HPR 0 Report post Posted November 5, 2019 I have been making mugs with bmix. After trimming and attaching handles I then pipe bmix slip along the rim until it slumps down the mug creating a large drip effect. The slip continually cracks around where the handle and the slip meet. Is this a hydration issue? Too much moisture? Too little? Help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
liambesaw 2,049 Report post Posted November 5, 2019 Too much water in the slip, too little water in the handle, could be either, however I'd lean toward too much moisture in the slip, try adding more dry bmix and then deflocculating with sodium silicate to adjust consistency. This will create a liquid with less water. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Callie Beller Diesel 2,024 Report post Posted November 5, 2019 When I do my thick slip mugs, I apply the slip, allow it to come to leather hard and then apply the handle. I don’t have too many cracking issues that way. I don’t deflocculate my thick slip, but I agree that could be a solution. 1 Rae Reich reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
