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white slip glaze cone 5/6 cracking

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Adrian & Jackie Brien on tue 17 oct 06


I have the following slip glaze which is cracking in crescent shapes
about 1/4 inch long or less.
It is: Ball clay 75
Kaolin 10
Flint 10
Feldspar 5
I love the slip- it's white and takes irons well. I use it over a
Seattle Pottery Supply clay CKK6- with grog. I put a clear gloss over
top. I'm not sure if the slip is designed to be fired to a higher
temperature or not.
The cracking is irregular,and unpleasant .
Any suggestions as to how to fix?
Thanks
Jackie

Ron Roy on sun 22 oct 06


Hi Jackie - just deflocc it - I use Darvan 7 - let me know if you need to
know how.

RR

>I have the following slip glaze which is cracking in crescent shapes
>about 1/4 inch long or less.
> It is: Ball clay 75
> Kaolin 10
> Flint 10
> Feldspar 5
>I love the slip- it's white and takes irons well. I use it over a
>Seattle Pottery Supply clay CKK6- with grog. I put a clear gloss over
>top. I'm not sure if the slip is designed to be fired to a higher
>temperature or not.
>The cracking is irregular,and unpleasant .
>Any suggestions as to how to fix?
>Thanks
>Jackie

Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0

Adrian & Jackie Brien on mon 23 oct 06


Hi Ron
thanks for replying-yes I do need to know how.
Thanks
Jackie
On Sunday, October 22, 2006, at 01:21 pm, Ron Roy wrote:

> Hi Jackie - just deflocc it - I use Darvan 7 - let me know if you need
> to
> know how.
>
> RR
>
>> I have the following slip glaze which is cracking in crescent shapes
>> about 1/4 inch long or less.
>> It is: Ball clay 75
>> Kaolin 10
>> Flint 10
>> Feldspar 5
>> I love the slip- it's white and takes irons well. I use it over a
>> Seattle Pottery Supply clay CKK6- with grog. I put a clear gloss over
>> top. I'm not sure if the slip is designed to be fired to a higher
>> temperature or not.
>> The cracking is irregular,and unpleasant .
>> Any suggestions as to how to fix?
>> Thanks
>> Jackie
>
> Ron Roy
> RR#4
> 15084 Little Lake Road
> Brighton, Ontario
> Canada
> K0K 1H0
>
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