What You Need To Know About Electronic Kiln Controls In writing this article I have made two presumptions, rightly or wrongly, that you are already familiar with the firing process of an electric kiln fitted with a kiln sitter, or that you are investigating the possibility of purchasing your first kiln fitted with an electronic […]
Currently listing 139 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Loading your kiln: Getting Ready to Fire a Kiln Never fire/load your kiln until shelves and furniture has been treated with kiln wash. Risky. It is not a good idea to load your items on the bottom of your kiln, […]
Currently listing 139 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! About Kilns: History and types of kilns Most historians believe firing of clay dates back thousands of years back to primitive people about 8,000 BC. It is general consensus that it was discovered by accident. Most likely a chunk of […]
Currently listing 139 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Kiln Repair – Elements: Replacing Kiln Elements It’s inevitable. When you use a kiln on a frequent or regular basis, it is bound to break down. Very little can go wrong with the older manual or kilnsitter kilns. The newer […]
Ceramic Kiln Pyrometric cones (Pyrometric) cones have been used for around a hundred years as a way to control and monitor the firing of ceramic and pottery pieces. Pyrometric cones are used to measure heatwork during the firing process. They help determine if ware has reached maturity, if the kiln is operating properly, and if […]
Kiln Cones Firing your kiln is really simple, but there are so many variables and factors that come into play that one should not take anything for granted. There are many types of kilns and several types of firing processes. Here we will primarily address the basics of firing and address specific types and situations […]
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Currently listing 139 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Kiln Repair – Kiln sitter AKA Cone Sitter: About Cone sitter Most kilns come fashioned with some sort of control system. Some older kilns however are controlled by use of shelf cones and the operator keeping track of time and […]
About Dry Brushing #2 (Pounce method): Submitted by: Majik | Date Added: 7 Nov 2014 About: Supplies Needed Assorted stiff white bristled ROUND brushes Assorted non-fire stains (acrylic ceramic paints) Sponge Water Paint Palette or tile Paper sack or similar Suitable bisque More Details: BASICS ON HOW TO DRY BRUSH – POUNCING There are several […]
A Mold Slip A kid My grandson, who is now 14 (less 3 months), has decided he wants to learn how to do ceramics. Now mind you, growing up with a grandmother who has played in the ‘mud’ for 50 plus years, he has had ample exposure to the world of ceramics. He was about […]
Many of you are unaware of a company who provides such incredible products for the ceramics industry and is yet hardly known. Potters are familiar, but those in the cast ceramics part of the ‘craft’ have little or no knowledge of the range and quality of what Amaco has to offer them. No, I don’t […]
Planning for the Future of Ceramics Children are our future. Well, of course that goes without saying; but in this case, I’m talking ceramics. So many of us“ old codgers” have pretty much gone out of business, probably because of retirement, health, or because of the bad economy the past 10 plus years. That, however, […]
Active Ceramic Mold Producers So many mold companies have closed their doors and sold off their mold blocks and rights of production to other companies. How on earth can we find what we want? Mike Smith put together the following list to help lead you on your search to securing molds on your wish list […]
I am Majik Merlin I had early beginnings with painting cast pieces back when plaster-ware was popular – in the 50’s. It was an easy transition to ceramics. I’ve been enthralled from the very first ceramic piece I did in glazes some 50 plus years ago. I became addicted and the weekly class at a […]
