Randy McCall on sat 18 sep 10
A number of months ago I was having an issue of pinholing in some glazes an=
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d not others on the clay I have been using. After a number of suggestions =
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from ClayArt I
have been able to resolve this issue for the most part with adjusting the b=
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isque firing and glaze firing.
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Skutt Manual 1027 electric
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Bisque
1 hour bottom switch on low
2 hours all switches on low
5 hours all switches on med
All switches on high
After cone falls 1 hour all switches on low for a hold at top temp.
Low switches hold my kiln at same temp
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Glaze firing.
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3 hours all switches on low
5 hours all switches on med
All switches on high
Switch kiln back on for 15 minutes all swiches on high after cone fall
Let kiln cool to 1650 f then back on with all low switches for one hour
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The hold at 1650 F helps get alot of depth and movement to glazes. Get gre=
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at effects with this hold. May try two hours to see what happens.
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Thanks for all the suggestions.
Randy
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