could quit (retrire completly)but I like this business and am not good at relaxing.The hard partis the happy meduim.
There will be plenty of time to retire when you're dead.
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1 hour ago, Benzine said:
People do sales on Reddit?!
Heh, not direct sales! I've been contacted a few times now after posting pictures there for someone to buy mugs, I'll take it. Heck, I even have made a sale from imgur
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Yeah I doubt I'll be doing a juried show any time soon, don't think I'd be getting into a show with what I have. Instagram and Reddit sales is probably more my speed for now
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Nice! We finally got some good days of weather and I finally got a little better hold on my settings.
- Rae Reich, Hulk, Bill Kielb and 3 others
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4 hours ago, GEP said:
If that is sunlight coming through the windows, cover the windows with a white sheet. The room may look too dark, but let the camera compensate for that with a longer exposure. You can also try a light mist of Dulling Spray (available at photo stores or Amazon). Nice use of depth-of-field (or purposeful lack of),
I took them outdoors today because it was cloudy, I think this one is a little better
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1 minute ago, jannpratt said:
So far, I've only found inkjet decals that are not for firing on, and fired decals that are only for laser printers. For the latter, only black and white printers, and only Canon or HP printers can be used. Anybody else tried other printers, or tried firing the non-fire inkjet ones?
Oh I didnt cAtch the inkjet part, yeah I don't know of any ink that can be used in a kiln. The laser ones work because black toner is a plastic powder colored with Fe3O4. In the kiln the plastic burns out leaving only the faint oxide layer. It turns back to Fe2O3 which is red iron oxide when heated in the presence of oxygen.
Inkjet printers use a tiny film to print onto paper so I dont know if it would even be possible to print oxides in ink.
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17 minutes ago, Bill Kielb said:
Never ordered from AliExpress, any feedback?
It's got a ratings system like amazon or eBay, not sure how trusted it is, but I've ordered glaze chems for experiments and it's fine, I ordered some waterslide decal paper a few weeks ago and it comes today or tomorrow. Not sure about quality or anything like that, but if you see some cheap Chinese thing on Amazon or eBay and want it for half the price, just check there first and I'm sure it'll be there. Of course shipping is from China so it takes a few weeks. It's like dealextreme but for everything, not just electronic components.
- Rae Reich and Bill Kielb
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1 hour ago, jannpratt said:
Just inquiring about the whole inkjet fired on decals, wondering if anyone has found a supplier in
Canada? I've used these decals before and they work SO well, I would really love to find a supplier that's not involved with the patent conflict. So sad that DecalPaper.com is no longer available.Lots of waterslide decal paper on Amazon and AliExpress
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1 hour ago, Callie Beller Diesel said:
I made a thing.
Almost looks like a nicely decorated crock pot insert. Is that a red clay body with wax relief or a white clay body with iron slip. I like this style of decorating, I need to start doing stuff like this instead of relying entirely on glaze to make it beautiful.
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1 hour ago, Bill Kielb said:
Looks good but I would remove the reflection as well and see if you like it
Still tryin to figure that one out. Got some posterboard to play around with tonight, see if I can't dial the glaring lights back a bit and bend this light around.
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This week I haven't done anything out in the shed but trim some fermentation jars (and feel guilty about it). Instead I've been hunched over a computer and camera trying to get everything squared away for my business and website. I have my photo booth almost all squared away, need to pick up some posterboard tonight and really start photographing everything. Wish I could just make things and let them disappear on their own, hah.
Anyway, here's a picture. I was using this mug to dial in my camera and lights.
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19 minutes ago, Babs said:
Ok must be a different process.
My daughter in law makes fermented vegies , sauerkraut amd a femented drink and needs/uses jars with airlocks to keep out unwanted gremlins but a positive. Pressure may do same.
I guess the water airlock ones burb on their own...
I think it's the same, I make kimchi, sauerkraut and kombucha and they don't need to be air tight, they just need to be covered. I mean some people are really afraid of a bad ferment, but ive never had a problem smelling or seeing if something was off! I think airlocks are just in the interest of extra safety.
Once lactobacillus takes hold in a lactobacillus ferment (kombucha, kimchi, sauerkraut, etc) or aspergillus in an aspergillus ferment (sake, tempeh, miso, etc), it's really hard for any baddies to get a hold.
But for miso, a weight is placed on top of the beans to keep them under the liquid (tamari), and this keeps them from being a host for fungi. So the byproduct of the digested beans kind of acts like the airlock. Same with kimchi, although it never lasts long enough in my house to grow anything but delicious!
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Doesn't need to be air tight! But there will be lugs on the side and a notch along the lid so it can be wired or tied shut.
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This week I will be making some three pound fermentation vessels. I think I need to make a dozen or so jars for my wife and her group of friends. I'm hoping to also get through 30 mugs this week.
Made a video of me making the fermentation jars, or at least the first exploration of the form, can watch if you are interested in seeing me throw cylinders poorly, haha
- Rae Reich, LeeU, Bill Kielb and 1 other
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Been making bells for the past few days. I love the sound of giant bowls when I ting them, so might as well make a big bell and hear it whenever the wind blows! I have a small wind chime I got at a second hand store, and it sounds really nice, but it's all tinkle tinkle, and I like the bonging and donging of a deeper bell. Hope it all works out, this is a video of me making my third one. I am gonna make some more tonight, it's fun. Probably gonna make a bunch of mugs first though, i need about 20 more mugs for a full mug bisque load.
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You have a soda kiln? Color me jelly. That looks great, almost industrial like one of the large gas cylinders at gasworks park in Seattle
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Ooo I like that blue bottom, is that underglaze?
Skutt model 181 kiln?
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That's one element