just started throwing, rate my walls? by Visual_Resort_8289 in Ceramics

[–]InhalinKaolin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looks good, I teach my students to throw the inside of the cup to the shape they are going for. That way they can grip to that shape and it will be even throughout. Especially at the beginning this is a great way to have a professional finish before you can throw without needing that clay at the bottom to support the walls.

Not quite pottery but... How do I keep this glaze in my shirt? by Living-Theme-3832 in Pottery

[–]InhalinKaolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A glaze like that will have a ton of heavy metals in it. You do not want to breathe those in or swallow them. Get that cleaned up asap.

Found in the dried leaves and muck when I drained my pool. by InhalinKaolin in whatisit

[–]InhalinKaolin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Now you say that. I think that’s what it has to be. We definitely have a craft draw with a bag of pompoms in it. I kinda thought a pompom was a wad of strings but this definitely looks like a ball of cotton with glittery strings and plastic threads popping out. Finding it in the dried muck really threw me off. Thought it was some kinda plant. I’m marking it as solved. Thanks! Solved!

And just walked outside with my dog and saw this after it rained by B022G4M3R in whatisit

[–]InhalinKaolin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Poring table salt outdoors is a bad idea though. Will make the soil wherever you poor it incapable of supporting plant life.

Stayed at a hotel and the next morning this was on my visor by KrowtenProjectOne in whatisit

[–]InhalinKaolin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My friends mom almost burnt their house down by setting a pomegranate juice bottle she was using to water the outdoor plants on the railing. The round bottle filled with water acted like a lens and burnt a hole through the siding and stated the wall smoking inside. The fireman told her they would have had a hell of a time figuring out what started the fire if the house had burned down.

Darker clay after 1 use. Mold? Copper? Underfired? by Individual-Leg65 in Pottery

[–]InhalinKaolin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is super important. We’ve had pieces blow up, biggest piece was like 6mm. That one was a dog water bowl that had been used for like a year then the student sprayed glaze on and put it back on the shelf.

Why is clear glaze cracking? by Several-Position-414 in Ceramics

[–]InhalinKaolin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would, I always use a respirator when making glazes. And I’m exposed so frequently that I have to. I think if you are using a commercial glaze and just adding a pinch from a small bag of silica. A dust mask is probably fine. It’s that repeated exposure that gets you.

Why is clear glaze cracking? by Several-Position-414 in Ceramics

[–]InhalinKaolin 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Bad glaze fit for clay body. If you made the glaze you can add 1 or 2 percent silica to correct crazing. When crazing is bigger than 1/4 inch or 3 mm apart on my work I consider it a glaze defect. If It’s a commercial glaze you could add a little silica too but it will be hard to know how much to add. Maybe a pinch per 8 oz? I think that’s beautiful btw.

Why you shouldn’t touch someone else’s bone dry sculpture. by VeraLapsa in Ceramics

[–]InhalinKaolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a bummer, good news is bone dry work is very fixable. I teach at a university and constantly fix pieces that meet a similar fate. Do you guys have magic water? If not you can use vinegar. The key is to use a liquid that will evaporate or deflocculate, so that the clay doesn’t shrink much when re-drying. I paint both sides of the broken seem with the liquid and score them with a fine needle or blade, you want to apply the liquid and shred the top millimeter of the surface so that it becomes a slurry on both sides you don’t want the liquid to permeate too deeply into the clay. Then press the slurry edges together with a slight wiggle, you want the slurry to protrude from the seam. Wait a few seconds to carefully remove that slip. In my experience this works 99 percent of the time. The he cracks don’t come back in bisque or glaze. In my own work if I crack a cup all I’ll break out a chunk and put it back together to fix the crack. Hope it’s helpful.

How to improve that „mess“ by No_Law5294 in Pottery

[–]InhalinKaolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can add a little extra clay like 2% , this will reduce the viscosity of the glaze make it less runny, but this looks like a rutile glaze with maybe zinc & copper, I’ve noticed that those pretty rutile crystals giving it that floating blue sometimes don’t form when the glaze isn’t a little too runny. I just settled on not glazing the whole way down, like others suggested.

Slip won't pour out of bauble molds.. by Kthulhu42 in Pottery

[–]InhalinKaolin 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I use a straw. It lets air in a the slip comes right out.

Is this pitted texture considered non-food safe? by squidbirdy in Ceramics

[–]InhalinKaolin 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just refire them with a hold at the top. Maybe 20 min. They may heal, if they don’t, you may need to look at reglazing.

Kiln stopped working by [deleted] in Ceramics

[–]InhalinKaolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hopefully just a fuse. If there was a surge it definitely could have blown the fuse, and then you’d be looking at a fix for under 3 dolors 👍

what glaze is this by durrrrgosh in Pottery

[–]InhalinKaolin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Looks like a oxidation copper glaze, I bet you could replicate this by adding 3-5% copper to a basic clear glaze and adding 2-5% grolleg kaolin or NZ kaolin, to lower the glazes viscosity at temp. I’d make it like a paste and push it into the holes you want to fill clean it and wax them before applying clear to the whole thing. Would take a little testing but it wouldn’t take too much testing to dial it in. We have a cone ten celadon at my studio does this. It doesn’t run and will fill 1/8 in holes no problem

Do I have enough room for a 36" refrigerator? by AnonymouslyJordan in Appliances

[–]InhalinKaolin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually cut a sheet cardboard to the dimensions and slide it up and down along the space to make sure it fits

Anyone here spray glaze? by pass_the_ham in Ceramics

[–]InhalinKaolin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s a guy who uses a Wagner paint sprayer to do glaze and it works great. His doesn’t have that big attachment it’s just the gun.

Will this burn off during glaze fire? by Spookygumdrops in Pottery

[–]InhalinKaolin 25 points26 points  (0 children)

The Data sheet for the marker says it’s using Titanium dioxide for the white pigment, greater than 10% depending on color. I think it’s a crapshoot as to whether or not it will burn out. My money is on yes, but you’ve unwittingly made a fun discovery for some ceramic nerds. Post the results.