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It lets you copy, you need to go till the last screen to get into temperatures to get that option.

The reason was that the high porosity leads to glaze sticking well without much (invisible) air bubbles. I’m doing a bad job explaining it, if you can listen to the podcast, it made sense technically but I have never heard of it before.

I was able to add a schedule right from scratch without copying but ended up copying the cone 6 and adding few holds while cooling.

Thank you everyone! I copied my cone 6 program and added a 5 min hold at cone 6, 2230-2100 9999f/hr hold again for 15 mins 2100-1900 108f/hr hold again here for 5 mins and natural cooling after that. This worked pretty well as I just found 1 odd pinhole on the outside of 1 mug. I recently heard For Flux Sake and the host advised bisque firing to cone 08 to avoid pinholes and blisters. I have never heard of this before and always thought that 04-06 was a pretty standard temperature for bisque firings.

Thanks! I will try this. So the last segment will be for drop right? Sorry if I’m asking silly questions because I have not programmed it before.

I used the cones and they bent as per the temperatures. But I am going to run few tests and also maybe aad a new program because I am also having issues with pinholes lately. Thank you!

Thank you for your reply. Yes that’s the clay I am using. I will definitely run my own tests for this one.

Hello everyone, I have a skutt kiln with touch screen controller and I want to know how to add a hold and soak program in it for cone 6 to avoid pinholes and blisters. Does anybody have a program that worked from them that they can share please? Thanks!

Hello! I was wondering if anyone ever had any problems with Mayco Alabaster. I have noticed that whenever I have used it on my functional wear like mugs, they seep in the water test. I usually test my mugs by keeping a tissue underneath a cup filled with water. Rest of the mugs from the same batch, same clay, but different glaze were fine. But this one made the tissue moist underneath. Same happened with a small plate. I have attached a picture of that mug. the clay I used is Tuckers Speckled white Stoneware cone 6.

Oh wow I never knew something like this existed! Thank you

Hello everyone! I use luster on some of my mugs on the outside only but I believe I put some on inside by accident and it went unnoticed Is there a way to get this out? Thanks!

All these points are so good! Thank you for taking the time and sharing it with us all.

Haha! You are probably right about the litter! all these are very good points here. Thank you for sharing your tips

Thank you Hulk! These are some great tips. Someday I would love to convert my garage into a studio or maybe build an insulated shed in my small backyard. Until then, wet mopping all the way.

Hello! A complete newbie to this community. I have a home basement studio and I wanted to know how others with a home/ basement studio manage dust? I do wear a mask whenever I clean and do wet sponging but I always keep coughing. I also have 3 cats that are always around me since their food and little is in the basement too. I sometimes wonder if they would have issues with silica with constant exposure. My basement is finished but has a tiny window which not really accessible. Plus I live in Canada so half of the year our windows are closed. people in similar situation like mine, how do you operate? Thank!