Can you make a purple glaze?
Nice looking pots, excellent job.
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Nice looking pots, excellent job.
Not at that level yet Carol.Can you make a purple glaze?
Just teasing about the glaze, but not the pots, looking good.
Thanks. Appreciate it.
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
Perfect!
leatherback
The Treedeemer
[running around like a little kid]
Show me show me shooowwwmmeeee!!!
Well it is almost 1:00am and we have 14 degrees to go until cone 6. Your going to have to wait about 12 hours @leatherback
Think of it as a Christmas morning dry run!
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Buuut I want it NOW!
leatherback
The Treedeemer
I do hope you are going to get some sleep tonight though..
Bonsai Nut
Nuttier than your average Nut
LOL I can see you as being one of those sketchy neighbors who is working in his yard all night long. Strange lights, mysterious noises...
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Nice, I was thinking of Heinz for the kiln wait!
Somebody is still sleeping!
Sorce
Somebody is still sleeping!
Sorce
Well mixed bag! Overall, I am happy with results and I think it is the first of many lessons. I will take it for a first fire!
The ugly first. I think these were over fired. They were at the bottom of the kiln. If you can confirm or diagnose that would be great.
I like these. Tigers eye glaze.
My daughters TriForce box.
Blue Serf Glaze
My favorite cascade pot. Blue Serf glaze over rootbeer.
Appreciate any and all feedback!
The ugly first. I think these were over fired. They were at the bottom of the kiln. If you can confirm or diagnose that would be great.
I like these. Tigers eye glaze.
My daughters TriForce box.
Blue Serf Glaze
My favorite cascade pot. Blue Serf glaze over rootbeer.
Appreciate any and all feedback!
leatherback
The Treedeemer
congrats on keeping all of them in one piece!
Did you get blisters on these lower pots? Interesting!
I like the bright blue with black contrasts in the glazes. Cool
Did you get blisters on these lower pots? Interesting!
I like the bright blue with black contrasts in the glazes. Cool
Yes. I think they were over fired.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Learned something. Did not know that could happen.
That is just my inexperienced thought. Not sure it is true. Waiting on confirmation from someone who knows what they are doing.
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
That's frazzlin awesome looking. Wicked good
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
Yeah!
You should put cone packs on every shelf till you get temps figured out. 567's top to bottom. Preferably by the peeps so you can shut the kiln down according to cones until you know which schedule actually reaches cone 6. Then you'll know if you over fired that clay or underfired anything. Find the cool/hot spots.
8 hours is a little short, but how long did you bisque? That clay wants to go slow from around cone 4 to cone 6. If you can program a slower 60F/hr ramp at the end, that will help. It will enjoy a cooler shelves too, which, usually is the bottom unless you have a downdraft vent. So it was probably just fired too fast.
Did you kiln wash your shelves? I redid some yesterday.
Got UV goggles for peeping?
I rolled a bunch of sand into a cone 10 clay so it doesn't shrink a lot and keep it ready to plug these into. Keeping about 3-4 firings worth dry.
Firing without cones is like doing bonsai with no water!
Put em in the peeps!
Lol...at the woodfire loading, I just got everyone randomly yelling "conepacks", so they didn't forget them. Just be the creepy dude in the yard yelling to yourself!
I recently had something deleted here..https://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/
Just something about sitting someone on a bonedry steeple of clay left on the wheel and spinning them blah blah...so they're not AS cool as here ....but great folks and help! Lol though, someone quoted what I said and that is still visible! Hahahaha! I found Mihai's kiln build there!
Sorce
You should put cone packs on every shelf till you get temps figured out. 567's top to bottom. Preferably by the peeps so you can shut the kiln down according to cones until you know which schedule actually reaches cone 6. Then you'll know if you over fired that clay or underfired anything. Find the cool/hot spots.
8 hours is a little short, but how long did you bisque? That clay wants to go slow from around cone 4 to cone 6. If you can program a slower 60F/hr ramp at the end, that will help. It will enjoy a cooler shelves too, which, usually is the bottom unless you have a downdraft vent. So it was probably just fired too fast.
Did you kiln wash your shelves? I redid some yesterday.
Got UV goggles for peeping?
I rolled a bunch of sand into a cone 10 clay so it doesn't shrink a lot and keep it ready to plug these into. Keeping about 3-4 firings worth dry.
Firing without cones is like doing bonsai with no water!
Put em in the peeps!
Lol...at the woodfire loading, I just got everyone randomly yelling "conepacks", so they didn't forget them. Just be the creepy dude in the yard yelling to yourself!
I recently had something deleted here..https://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/
Just something about sitting someone on a bonedry steeple of clay left on the wheel and spinning them blah blah...so they're not AS cool as here ....but great folks and help! Lol though, someone quoted what I said and that is still visible! Hahahaha! I found Mihai's kiln build there!
Sorce
Turned out to be about 8.5 hours on the fire. Went cone 4 on bisque just by temp.
I will do this. I have some...got excited about firing and forgot about em.
5 coats...glad to say no glaze drips or stuck pots. I got that right.
I can go slower. This controller has 3 settings fast...med....slow. Will go slow next time. Can also be custom programed...do not know enough to use it yet! I will get there.
