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will duderstadt, orton rep, official work on salting cones

updated fri 31 mar 06

 

Cindy Bracker on thu 30 mar 06


Mom and Dad used Orton Self-Supporting Cones in their Salt Firing
every time and they worked just fine. However, they were used
primarily as a backup since Dad fired by color. Not sure if that
helps you or not. It will be interested to hear what Will has to say

Cindy Bracker
Bracker's Good Earth Clays, Inc.
888-822-1982
http://www.brackers.com


On Mar 29, 2006, at 10:25 PM, BJ Clark | Stinking Desert Ceramics wrote:

> Will (or other Orton people),
> Could you please give us the official word on what salting orton
> cones does
> to their accuracy?
> I posted about this years ago, long before you were monitoring the
> list, and
> had a mixed answer but most people say the cones are stable even
> after being
> salted.
>
> I'm sure you guys have done extensive testing on this, what were the
> results?
> Thanks,
>
>
> --
> BJ Clark
> Stinking Desert Ceramics
> bjclark@stinkingdesert.com
> www.stinkingdesert.com
>
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