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websites for trading used equipment, and gerstley is back!

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Vikki Dow on fri 18 may 01


Laguna has a bulletin board on their website: http://www.lagunaclay.com.
They call it "Trading Post". ClayPeople also has free classifieds:
http://www.claypeople.net (be sure to note it is '.net', not '.com')


Speaking of Laguna, they seem to be the proud new owners of the remainder of
the gerstley borate mine (I know that's not technically correct, but it's
the main idea). They say on their web site that they will be distributing
gerstley borate again (just as we finally got other things to work in its
place). Just curious what other people think about it and what you will do.
Have you happily switched to an alternative, or will you go back to gerstley
while experimenting further with alternatives? We are just beginning to try
out Boraq ourselves, after using Cadycal for awhile but not with 100%
satisfaction.

Vikki Dow

Stilltree Pottery
on the luscious McKenzie River in Oregon, where the Cottonwoods are sending
out their little fluffy fairies to celebrate the arrival of Spring!

http://www.stilltreepottery.com


> From: Janelle Seiberlich
> Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 18:09:26 EDT
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: any websites for trading or buying used equipment
>
> Does any body know any websites out there for trading or buying any used
> equipment (pottery, of course) Janelle Seiberlich
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william schran on sat 19 may 01


I've gone to frit 3134 as a sub for all my glazes that used gastly
borate. Works well in my "floating blue" glaze that I only fire to
cone 5.
Bill