Szn010 on sun 21 sep 97
Your right, you needed more info, the plan is to keep using the alpine
updraft gas kiln, but stop reducing. Can you still reduce at cone 6, and is
there a trick to reducing in this kilm? This is probably one of the reasons
to switch to cone 6 , we cant seem to get a consistant reduction.
Vince Pitelka on mon 22 sep 97
>Your right, you needed more info, the plan is to keep using the alpine
>updraft gas kiln, but stop reducing. Can you still reduce at cone 6, and is
>there a trick to reducing in this kilm? This is probably one of the reasons
>to switch to cone 6 , we cant seem to get a consistant reduction.
At U-Mass we had three Alpines, and fired most of the lower-level class work
to ^6 reduction. Results were acceptable, but not nearly as interesting as
^10. I have never explored ^6 reduction exhaustively, but in my experience,
there simply is nowhere near the range of possibilities in surface
development at ^6 reduction.
- Vince
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Sarah Barnes on tue 23 sep 97
We have a Unique updraft kiln here at the Maryland Institute. We
switched from ^10 to ^6 at least 10 years ago. It is no proplem to reduce
at ^6. I start around ^08 for body and about ^3 for glaze. If you need
any more info, feel free to contact me.
Sarah
sbarnes@mica.edu
410-225-2251
Vince Pitelka on tue 23 sep 97
>At U-Mass we had three Alpines, and fired most of the lower-level class work
>to ^6 reduction. Results were acceptable, but not nearly as interesting as
>^10. I have never explored ^6 reduction exhaustively, but in my experience,
>there simply is nowhere near the range of possibilities in surface
>development at ^6 reduction.
I need to clarify my own post here. What does that indicate??? It is
certainly true that there is far more color possibility at ^6, but in
referring to surface development above I was thinking more about crystal
growth and the depth and complexity of surface. In this regard, I have not
seen ^6 glazes which interest me as much as ^10 glazes.
- Vince
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paul m wilmoth on thu 2 oct 97
Dear Vince,
I have successfully developed and altered many ^10 glazes to
mature at ^6. The only type that has eluded me has been the toasty
spodumene type.
If you have any interest in some of these glazes I would be happy
to share.
When I worked as tech for U of Mich. (with John Stephenson) I preformed
most of this research as that studio is also using ^6 instead of ^10.
I doubt that I will ever fire to 10 again, my wood salt pots are
all fired between ^6 and ^8 with excellent results.
Regards,
Paul Wilmoth
Vince Pitelka on sat 4 oct 97
> I have successfully developed and altered many ^10 glazes to
>mature at ^6. The only type that has eluded me has been the toasty
>spodumene type.
> If you have any interest in some of these glazes I would be happy
>to share.
>When I worked as tech for U of Mich. (with John Stephenson) I preformed
>most of this research as that studio is also using ^6 instead of ^10.
>
> I doubt that I will ever fire to 10 again, my wood salt pots are
>all fired between ^6 and ^8 with excellent results.
Paul -
I appreciate this message, and I would be very interested in your glazes.
In my post expressing my preference for ^10 I did not mention wood and/or
salt, but that is of course an entirely different story, since wood and salt
at those temperatures can produce incredible results. As mentioned, the
palette of glazes we had at UMass was not particularly interesting. I am
certain that it is EASIER to get interesting glaze texture and microcrystal
growth at ^10, but that does not preclude the possibility of very exciting
results at ^6. Again, I'd love to hear more about those glazes.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
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