Pres Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Hi folks, getting ready to mix up some more glazes for a glaze load. While doing this it occurred to me that some people don't weigh out their glazes, but use a volume method. I have never used a volume method for glazes, but know of some potters who do. However, I have some formulas that are by volume as in Magic Water, and some stain recipes. QotW: Weight or volume, which is your preference when mixing glazes? best, Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 58 minutes ago, Pres said: Hi folks, getting ready to mix up some more glazes for a glaze load. While doing this it occurred to me that some people don't weigh out their glazes, but use a volume method. I have never used a volume method for glazes, but know of some potters who do. However, I have some formulas that are by volume as in Magic Water, and some stain recipes. QotW: Weight or volume, which is your preference when mixing glazes? best, Pres I have also used a few volume glazes, but I was trained using weights. I don't think I would change methods after all of these years. Denice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 I use a digital scale in grams for glazes and a larger digital shipping scale for clay bodies so.. weight! Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 Metric weight for glazes, always. Pounds and ounces for clay for throwing. I live in Canada and use a mishmash of metric and imperial in daily life, metric is so much more logical. Pres and Callie Beller Diesel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted August 20, 2023 Report Share Posted August 20, 2023 weight always-digital scale for speed akilpots and Pres 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted August 21, 2023 Report Share Posted August 21, 2023 Weight, except for kiln wash and wadding. And I can count on one hand with fingers left over how often I’ve made that in the last 10 years. If you’re experimenting, doing things by volume can be a quick and dirty way of getting results. But if you want to be able to repeat those results, you now have A New Project (tm) in order to figure out the specifics. Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Weight. Same for dyes (fibres like wool) Callie Beller Diesel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted August 22, 2023 Report Share Posted August 22, 2023 Weight if dry ingredients are involved. But volumetric mixing (of made-up glazes) for test-tiles is a great idea ... providing you use a syringe with a decent scale. Callie Beller Diesel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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