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There is definitely a lot of residual salt...from the draw rings I pulled prior to salting. Firing next week and will let you all know....and try to get some pix up too. Thanks!
I don't think I ever replyed, but I appreciated your comments. Firing again in a week. I've made some forms to really do some serious shielding....and I will take your suggestion to not be too radical in my reduction of salt....see the next comment.
Did you say this is a kiln you fired for the first time? If so, my guess is that since your draw rings looked glassy before you added the salt, you may have a LOT more residual salt in this kiln. This, combined with adding more salt, probably took y…
Hi Carl,
I understand the suggestions to revisit your clay body recipe, etc., but it sounds to me like you're getting the effect you want with the current clay -- just not where and how much you want of it. I think exploring the tighter loading opt…
Thanks. These suggestions seem reasonable. I had seen the disussion of CaCarb but hadn't read it until you pointed it out. I'll fire this kiln again in May I think. It has also been suggested that I do some conscious very tight loading to create the…
i would think you need to add more iron to your clay body, try a small addition of Red Art +/- 5 %, Newman red, Helmar, etc...as far as the wadding goes, check out the calcuim carbonate discussion, or see the article about active wadding in the rece…
Thanks. So if SiO2
There are a lot of variables that I just don't know about--like firing schedules etc. But both were gas kilns.
Could there be a change in the your clay body ingredients? When the silica alumina ratio of a clay body is under 3, the body will flash. When you get above that 3 ratio you can start losing the flashing. If you've changed some ingredients or if the…
OK...I've fired salt a few times...but several years ago was the last time. I was getting some wonderful results...nice pinks and orange blushes on a light clay body. I'm starting with another kiln and mixed up the same clay--it's got quite a bit of…
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