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| Author | Topic: Cone 5 Glaze |
| Jenny |
posted 1/29/07 8:46 PM
I have always Fired with 06 glaze (low fire) or cone 10. I am starting to experiment with cone 5 and have one question. Do I need to apply the wax resist to the bottom of my pieces like you do with cone 10? Or is it like the low fire glazes where you can glaze the bottom and just put your piece on a stilt? Anyone that fires cone 5 regularly, I would really appreciate your help!Thank you |
| SHARON LEVY |
posted 10/3/07 10:41 PM
Treat as u would cone 10. smaller, lighter pieces may be stilted but watch out for prongs, metal wires collapsing due to high heat (since 2200 degrees is a mid-range stoneware) http://ancientechosarts.com functional and non functional ware and judaica |
| DebraRay Thompson |
posted 12/15/07 6:40 AM
Hi Jenny,I fire mostly at cones 5-7, and have used stilts and spurs for several yrs now, on smaller bowls, mugs, deco dishs, whistles, ocarina's and smaller to med kids crafts. I sometimes use multiple stilts, speedy spurs, double points and or bead rack wire, stuck in to a soft kiln brick. You can even use high fire 8/10 cones as stilts, they leave bigger spots on yor glaze like dble points do. Speedy spurs, list in my local catalog, fire to cone six. I do watch for size and weight of the pieces and instruct my students about glazeing or not. Just about any dish or plate over 6" across the bottom is going to warp to much to stilt though. Sometimes we only give the bottoms a light coat because pin drips are a real pain, and can ruin a piece, test your glazes for running, you are probably used grinding them off by now.DebraRay |
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