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can i get a purple glaze from manganese? (^6 ox) here's one

updated sat 23 feb 08

 

Paul Gruner on thu 21 feb 08


Thanks for posting it Sally. I will give it a try when I start testing,
except that I only have Manganese Dioxide on hand.

I think I read somewhere that the carbonate is better for glazes, since
it's got a smaller particle size and would give a more even color. But
I'll see what happens and post the results.

Thanks,
Paul Gruner

Timothy Joko-Veltman on fri 22 feb 08


Paul,

I've never had problems with specking with Mn ... except when
intentional, with a high mesh-size. You should be ok, if your MnO2 is
>=200-mesh.

Regards,

Tim

On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 11:02 PM, Paul Gruner wrote:
> Thanks for posting it Sally. I will give it a try when I start testing,
> except that I only have Manganese Dioxide on hand.
>
> I think I read somewhere that the carbonate is better for glazes, since
> it's got a smaller particle size and would give a more even color. But
> I'll see what happens and post the results.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Gruner
>
>
>
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