ThruTraffic Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 I use mason stain colored slips in two viscosity ranges; near liquid and very thick. Right now I only know to change the water content by adding directly or utilizing evaporation. Adding is easy but by evaporation can literally take days. This leaves me with having two sets of slips. Colorant percentage complicates this even more. If I add clay body then I have to add colorant. Is there a way to move rapidly from thick to thin? A method of rapidly removing only water is the best solution. Heat/wind is the only accelerant for that I’m aware of. Are there other solutions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 More details about exactly what you are doing might help the experts give tailored advice. Meanwhile ... you can adjust the viscosity of slips without changing the water content.Thickened Slip, Trailing Slip, Joining Slip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThruTraffic Posted February 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 1 hour ago, PeterH said: More details about exactly what you are doing might help the experts give tailored advice. Meanwhile ... you can adjust the viscosity of slips without changing the water content. What I'm doing is trying to find out if there is a method of quickly going back and forth on viscosity. And using flocculants or other chemicals to achieve it is a one way activity. I don't think there is a solution. Just thought I'd ask in case someone had one to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 43 minutes ago, ThruTraffic said: What I'm doing is trying to find out if there is a method of quickly going back and forth on viscosity. And using flocculants or other chemicals to achieve it is a one way activity. I don't think there is a solution. Just thought I'd ask in case someone had one to offer. actually in the video, John did explain the going back and forth. But another option would be 2 or 3 containers of the appropriate thickness for each of your projects. I personally like cottage cheese containers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 +1 for having 2 buckets at the viscosity you need, rather than doing too much adjusting one back and forth. If you try and adjust it chemically too much, you’re going to wind up with an unusable mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThruTraffic Posted March 9, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 Looks like one can move backward and forward multiple times regarding clip viscosity. I'm not sure how many times one can do this before unintended results occur but it seems possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted March 9, 2022 Report Share Posted March 9, 2022 for small amounts that are too wet, a turkey baster and a gently tipped sideways bucket of slip can do a good job overnight. the water stays on top and the baster removes the majority. just had to do this. the last bits of water go into an ear syringe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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