J A Fugate on thu 9 jun 11
Most of my work is functional cone 10.
I am starting a tile project where I will be making small (less than 2" squ=
are
tiles). I have very little tile experience.
Does anyone have experience that they are willing to share in making, glazi=
ng
and single firing smaller tiles. I will be firing to cone5-6. Directions to=
a
web site or you tube would be fine. Thank you in advance.
Jo Ann
Dan Pfeiffer on mon 13 jun 11
start a bit bigger than needed and use a tile saw to make the tiles the
right size.
Dan & Laurel.
>>>>Does anyone have experience that they are willing to share in making,
glazing
and single firing smaller tiles. I will be firing to cone5-6. Directions to
a
web site or you tube would be fine. Thank you in advance.
Jo Ann>>>>
Steve Mills on tue 14 jun 11
I missed the original post, but this might be useful.=3D20
If you know the shrinkage % of your clay, a technique I learnt from one of =
m=3D
y customers might serve you well.=3D20
Roll out your slab of clay and mark it out accurately.=3D20
Cut along the marked lines with a Pizza Wheel Cutter HALF WAY through ONLY,=
t=3D
hen leave until the clay is on the hard side of leather hard.
Carefully break the tile pieces (like chocolate) and clean the edges with a=
S=3D
ureform or rasp and leave to dry.=3D20
I find that making them this way eliminates warping and distorted corners
After Bisque, I glaze with a spray gun to ensure even-ness, others more exp=
e=3D
rienced than I may do that bit differently.=3D20
Hope this helps
Steve Mo
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
www.mudslinger.me.uk
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On 13 Jun 2011, at 22:00, Dan Pfeiffer wrote:
> start a bit bigger than needed and use a tile saw to make the tiles the
> right size.
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> Dan & Laurel.
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>>>>> Does anyone have experience that they are willing to share in making,
> glazing
> and single firing smaller tiles. I will be firing to cone5-6. Directions =
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o
> a
> web site or you tube would be fine. Thank you in advance.
>=3D20
> Jo Ann>>>>
Heather Pedersen on mon 27 jun 11
I am in the middle of my very first hand made tile project. I am making
tiles that have a finished size of 1 1/8" square. I am making a hexagonal
table top, so I pre-cut all my tiles before I bisqued them. I initially
figured I would just let the shrinkage determine the size of my grout lines=
,
but once I got them out of glaze, I decided to go back and make a border fo=
r
them to shrink the grout lines down to 1/16th of an inch or so. The
porcelain I am using shrunk 13%.
I originally made the tiles using a square fondant cutter on freshly rolled
out clay (miller 550 porcelain), that I dried on cookie racks. I fired the=
m
to cone 10. There was a bit of warpage on my tiles. My second set (the
border tiles) were made to the same width, but 1/2" wide. That time I cut
the strips, allowed them to stiffen to leather hard, and then cut to length=
,
and those seem fairly flat.
When the tiles were dry I washed the edges down with a damp sponge to curve
them for a nice finish.
I glazed them with a purple chun glaze by dipping (they were 1/4" thick whe=
n
the slab was rolled out). They all came out well enough for my table. I'l=
l
do the mounting and grouting this weekend and see how it looks. So far it'=
s
very promising.
Good luck with your project!
Regards,
Heather Pedersen
On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:03 AM, J A Fugate wrote:
> Most of my work is functional cone 10.
>
> I am starting a tile project where I will be making small (less than 2"
> square
> tiles). I have very little tile experience.
>
> Does anyone have experience that they are willing to share in making,
> glazing
> and single firing smaller tiles. I will be firing to cone5-6. Directions =
to
> a
> web site or you tube would be fine. Thank you in advance.
>
> Jo Ann
>
Erik Hertz on wed 29 jun 11
To make small tiles with a cookie type cutter, roll the slab out on a pie=
=3D
ce
of tyvek house wrap (very handy in the studio) cover the rolled slab with=
=3D
thin plastic, like a kitchen trash bag or saran wrap.
cut the tiles through the thin wrap. Peel off the wrap and pick up the
sheet of tyvek with the tiles and scraps attached turn it upside down on =
=3D
a
piece of drywall.
Peel off the tyvek and cover scraps and tiles with another piece of drywa=
=3D
ll.
when peeling the tyvek, and the plastic, keep them flat to the tiles and
peel carefully.=3D20
When cutting the thin wrap curves the edges of the tiles and the resultin=
=3D
g
bottom edge of the tile grips the mastic when installed. leaving the scra=
=3D
ps
allows the tiles to dry evenly.=3D20
Slow drying with scraps between drywall will minimize warping. change the=
=3D
drywall periodically as it absorbs moisture.
Tyvek is house wrap is a durable spunbonded olefin sheet product that is
much stronger than paper. Ask you local contractor for scraps when he is
wrapping a house or get some large flat rate envelopes at the post office=
=3D
.
Other uses in my studio include a work surface for hand built projects a=
=3D
nd
I use a 4x.5 inch strip to smooth rims while throwing replacing shammy
(chamois). The sheets are reusable and can be cleaned with water and a
sponge. I also use a big piece to line my truck bed while hauling gravel,=
=3D
mulch or recyclables, and I have made kayak sails from it too! Great stuf=
=3D
f.=3D20
good luck!
Erik
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