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uneven heating in kiln and a multitude of funny glaze problems.... by
Zander
Hi all,
I just finished a glaze fire yesterday and the results were decidedly mixed.
It is an electric kiln and I am firing to cone6, it also has a downdraft
vent installed and uses a kiln sitter.
The top peep hole is the only one available as the bottom one is sealed up.
The kiln load had 4 ...
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October 12th 04 03:56 PM
by Mike
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Extruder by
Shmuel
I am looking to buy, or make, an inexpensive extruder. Any ideas?
Shmuel
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electric kiln firing questions by
Zander
Hi all,
When I was first setting up this kiln I got a lot of great advice from this
group. I've been set up for a few months now and have completed 2 firing
cycles (bisque/glaze) however, I still qualify as a complete newbie!
The kiln is an electric cylindrical kiln, 7 cu. ft. I have some...
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October 11th 04 02:31 AM
by Coggo
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Raku book? by
C Ryman
Hi Everyone,
I'm usually over at rec.crafts.glass. I received a free small enameling
kiln and thought I might try some small Raku pieces like beads, pendants and
bowls. Can anyone recommend a really good book on Raku? I would like to
buy just one. Any other advice would be...
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AD - New bowl stands by
Nancy KP
Glassica has added some new bowl stands to our collection:* 6?, 8? and
12? stands.* Each is available in the four colors we offer:* Black, Gold
Vein, Silver Vein and Copper Vein.
You will find these new stands in the Bowl Stands section of our website:*
www.GlassStands.com.
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Kiln building - beginner's questions by
Stelios Zacharias
After a pit firing attempt about this time last year which drew
many informative and helpful comments from the group, I think I
am ready to go to the next step.
I am planning to build the kiln shown on this web-page which I
found by...
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Custom Raku Glazes by
Tina P
Hi there folks,
I'm new to the group and fairly new to pottery as well - started not that
long ago and got hooked INSTANTLY.
My question is this:
I've done some raku with commercially available glazes at the studio where
I'm learning and started looking online at different colors/tones that...
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September 30th 04 09:50 PM
by Tina P
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How to find local clay banks? by
David Smith
Does anyone have any suggestions on how to find local clay banks? How
to test the clay found ? Any suggestions? Comments?
Thank You,
David Smith
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Hymus 3M kiln for sale UK by
Alex Hargreaves
Hi everyone, I have a large electric 2 Phase kiln made by hymus 3M. Its just
gone up on eBay, item no. 8134724563 it ends on Oct 06, don't miss out!
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another Polish loanword from Chinese by
Igor Sklar
There is another Polish/Russian word which has veery distant Chinese roots:
Pol. farfura ('porcelain'), Russ. farfor
- Turk. farfur - Pers/Arab fagfur
('a Chinese province, a title of Chinese emperor')
- Old Pers. bagapura, translated from
Chin. tien-tse ('son of Heaven')
What Chinese...
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water in kiln?? by
dvd
have you heard anything about introducing water into the gaz kiln to obtein
special effects??
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September 26th 04 02:36 PM
by dvd
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ash glazes by
alistair
does anyone have any advice concerning ash glazes? The particular
problem I am encountering is when applying the glaze to the bisc,
having it retract and crack up, this can (not always) make for bare
patches. The problem seems to be mosre so when superposing (in this
case on a tenmokou).
Any advice...
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Value of Johnson Bros Pottery by
snoopgout
Hello,
I recently came across a set of Johnson Bros Pottery and I was
wondering if anyone could estimate the value.
There are two different patterns, I don't know the year, but I will
type what's located on the bottom of the pieces:
(1) Hostoric America St. Louis / Johnson Bros. England /...
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hi by
paul jenkinson
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Stafffordshire-China-Online-Sales_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm
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My Site by
paul jenkinson
Just got started any advice welcome Paulsite.co.uk
also at ebay
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Stafffordshire-China-Online-Sales_W0QQsspagenameZMEQ3aFQ3aSTQQtZkm
thanks alot
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Fancy, Schmancy Handles by
GaSeku
Hello all,
I'm sure you are all familiar with the beautiful, fancy handles some potters
have on their pieces. I'm not talking about pitcher handles, but casserole
dishes and the like. How in the world are they done? All I can figure out is
they must come from a mold as they are too intricate to...
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September 19th 04 02:56 PM
by GaSeku
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September 19th 04 02:32 PM
by james
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What are these clay jugs? by
Lise Eleanor
Please help. I own two clay jugs and have no idea what "style" they are. Can
someone help me identify them?
Both are about 9.5 inches tall and about 8 inches across the girth. Corn
silk netting can still be seen on the inside of the one jug. The reference
to a "chip" in one jug is a shallow nick...
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