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Hello potters! So I was asked to make mugs and plates for a friend. He wanted their family emblem on them so I had a stamp made to imprint the clay. Looks nice, but I fond we don't see the emblem enough... the glaze is too thick in some areas, and a little hard to control... Any tricks and tips or just a completely different other way to achieve this? Here are pics of the results. Any idea welcomme, I still have 6 sets of mugs and plates to do!

Actually I realized after posting that with bisque fire, I leave to top open for the 1st 2 hours, which I don't with the glaze, so in that sense, it makes sense since I don't have the exact same "settings." Thanks for your response, it all makes sense.

Hello potters, I am puzzled... I have an old Gare manual kiln. I fire bisque at 04 and glaze at cone 6. Both take about the same time, there is about a 1/2 hour difference between the bisque and glaze firing. I just find it odd that there would only be a 1/2 hour difference between the two... I guess I was expecting the glaze fire to be longer. I have test cones in my kiln, and they're not completely off, today's glaze fire seems to have a little overfired and the kiln turned off just before the 6 hour mark. What do you guys think? Nathalie

Yep. Already tested the brushing glazes so I guess I will ask if they have the "dry" version somewhere :-)

Hello potters! I am having a hard time finding dry glazes... Maybe I'm not looking for the right thing, but I am not ready to mix my own recipes yet, so I am looking for dry glazes and I am having a hard time finding what I want... most of the time it comes in pints... I just want a few colors and some clear glaze :-) Firing at cone 6, can you recommend websites where I can buy dry glazes? Thank you! Nathalie

Yep, a Gare kiln, I am so happy with it, it works great! Thank you for the validation :-)

Bought an old kiln ans I changed the elements and the kiln sitter tube. It fires FAST! It's a 5 switch manual kiln so I start with 2 hours on the 1st switch, than 1 hour per switch. On both the bisque fire and the glaze fire, the kiln sitter shut down at the 6 - 6 1/2 hour mark... Is it too fast? Can this cause issue with the glaze and pottery? I was expecting a good 10 hours glaze firing... the witness cones were a little underfired but not by much... I am just surprised... Should I wait longer between each switch? Or is it okay? Haven't opened the kiln yet, it's cooling down...

So I was pretty exited about it until I started really looking at it ... once in my garage. The elements were totally cooked and bulging. Luckily, I was given new elements with the kiln. The kiln sitter rod is completely toasted and bent...so I ordered a new one. While removing the elements, I chipped a few pieces of brick here and there, so I think the elements were never changed.... So now I've got all the parts and I am ready to put it back together but I have a final question : Should I test it before closing the front part of the kiln to make sure all the wiring works? Let me know your thoughts! Thanks! :-) P.S.: I am hooked! Love making pottery!