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Lesley Hildreth
May 6, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/6/99
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Here is a glaze that someone gave me; I really like the texture (matt) & the
colour, but it settles like a rock. What can I add to it?
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Here is a glaze that someone gave me; I really like the texture (matt) & the
colour, but it settles like a rock. What can I add to it?
Heavenly Turquoise 5/6
Strontium carbonate 10.3%
Whiting 3.4
Nepheline syenite 61.7
Ball clay/KT1-4 6.4
Silica 7.3
Copper carbonate 3.2
Lithium carbonate 3.2
Thanks in anticipation -
Lesley
Virginia beach
Ilene Mahler
May 7, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/7/99
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either downy ( the fabric softner) or epsom salts 1 cup to 5000
grams....Ilene in Conn
either downy ( the fabric softner) or epsom salts 1 cup to 5000
grams....Ilene in Conn
Paul Lewing
May 7, 1999, 3:00:00 AM5/7/99
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Lesley,
I'm not surprised this settles so bad with that much Neph Sy. It's
notorious for that. It is possible you could recalculate this glaze
using a feldspar and taking out some of the silica, but the first thing
I'd try would be adding some bentonite. Try 2% added to the dry
ingredients before you put it into the water. Hope this helps.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Lesley,
I'm not surprised this settles so bad with that much Neph Sy. It's
notorious for that. It is possible you could recalculate this glaze
using a feldspar and taking out some of the silica, but the first thing
I'd try would be adding some bentonite. Try 2% added to the dry
ingredients before you put it into the water. Hope this helps.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
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