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wanda, re: glaze guru

updated wed 3 apr 02

 

Kat in the Hat on tue 2 apr 02


Wanda:

Well I am no guru but I put your recipe into insight. The way to make =
this a balanced glaze is simple to decrees the zinc and increase the =
boron. Then..... yip you most likely will loose the effect.
The zinc is melting your glaze and forming crystals on cool down, which =
is what is causing it to be matte. =20

: MED. MATTE ZINC GLAZE
CUSTER FELDSPAR 25.80 CaO 0.24*
WHITING 5.20 K2O 0.08*
ZINC OXIDE 18.60 Na2O 0.07*
EPK KAOLIN 9.30 ZnO 0.61*
SILICA 26.70 Al2O3 0.25
FRIT 3124 14.40 B2O3 0.08
*COBALT CARB 0.50 SiO2 2.52
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
100.50

Kat
kat@digitalfire.com
Shievering cold in Medicine Hat, Alberta. Where Mother nature left a =
pile of snow for Aprils fools day. -16C.=20