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some ideas about floating blue ( in a well isolated kiln)

updated fri 16 aug 02

 

Ababi on fri 16 aug 02


Hi!
When there were the answers about the floating blue describing possible failure of the
glaze because of the cooling speed of the kiln, I said to myself! Yes my kiln cools
slowly too!

This is the Floating blue RR version
FLOATING BLUE RR
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Cone 6 1220 deg.C. -
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Nepheline Syenite 41.00
GB Average 17.00
FRIT 3134 13.00
EPK Kaolin 11.00
SILICA 18.00
Red Iron Oxide 2.00
Cobalt Carbonate 1.50
Rutile 3.00
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Seger Weight%
KNO 0.470 8.70%
CaO 0.467 7.18%
MgO 0.063 0.70%
Al2O3 0.534 14.91%
P2O5 0.001 0.03%
B2O3 0.449 8.56%
SiO2 3.635 59.87%
TiO2 0.002 0.04%
K2O 0.082 2.11%
Na2O 0.388 6.59%
Al:Si 6.81
Expan. 7.89
ST 331.63
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This is my converting RR FB to 0.25 mol Al2O3!
FLOATING BLUE RR 0.25 AL2O3
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Cone 6 1220 deg.C. -
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FRIT 3110 39.00
GB Average 22.00
FRIT 3134 12.00
EPK Kaolin 17.00
SILICA 10.00
Red Iron Oxide 2.00
Cobalt Carbonate 1.50
Rutile 3.00
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Seger Weight%
KNO 0.426 10.18%
CaO 0.516 10.75%
MgO 0.058 0.87%
Al2O3 0.235 8.89%
P2O5 0.001 0.04%
B2O3 0.434 11.22%
SiO2 2.599 57.98%
TiO2 0.002 0.07%
K2O 0.032 1.12%
Na2O 0.394 9.06%
Al:Si 11.06
Expan. 8.80
ST 307.68
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Good days no one knows what is cadycal, so I am not removing the GB.
I made a line blend.
I have some suggestions.

1) Try the line blend. Of course add the colorants.
http://members4.clubphoto.com/_cgi-bin/getImage.pl?imgID=12052222-b4a9&trans=

Please note the first frit is 3134 (left) the second 3110 (right)
2) Try it over several colored claybodies. If you use only one kind try to paint or spray
with an engob with different amounts of red iron oxide from 4%-10% on the
greenware.

3)Try the higher alumina above this recipe:

FOLLOW KOREN 27 2#
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Cone 6 1220 deg.C. -
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SILICA 31.50
Calcium Carbonate 12.00
KAOLIN 13.50
ZINC OXIDE 10.00
Nepheline Syenite 10.00
STRONTIUM CARBONATE 7.00
FRIT 3110 16.00
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Seger Weight%
KNO 0.182 5.13%
CaO 0.364 8.48%
MgO 0.002 0.04%
ZnO 0.326 11.02%
SrO 0.126 5.41%
Al2O3 0.203 8.61%
B2O3 0.016 0.46%
SiO2 2.438 60.85%
K2O 0.034 1.34%
Na2O 0.147 3.80%
Al:Si 11.99
Expan. 7.74
ST 367.72

The way I have it here is with a similar glaze is the reason why I do not try hard to float
the blue

http://members4.clubphoto.com/_cgi-bin/getImage.pl?imgID=11722598-2b22&trans=

And here.
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/679354/
Please note: the recipe I send here is better than the one on my site.

Here is my renewed page at Fabienne Cassman's site
http://www.milkywayceramics.com/cgallery/asharon.htm The same story!

Ababi Sharon
Glaze addict
Kibbutz Shoval Israel
ababisha@shoval.org.il