Cavy Fire Studios Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Soooo... Anybody know what those crystal chunks are that sometimes show up in really old glaze? One of those ancient American Beauty glazes I dug up is full of them. One of my newer Amaco Artist's choice had them, too, and I had to sieve the heck out of it to bring it back to life. It was so lame. >.< Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Perhaps this is relevant? http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/flambe_magic.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 They are soluble salts that have precipitated out of the glaze. After sieving the glaze take all the gritty rough bits and put them in a cup and pour in enough boiling water to dissolve them. Add this back to the sieve and it should go through. Might need to let the glaze evaporate a bit to get it back to the right consistency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Miller Posted November 23, 2014 Report Share Posted November 23, 2014 Isn't this why minerals like spodumene are preferred to working with straight LiCO3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavy Fire Studios Posted November 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2014 Woo! Min's a boss--thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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